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Released: 25-Jan-2018 1:05 PM EST
UCI-Led Study Identifies Assets, Needs of County’s Fastest-Growing Immigrant Community
University of California, Irvine

Treating Orange County’s Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander communities as a monolithic racial group obscures the unique needs of those who are most disadvantaged and vulnerable, according to a new study led by University of California, Irvine researchers.

Released: 25-Jan-2018 10:05 AM EST
Why Some States Develop Innovative Economies, and Others Don’t
University of Iowa

A new study finds that state borders matter when it comes to developing innovative businesses. According to the study, states with abundant venture capital, government financing, and robust research universities see a 16-fold increase in product innovation over states that are weak in all three.

Released: 23-Jan-2018 4:45 PM EST
Law School Podcasts: Freedom of Speech and Innovation in the Legal Industry
Northwestern University

In the 17th episode of Northwestern Pritzker School of Law’s Planet Lex podcast series, Dean Daniel Rodriguez takes a closer look at free speech with Martin Redish, the Louis and Harriet Ancel Professor of Law and Public Policy at Northwestern Law.

Released: 23-Jan-2018 4:30 PM EST
Northwestern Law, Academic Engagement Network to Host Symposium on Free Speech
Northwestern University

Symposium on Free Speech and Campus. Violence and Disruption’ to bring together academics from around the country. Media invited to attend Jan. 25 symposium in Chicago -Media planning on covering discussion must notify Northwestern media relations

Released: 23-Jan-2018 10:05 AM EST
Prosecuting Background Check and Straw Purchase Violations Depends on State Laws
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

A new study from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health found that prosecutions in Pennsylvania for violating the state’s straw purchase law increased by nearly 16 times following the 2012 passage of a law requiring a mandatory minimum five-year sentence for individuals convicted of multiple straw purchase violations. In Maryland, prosecutions for background check violations decreased by nearly half following the 2006 Chow v. State of Maryland decision that concluded that temporary gratuitous loans of firearms, where no money changed hands, were not ‘transfers.’

   
Released: 23-Jan-2018 8:00 AM EST
From the Colonists to Kaepernick--NYU’s “First Amendment Watch” on the History of Symbolic Protest
New York University

NYU’s Arthur L. Carter Journalism Institute’s First Amendment Watch, an online resource offering coverage and context to the debate over freedom of expression, explores the history of symbolic protest with “From Liberty Tree to Taking a Knee: America’s Founding Era Sheds Light on the NFL Controversy.”

Released: 22-Jan-2018 2:05 PM EST
University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law Launches New Master of Legal Studies Degree Program
University of Utah

The new, three-semester executive master’s degree program is designed for professionals who may benefit from legal training but do not wish to practice as an attorney. The MLS program’s curriculum is structured for working professionals and is designed to improve students’ fundamental understanding of the legal system.

Released: 22-Jan-2018 1:20 PM EST
New Study Reveals Perceived Gender Bias Against Women is Dominant Factor in College Major Choice for Females
New York University

A new study published in the American Educational Research Journal by Joseph R. Cimpian, associate professor of economics and education policy at New York University Steinhardt, and three others, shows that college-bound women are less likely to enter specific fields because of the gender discrimination they are likely to encounter in those fields.

Released: 11-Jan-2018 2:05 PM EST
How the Roberts-era Supreme Court shows "deepening ambivalence" to voting rights
University of Washington

Recent rulings show the court's willingness to "aid and abet a rollback of voting rights," says University of Washington law professor Lisa Manheim, a former U.S. Supreme Court clerk.

18-Dec-2017 4:30 PM EST
Junk Food Tax is Legally and Administratively Viable, Finds New Analysis
New York University

An original analysis by researchers at New York University College of Global Public Health and the Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy at Tufts University finds that a federal tax on junk food is both legally and administratively feasible.

Released: 9-Jan-2018 6:05 PM EST
A Handout or a Hand Up?
University of California, Berkeley Haas School of Business

Do you feel better about giving your uneaten sandwich to a homeless person than handing out cash? New research reveals fundamental truths—and contradictions—about how we choose to help others versus what we'd want for ourselves.

