Applied DNA Sciences, Inc. (APDN-OTC.BB) announced today that it was invited by the Chairman of the New York Senate Higher Education Committee to speak about APDN’s digitalDNA™ technology to assist in blocking cheating on standardized tests, such as the SAT college entrance exam. Dr. James Hayward, President and CEO of Applied DNA Sciences, Inc., is expected to discuss how the Company’s digitalDNA technology can aid in preventing cheating.

This comes on the heels of a scandal discovered last November when dozens of individuals were arrested on Long Island—largely from Long Island's North Shore schools—and paid to take the SAT test for others. At least four test-takers have been accused of accepting cash payments of between $500 to $3,600.