This year marks the 30th anniversary of the Bayh-Dole Act, legislation that fostered the commercialization of many new technological advances that impact the lives of millions. AUTM announced a new Web site, www.B-D30.org, providing articles, history, and more.
The Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) today offered its support to help the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) meet the challenges of reducing the amount of sodium in foods.
Following the terrorist attacks of 9-11, the United States enacted a series of laws as part of the war on terror. According to one Ryerson University researcher, this legislation has had an unforeseen impact on America’s immigrants and immigration policies.
Vanderbilt University experts with research and expertise related to the Supreme Court and the nomination of a new justice are available to discuss a range of topics. All of the Vanderbilt experts have done extensive TV, radio and print interviews. Vanderbilt has a 24/7 TV and radio studio. Use of the studio with Vanderbilt experts is free, except for reserving fiber time.
Massachusetts residents are split down the middle over whether they support the national health care reform legislation recently enacted in Washington, according to the latest survey from the Western New England College Polling Institute.
GW Professor Dr. Celeste Monforton, an expert on worker safety, will testify at a congressional hearing on a proposal to strengthen protections for workers who blow the whistle on dangerous workplace conditions. She will speak as an advocate for families of workers killed, and those who are seriously injured or become ill on the job. Dr. Monforton’s research and her career have focused on occupational safety, and more specifically, mine safety.
A Baylor Law School professor has studied the new Arizona immigration law and believes it will result in racial profiling and violates the Equal Protection Clause of the U.S. Constitution.
After becoming the first university in the world to be granted special consultative status by ECOSOC (United Nations Economic and Social Council), Fairleigh Dickinson University has appointed 22 faculty members to serve two-year terms on substantive committees at the United Nations.
Immigration law expert Stephen Yale-Loehr, co-author of a 20-volume treatise on immigration law, and Cornell University Law School adjunct professor, comments on the controversial new Arizona immigration-enforcement law.
America’s satisfaction with government is hovering at all time lows according to recent polls by Gallup and the Pew Research Center, but don’t assume these sentiments spell doom for the Democratic Party in coming elections, says a congressional expert at Washington University in St. Louis.
National Wildlife Federation and 25 groups issued a letter to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton today calling for suspension of the permitting process for a proposed tar sands pipeline known as Keystone XL. The groups say the full scope of its environmental and social impacts, including greenhouse gas emissions have not been considered.
Tracy Mitrano, Cornell University’s director of IT Policy and its director of Computer Policy and Law Programs, comments on the recent Federal Appeals Court decision in Comcast v. Federal Communication Commission and the FCC’s efforts to enforce “network neutrality” on Internet providers.
A new report -- Towards a National Space Strategy – offers expert insight into the specific issues inherent in the establishment of space strategy. As noted in the report, the development of a U.S. National Space Strategy offers a broad set of challenges for civil space, national security space and in commercial space.
Charles K. Whitehead, Associate Professor at the Cornell University School of Law and former associate in a law firm representing Goldman Sachs, comments on the strength of SEC charges of fraud in a civil complaint against Goldman Sachs.
To understand why public policies fail or succeed, it's essential to learn how people form networks within an organization, or among groups that collaborate, says Pamela Mischen, associate professor of public administration at Binghamton University.
Secure World Foundation recognizes a new book, American Missile Defense: A Guide to the Issues, expertly written by Secure World Foundation’s Victoria Samson.
Thomas Hirschl, professor of Development Sociology at Cornell University, comments about the widespread reliance on food stamps, Medicaid, reduced school lunches and other forms of public assistance.
Selection of Secure World Foundation Deputy Director, James Rendleman, brings to the Foundation a wide variety of science and technology, engineering, management, and space policy skills.
Baylor Law School's acclaimed Trial Advocacy program was ranked the fourth best in the nation in the law specialty rankings in U.S. News and World Report's 2011 edition of "America's Best Graduate Schools."
In a year when the death penalty continues to stir passions from Texas to Connecticut and beyond, Pulitzer Prize-winning historian David Oshinsky’s new book will help Americans better understand the history, politics and role of capital punishment in the United States.
Loyola University Health System is hosting a panel of experts to discuss the implications of new healthcare reform.
If you're looking for an expert to put the career and legacy of John Paul Stevens into perspective — as well as someone who can talk about what happens next and how the high court will likely change — consider Johns Hopkins University Professor Joel Grossman.
A class to be offered next fall at the University of Iowa College of Law will spend an entire semester examining the recently passed health care reform law.
Former President George W. Bush achieved remarkable domestic policy success in light of his tenuous standing with the public and sharp divisions in Congress, a new book says.
