WVU Law dean Amelia Reinhart discusses technology transfer at University of Houston Law Center lecture

December 14, 2021

UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON LAW CENTER — The Institute for Intellectual Property & Information Law’s 2021 fall lecture featured a robust discussion on navigating multiplexed technology transfer based on the research of noted intellectual property scholar Amelia Rinehart. Rinehart––William J. Maier, Jr. Dean and Professor of Law at West Virginia University College of Law––teaches and writes in the

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Law Firms Adjust To New Landscape Shaped By The Pandemic

November 23, 2021

BUSINESS WEST — They call it the ‘Zoom room.’ And for obvious reasons. It’s the office of a retired partner with the Springfield-based law firm Shatz, Schwartz and Fentin that’s been converted into a small conference room equipped with a 60-inch screen for, or mostly for, Zoom meetings with clients that involve at least a few of

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University of Arizona Law library partners with International Dark-Sky Association to combat light pollution

November 23, 2021

THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA JAMES E. ROGERS COLLEGE OF LAW — Electricity powers our world, but there’s a dark side to illuminating the planet. Light pollution, designated as the excessive or inappropriate use of artificial light, has been shown to cause problems that affect human health, slow or stop the growth cycle of plants, decrease reproduction

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Penn Law student Alex DeLaney assists technology licensing project

November 22, 2021

PENN LAW — For months, the world watched and waited for medical companies to create life-saving vaccines to counter the devastating COVID-19 outbreak. When Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna announced their COVID-19 vaccines, the technology they used dominated news headlines and conversations across the globe. What may have flown under the radar was the University of Pennsylvania’s pivotal

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UC Berkeley Law technology center announces life sciences initiative

November 18, 2021

BERKELEY LAW — For more than 25 years, the Berkeley Center for Law & Technology has been a hub for the legal and regulatory intersection of the cutting edge — a lodestar for academics, practitioners, and students at Berkeley Law and around the world. Now, with the COVID-19 pandemic further driving home the critical importance of breakthrough

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Harvard Law students discuss social entrepreneurship during national pro bono week

November 10, 2021

HARVARD LAW TODAY — Growing up gay in Iraq, Amir Ashour ’24 saw firsthand many immediate needs for his nation’s LGBTQ+ community. “I wanted to be able to hold my partner’s hand in public and talk about being LGBTQ without fearing for my life,” the first year J.D. student said at a recent Harvard Law School

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New Penn Law course looks at the law of autonomous vehicles

November 9, 2021

PENN LAW — Lecturer in Law and Deputy General Counsel at Aurora Innovation Nolan Shenai C’04 enjoys tackling challenging questions and, despite a busy schedule, has always been drawn to teaching. As a lawyer in the autonomous vehicles industry, he regularly draws on his philosophical background to think through matters at the nexus of law, ethics,

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Penn Law professor Christopher Yoo and fellow Giovanna Massarotto to participate in panel on artificial intelligence and antitrust law

November 9, 2021

PENN LAW — As part of Penn Law Antitrust Association’s Annual Seminar, “Competition Around the Globe and Beyond,”Christopher Yoo, John H. Chestnut Professor of Law, Communication, and Computer & Information Science and Founding Director of the Center for Technology Innovation and Competition (CTIC), and Giovanna Massarotto, CTIC Academic Fellow, will participate in a panel discussion, “Algorithms,

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William & Mary Law awarded grants to support cybersecurity and access initiatives

November 8, 2021

WILLIAM & MARY LAW SCHOOL — Two William & Mary interdisciplinary projects, one of which is based jointly at William & Mary Law School and the Raymond A. Mason School of Business, were awarded nearly $200,000 by Public Interest Technology University Network (PIT-UN). Run by New America, PIT-UN is a consortium of 43 academic institutions committed to

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Report: Virtual job recruiting can expand career access for underrepresented students

November 8, 2021

INSIDE HIGHER ED — Students who graduated during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2021 reported fewer job offers and less access to university career centers than the previous class, according to a new survey out today from the National Association of Colleges and Employers. Graduating seniors received an average of 0.83 job offers in 2021, down from 0.93 for the

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