Released: 8-Jan-2018 1:05 PM EST
New Law Enforcement Training Center opens at Wichita State University
Wichita State University

Wichita State's School of Criminal Justice moves into new Law Enforcement Training Center on WSU's Innovation Campus.

Released: 8-Jan-2018 1:05 PM EST
Key Governance Trends, Developments in Securities Litigation Focus of Institute
Northwestern University

A look at regulatory and legislative developments, key court cases to consider and advising corporate boards in the face of uncertainty are among key topics to be covered during the 45th Annual Securities Regulation Institute hosted by Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law from Jan. 22 to 24 at the Hotel del Coronado in Coronado, California.

Released: 8-Jan-2018 1:05 PM EST
Twitter, Trump and Sexual Assault: A Call to Men for Action
Michigan State University

The social media backlash against sexual assault not only gives victims a collective outlet for disclosure, but also serves as a powerful tool to urge boys and men to condemn violence against women, finds a first-of-its-kind study by Michigan State University scholars.

Released: 5-Jan-2018 2:05 PM EST
WashU Expert: Marijuana Enforcement Change Could Backfire
Washington University in St. Louis

United States Attorney General Jeff Sessions this week made it easier for federal marijuana laws to be enforced in states that had legalized its use, a move that may backfire, says a legal expert at Washington University in St. Louis.“Legalization of medical marijuana is favored by most voters even in swing states such as Ohio, Pennsylvania and Florida, which now permit medical marijuana,” said Peter Joy, the Henry Hitchcock Professor of Law and director of the School of Law’s Criminal Justice Clinic.

Released: 5-Jan-2018 12:05 PM EST
Hassell Discovers What’s Really Behind a Primary Election
Cornell College

Primary elections were created to give voters more of a voice in candidate selection before the general election. Cornell College Professor of Politics Hans Hassell has researched the topic for years and has discovered there’s more to the story.

Released: 3-Jan-2018 1:45 PM EST
Temple University Professors Available to Discuss Sexual Harassment, Discrimination, Workplace Conditions
Temple University

Two professors from Temple's Fox School of Business can address employment discrimination, workplace culture and conflict, sexual harassment, and more

   
Released: 22-Dec-2017 10:05 AM EST
“The Post” Movie and Freedom of the Press--NYU’s “First Amendment Watch” Explains the Pentagon Papers’ Case
New York University

NYU’s Arthur L. Carter Journalism Institute’s First Amendment Watch, an online resource offering coverage and context to the debate over freedom of expression, dives inside the Pentagon Papers, whose publication led to a press crisis culminating in a landmark 1971 Supreme Court decision. The case is the centerpiece of the recently released film “The Post,” starring Meryl Streep and Tom Hanks.

Released: 18-Dec-2017 5:15 PM EST
APA Calls for Consideration of Best Scientific Evidence by CDC, HHS
American Psychological Association (APA)

WASHINGTON -- In the wake of news reports about Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and other Health and Human Services employees being “banned” from using certain words, the American Psychological Association welcomed statements today by the CDC director indicating the agency remains committed to its public health mission and will continue to base its policies on the best available scientific evidence.

Released: 18-Dec-2017 9:05 AM EST
Removing the Global AIDS Coordinator from State Department Could Have “Profoundly Negative Impact,” Report Finds
O'Neill Institute for National & Global Health Law

Moving the Office of Global AIDS Coordinator, which oversees and manages PEPFAR, out of the U.S. State Department would likely provide little benefit and could have a profoundly negative impact on its ability to effectively lead the global fight against HIV/AIDS, concludes a report with input from leading global health experts and former officials from both Republican and Democratic administrations.

18-Dec-2017 8:00 AM EST
Bail Reform Key Fix for Jail Overcrowding, New Research From University of Utah Law Professor Shows
University of Utah

Research by Shima Baughman, a professor at the University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law, provides a concrete plan for safely reducing jail numbers as the nation continues to grapple with overcrowded jails.



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