Michael C. Dorf, constitutional law scholar, former Supreme Court law clerk and professor at Cornell University Law School, discusses the implications of the impending retirement of Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens.
Educating individuals about the costs of healthcare could save money and lead to a more efficient use of the healthcare system, reports a new study. The authors note that healthcare reform offers an unprecedented opportunity to provide incentives to use the healthcare system efficiently and to educate people about the effects of their behavior on overall healthcare costs.
Low-wage workers in Cook County lose $7.3 million each week in at least a dozen industries through violations of minimum wage and overtime laws, says a study by researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago.
The job outlet is grim for new graduates, says a Rowan University Professor, giving his suggestions to improve that picture.
Steven C. Kyle, Cornell University associate professor of Applied Economics and Management, comments on reports that the Treasury Department is already earning an 8.5 percent profit on its investments in bailed out banks.
Leading international experts on the global regulation of nanotechnologies, including scientists, lawyers, ethicists and officials from governments, industry stakeholders, and NGOs will join in a two-day conference May 7-8, 2010 at Northeastern University’s School of Law.
While federal law protects African American men who wear their hair in an Afro to work, University of Iowa law professor Angela Onwuachi-Willig notes that black women do not have the same legal protections for such natural hairstyles as locks, twists or braids.
Bradatan said she thinks the 2010 Census may be more complete and the results perhaps less shocking thanks to the American Community Survey.
The Weidenbaum Center on the Economy, Government and Public Policy and the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis will host a daylong conference titled “State and Local Government Finance amid Economic Turbulence” beginning at 8 a.m. Friday, April 9, in Simon Hall's May Auditorium. The conference is free and open to the public, but registration is required.
In a speech today, President Obama made a series of energy policy announcements, including expanded offshore oil drilling and new fuel economy standards for automobiles. The president also reiterated his call for Congress to deliver a comprehensive climate and energy bill this year.
This public forum will map the hard choices leading to a sustainable, long-term fiscal policy – one of the first such events to assess the situation following the passage of U.S. health care reform. The Fiscal Solutions Tour is sponsored by the University of Maryland School of Public Policy and the non-partisan Concord Coalition.
The U.S. has deported the lawful immigrant parents of nearly 88,000 citizen children in just a decade, according to a new report released today from the University of California, Berkeley, and the University of California, Davis law schools.
A new publication provides a fresh comprehensive evaluation on how to achieve the sustainable use of space by means of respecting fairness and responsibility.
Historians, political scientists, communicators and law professors will huddle with U.S. foreign policymakers from the military, CIA and State Department in Phoenix March 31-April 2 on topics including nuclear proliferation, counterinsurgency, trafficking and immigration.
Academics, military leaders, policy officials and others will attend this conference on the Air Force's development and future plans for remotely piloted aircraft.
A partnership between Secure World Foundation and The Planetary Society has created a special publication devoted to “Defending Our World” – an impressive look at the threat to Earth from asteroids and comets.
The University of Kentucky School of Journalism and Telecommunications, in cooperation with the University of Edinburgh, will present a conference on war, journalism and history in Lexington, Ky., April 8-11, 2010.
A new study by James K. Boyce and Matthew E. Riddle of the Political Economy Research Institute at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, assesses the impacts of the CLEAR Act on families.
A champion of environmental issues who served Maryland’s 1st district for 9 terms, former U.S. Congressman Wayne Gilchrest is now sharing first-hand experience at Salisbury University. His environmental issues course allows students to explore AND debate Washington politics and policies!
Many egg donation agencies and private couples routinely exceed compensation recommendation limits for potential donors, a new study finds.
Secure World Foundation has released a budget analysis that examines an array of U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) space security programs as outlined in its Fiscal Year 2011 budget request.
The newly signed health care reform law should stand up well to legal court challenges, says constitutional expert and political scientist Mark Graber of the University of Maryland. Graber describes the measure as "constitutionally mainstream."
Census Day is April 1, and experts from the Florida State University are available to answer media questions and give perspective to news stories as census data is collected and released. The 2010 Census form will be one of the shortest in U.S History consisting of 10 questions.
A study by Indiana University researchers casts doubt on the idea that improving education and income would reduce support for suicide bombings.
While the vote on health care is good news for President Obama in the near-term, it would be dangerous to rely on a purely partisan strategy in the future, says former Bush official and current Indiana University dean John Graham.
The number of Chicago homeowners appealing their property tax assessments has increased during the last decade, but a decreasing percentage of them have been successful, according to a study at the University of Illinois at Chicago.
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