How to plan successful professional meetings and conferences online
INSIDE HIGHER ED — Colleges and universities are wrestling with how to reopen their campuses for the fall semester. With social distancing requirements likely in place through the rest of the year, any environment that brings large groups of people together in close proximity can create new opportunities for the coronavirus to flourish. That includes professional…
Read More about How to plan successful professional meetings and conferences onlinePhiladelphia bans all large gatherings until February 2021
WHYY PBS — All large public events that attract people from outside Philadelphia will be canceled the next six months, including the Thanksgiving Day parade, the Mummers Parade and the Broad Street Run, which had already been postponed to October.
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TUSCON.COM — More than 74,000 Pima County residents could be at risk of losing their homes as Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey‘s moratorium on evictions approaches its end. Across Arizona, 365,000 renters could face eviction over the next four months, according to a recently published analysis by the international consulting firm Stout Risius Ross.
Read More about University of Arizona Law Innovation for Justice Program calculates cost of evictions in TucsonBoston College Law professor Dean M. Hashimoto details the impact of COVID-19 on healthcare workers
BOSTON COLLEGE LAW SCHOOL MAGAZINE — Not only is Hashimoto a law professor, he is also a public health scientist and practicing physician. At Massachusetts General Brigham he oversees the health and safety of workers in the twelve-hospital system.
Read More about Boston College Law professor Dean M. Hashimoto details the impact of COVID-19 on healthcare workersBoston College Law professor Robert Drinan discusses American federalism during the pandemic
BOSTON COLLEGE LAW SCHOOL MAGAZINE — The coronavirus and recent racial uprisings throw a harsh light on our political system. What do they reveal about federal-state relations and government ethics in the US?
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BOSTON COLLEGE LAW SCHOOL MAGAZINE — What has the coronavirus pandemic revealed about our understanding of criminal justice and the system that supports it? The disproportionately devasting impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on people of color and the poor parallels the disparate impact of criminal punishment on those communities.
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BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW — A pro bono effort spearheaded by Criminal Law Clinical Program Director David Rossman pairs BU Law students with local attorneys working to secure emergency release for inmates at risk of contracting the virus.
Read More about Boston University Law professor David Rossman and students work to secure emergency release of inmates at risk of COVID-19UCLA Law COVID-19 Behind Bars Data Project publishes report on health risks of prisoners during the pandemic
UCLA SCHOOL OF LAW — People incarcerated in U.S. prisons tested positive for COVID-19 at a rate 5.5 times higher than the general public, according to a new paper co-authored by the UCLA COVID-19 Behind Bars Data Project and researchers at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.
Read More about UCLA Law COVID-19 Behind Bars Data Project publishes report on health risks of prisoners during the pandemicCase Western Reserve Law professor Katharine Van Tassel to testify on equitable delivery of medical services during pandemic
CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW — Visiting Professor Katharine Van Tassel will testify before the Ohio Advisory Committee to the United States Commission on Civil Rights at its July hearing, Civil Rights and Equity in the Delivery of Medical and Public Services During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Ohio.
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THE NATIONAL JURIST — A law school in New York is adapting to COVID-19 and wants to ensure that students are prepared for post-pandemic needs. Fordham University School of Law will be offering a new, online course in July that addresses privacy and technology Law.
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