Forensics-School.com (http://top10.forensics-school.com/) , an online provider of information about forensic science education and training programs, recently ranked the department's Master of Science in Forensic Science (MSFS) Program as #6 in the nation.  Forensics-School.com commented on the program: "There's a certain respect an academic program can demand when it's one of the first in its field. In the world of forensics, we can roughly divide the schools into two groups: pre-CSI: Miami and post-CSI: Miami. Nothing against the newer schools. It's just that the University of Alabama at Birmingham was doing forensics before forensics was cool ."[emphasis added]  Congratulations to Drs. Linville and Gardner for being recognized as having one of America's best academic programs in forensic science!