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Newswise: Baodong Liu and his role in landmark voting rights case
Released: 30-Jun-2023 5:05 PM EDT
Baodong Liu and his role in landmark voting rights case
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University of Utah political scientist Baodong Liu served as an expert witness in a consequential voting rights case decided on June 8 by the U.S. Supreme Court. The decision in Allen v. Milligan, No. 21-1086 rejected Alabama’s congressional redistricting map because it disenfranchises African-American voters. What follows is a Q&A with Professor Liu about the issues in the case.

Released: 8-May-2020 3:35 PM EDT
Has COVID-19 changed U.S. Supreme Court dynamics?
University of Utah

New commentary from Utah legal scholars suggest new platform for oral arguments unveils insight into the most silent justice in modern history.

Released: 21-Apr-2020 3:30 PM EDT
University of Utah law professor searches for COVID-19 answers through push to share intellectual property
University of Utah

The pledge emerged as a response to reports that intellectual property was emerging as a barrier to research and development of vaccines, diagnostics and therapies for COVID-19, as well as the manufacture and deployment of lifesaving equipment and parts needed to respond to the pandemic.

Released: 9-Jul-2018 4:05 PM EDT
University of Utah Law Professor Aids in Creation of Main Street Growth Act
University of Utah

Research by Jeff Schwartz, a professor at the University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law, has laid the foundation for legislation designed to promote the formation of venture exchanges as a way to rejuvenate struggling markets. The U.S. House of Representatives will discuss the Main Street Growth Act this week.

Released: 8-Jan-2018 11:05 AM EST
How to Talk to Children About Race
University of Utah

Karen Tao, assistant professor in the Department of Educational Psychology at the University of Utah, studies how children talk about and understand race. She stresses the importance of starting conversations about diversity early and provides tips on how to engage in those discussions.

Released: 24-Oct-2017 1:05 PM EDT
How to Help Transfer Students Complete Their Degrees
University of Utah

University of Utah professor available to discuss college transfer and provide recommendations on how institutions can help students obtain degrees.

Released: 13-Oct-2017 8:00 AM EDT
“New Children of Israel”
University of Utah

In his new book available today, “New Children of Israel: Emerging Jewish Communities in an Era of Globalization,” Nathan Devir, assistant professor of Jewish Studies at the University of Utah, explores the next defining moment for the Jewish people — the inclusion of millions of unrecognized Jews from Africa and Asia.


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