URI's Forensic Science Partnership lecture series is one of the more unique lecture series in Rhode Island. The Oct. 31 topic is "Overdose response strategy, trends, and emerging threats,” with Bryan Volpe and Tom Chadronet, New England High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area. Volpe is a drug intelligence officer at NEHIDTA; Chadronet is a public health analyst with the agency, which assists federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies to lessen and eliminate drug threats in New England. All lectures are open to the public at no cost and are held on Fridays at 3:30 p.m. in the Richard E. Beaupre Center for Chemical and Forensic Sciences (Room 100), 140 Flagg Rd., Kingston. Schedule subject to change; join email list for updates. Those who cannot attend in person may view the lectures live online. Details: https://www.uri.edu/news/2025/09/crime-fridays-return-to-uri/