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UW-Madison to offer dual law and public health degree
The University of Wisconsin–Madison will offer a dual degree, a combined juris doctor and master of public health, starting this fall.
Veteran’s Legal Clinic and Pro Bono Society receive grants
Two new grants will help University of Wisconsin law students gain valuable experience while helping veterans who need legal assistance.
Association hosts 26th annual Coming Together of the Peoples Conference
The Indigenous Law Students Association (ILSA) will host its 26th annual Coming Together of the Peoples Conference March 23-24 in Union South at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.
International Law Symposium to examine renewable energies
The opportunities and challenges encountered in the development of renewable energies will be discussed at the Wisconsin International Law Journal 2012 Symposium from 8:30 a.m. to 5:45 p.m. Friday, March 23, at the University of Wisconsin Law School.
UW law professor offers look at FDA from the inside out
UW Law Professor R. Alta Charo was senior policy adviser to the commissioner at the Food and Drug Administration from August 2009 until June 2011. Now back on campus, Charo spoke reflects on her time with the FDA.
Law School establishes $2.5 million fund in honor of alumnus
Exelon’s gifts will be used to establish up to four new faculty fellowship funds, which will support retaining mid-level faculty members.
Law students find inspiration in the Big Easy
Students from the UW Law School headed to New Orleans during winter break to help provide legal assistance to victims of hurricanes. Here are some of their stories, told by student volunteers.
Student Bar Association sponsors voter registration drive Jan. 26
As the state readies for another election season, the Law School’s Student Bar Association will hold a non-partisan voter registration drive on Thursday, Jan. 26.
Law professor Jane Larson dies
The University of Wisconsin Law School is deeply saddened by the loss of Professor Jane Larson, Voss-Bascom Professor of Law, who passed away unexpectedly from natural causes at her home in Madison last week.
Wisconsin Innocence Project screens cases with an open mind
The first innocence case Tricia Bushnell, a staff attorney for the Wisconsin Innocence Project, ever worked on involved an inmate who had been convicted of murder after being found driving the victim’s car with her blood on his socks.
Book examines implications of newborn screening
A new book from Rachel Grob, a visiting professor at the University of Wisconsin Law School, is the first to explore the sociological implications of a program that tests newborns for genetic diseases.
Law School launches Wisconsin Business Law Initiative
The University of Wisconsin Law School is launching the Wisconsin Business Law Initiative to better connect faculty and students with business lawyers in Wisconsin and beyond.
Historian’s work gives a glimpse of Nixon “unplugged”
The National Archives and the Richard Nixon Presidential Library will release new recordings and documents, including a transcript of Nixon’s grand jury testimony related to the Watergate investigation, thanks to a UW–Madison professor emeritus who has fought for years to get the secret records of the former president made public.
Core competency: Law student leads apple business while finishing degree
Andy Ferguson is not your common student. Ferguson, a third-year student in the University of Wisconsin Law School, works full-time with his family business in addition to completing his law degree.
UW–Madison law student helps resident escape fire
A University of Wisconsin–Madison student came to the aid of a stranger Sunday night when a stove fire broke out in an apartment complex.
Conference discusses constitutional law, labor and employment law
The intersection of constitutional law and labor and employment law will be examined in a conference at the University of Wisconsin Law School on Oct. 28-29.
Nobel Prize winner to speak at UW–Madison
Nobel Prize winner Elinor Ostrom will visit the University of Wisconsin–Madison campus to deliver a Hilldale Lecture on ecological and social diversity.