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Celebrating the 2024 Iowa Law Alumni Awards recipients

Wednesday, October 16, 2024
By Skylar Radz
Journal of corporation law books

The Journal of Corporation Law celebrates 50 years of legal scholarship

Friday, October 11, 2024
By Maddie Schwarck
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Nathan Frederick’s Everest: A Peak Experience

Tuesday, October 8, 2024
By Nic Arp
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Eugenics & the Medical Profession in Nazi Germany

Thursday, October 17, 2024 12:00pm to 1:00pm
Carver Biomedical Research Building
Dr. Patricia Heberer Rice from the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum will hold a roundtable conversation with UI health care students on eugenics policies and the medical profession in Nazi Germany.  The event is organized by the UI Center for Human Rights, Carver College of Medicine, and U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum with support from the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences and International Programs & the Stanley-UI Foundation Support Organization. The event was made possible through the...

SALSA General Body Meeting

Thursday, October 17, 2024 12:30pm to 1:45pm
Boyd Law Building
Join the South Asian Law Student Association for bagels! At our first meeting of the year, we'll introduce our exec board and talk about fun events for this year. All are welcome.

LAWR - Creating Effective Online Searches

Thursday, October 17, 2024 12:40pm to 1:50pm
Boyd Law Building
LAWR--Creating Effective Online Searches. Please attend one session, Monday-Friday, from 12:40–1:50 p.m. to learn to harness the power of the Westlaw and Lexis search options.
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Bringing Human Rights Home: How a Law School Clinic Worked to Close a Supermax Prison

Thursday, October 17, 2024 12:40pm to 1:40pm
Boyd Law Building
New Iowa Law faculty member Prof. Hope Metcalf will discuss the application of human rights norms to domestic issues. Prof. Metcalf will be launching the Democracy and Human Rights practicum in Spring 2025.

Diversity Career Events

Thursday, October 17, 2024 12:45pm to 1:45pm
Boyd Law Building
In this final session of our Diversity Career Events series, we’ll focus on exploring diversity career opportunities, important deadlines, and how to navigate these paths effectively. This session will provide key insights and resources to help you stay on track. Join us!
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Faculty in the News

Professor June Tai presented a brief overview of inventor promotion firms for the Inventor Assistance Program Committee for LegalCorps

Wednesday, October 16, 2024

Professor June Tai published a blog discussing the article that she recently published titled, "Case Rounds Redefined: Multidisciplinary Perspectives in Reflective Practice."

Wednesday, October 16, 2024
Clinical Law Prof Blog

Professor June Tai published a blog discussing the article she recently published. She presented a brief overview of inventor promotion firms for the Inventor Assistance Program Committee for LegalCorps

Wednesday, October 9, 2024
https://lawprofessors.typepad.com/clinic_prof/2024/10/case-rounds-redefined-bess-geevargis-tai.html

In early October, Dean Kevin Washburn was the guest lecturer for a three-hour session of the class Native Nations and Contemporary Land Use at the Harvard Graduate School of Design

Tuesday, October 8, 2024

On October 7th, Professor Megan Graham presented at NACDL’s Artificial Justice: AI, Tech and Criminal Defense Conference

Tuesday, October 8, 2024
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