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Released: 28-Nov-2007 2:00 PM EST
Book Calls Drug Policy Inconsistent, Incoherent, Unjust
University of Utah

Society's attitudes toward different drugs and its ways of regulating them are often "inconsistent," "incoherent" and ultimately unjust, says "Drugs and Justice," a new book by a team of University of Utah scholars.

 
Released: 28-Nov-2007 1:20 PM EST
In Bali, the Other U.S.A. Will Be With the World
National Wildlife Federation (NWF)

Looking ahead to the U.N. Climate Change Conference that begins next week, a diverse chorus of elected officials and citizens are speaking out to assure the international community that Americans are moving global warming solutions forward, despite the lack of White House leadership.

   
Released: 28-Nov-2007 12:05 AM EST
How the Gap Could Have Avoided Problems with Child Labor
Washington University in St. Louis

The Gap Inc.'s recent discovery that some of its clothing manufactured in India was made by young children demonstrates a lack of understanding the pros and cons of international outsourcing. Through proper risk management, any firm can avoid damaging its reputation and losing market share.

   
Released: 27-Nov-2007 5:00 PM EST
Tobacco Marketers Targeting Teens Near Schools
University of Alberta

A new Canadian study reports that tobacco marketers have found a way around tobacco advertising restrictions, reaching teens by marketing in retail shops located near high schools. The findings, published in the Canadian Journal of Public Health, suggest the strategy is working.

 
Released: 27-Nov-2007 8:35 AM EST
Leaders from Industry, Academia, Medicine and Government Come Together to Explore Personally Controlled Health Records
Boston Children's Hospital

Second annual Personally Controlled Health Records Infrastructure meeting; Press invited to attend.

   
Released: 26-Nov-2007 1:30 PM EST
Law Faculty Can Analyze Mideast Talks
University of Utah

The S.J. Quinney College of Law at the University of Utah announced today that Professors Amos Guiora, who served for 19 years in the Israel Defense Forces, and Chibli Mallat, a longtime peace activist and candidate for the presidency of Lebanon, are available to provide informed commentary and analysis on the Israeli-Palestinian summit, which begins Tuesday, Nov. 27 in Annapolis, Maryland.

 
Released: 26-Nov-2007 12:00 AM EST
Governors Tend to Perform Well as President
Wake Forest University

Jack D. Fleer, professor emeritus of political science at Wake Forest University and author of "Governors Speak," says that overall, governors rate fairly well when they win the presidency.

 
Released: 19-Nov-2007 3:40 PM EST
Experts for Your Holiday Stories
Tulane University

Looking for an expert on holiday travel, shopping, diet and health issues? Tulane University faculty are available to comment.

 
Released: 15-Nov-2007 6:00 PM EST
Nations Embracing Jury System as Part of 'Wave of Judicial Reform'
University of California, Santa Cruz

Countries around the world are embracing the jury system in a wave of judicial reform that is democratizing jurisprudence in nations as diverse as South Korea, Mexico, and Japan, according to UC Santa Cruz jury expert Hiroshi Fukurai.

 
Released: 15-Nov-2007 2:40 PM EST
Indy Law School Offers 1st U.S. Grad Degree in Mid-East
Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI)

IU School of Law-Indianapolis will become the first and only U.S. law school to offer an American Bar Association approved, fully-accredited law degree program in the Middle East. The law school will offer a master's degree in international commercial law at Egyptian universities.

 
Released: 15-Nov-2007 2:30 PM EST
University Experts Discuss 2008 Quest for White House
Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI)

Media experts from Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) sound off on the 2008 presidential candidates. Topics include: women as serious presidential candidates; voters and affluent politicians; the role of exit polls; religion and the election; Mormonism and the presidency.

Released: 5-Nov-2007 3:45 PM EST
New Book Explores Internet Use and Society
University of Illinois Chicago

Low levels of Internet use among minorities and the poor will limit their earning ability and participation in society if public policy does not promote technological access and skills, according to a new book co-authored by a researcher at the University of Illinois at Chicago.

 
Released: 1-Nov-2007 3:00 PM EDT
Punishing Innocent Downloaders Violates Free Speech, Professor Argues
University of Arkansas, Fayetteville

As record labels are dramatically increasing lawsuits over music piracy, a University of Arkansas law professor argues that the law's automatic punishment of illegal downloading violates the First Amendment.

 
Released: 31-Oct-2007 3:25 PM EDT
Scholar of Women Lawyers Sees New Career-Path Shift, Cites Generation Gap
Academy Communications

California Western School of Law Professor Jacquelyn Slotkin, a scholar of career issues among women lawyers, says today's female attorneys approach career advancement challenges differently than those of decades past. In many cases, she says, that means using their legal and professional experience when they hit the proverbial glass ceiling to "jump ship" from law firms to pursue other career opportunities.

 
Released: 24-Oct-2007 11:00 AM EDT
Incidents Involving Nooses a Sign of Segregation’s Residue Says Expert
University of Alabama at Birmingham

Civil rights leaders this week have called for a march on the U.S. Justice Department and for an economic boycott to influence the government to deal with the issue of hate crimes. This comes after several recent incidents around the nation in which nooses have been discovered hanging in workplaces, school campuses and other locations. UAB prof Horace Huntley says the incidents are evidence of the lingering residue of slavery and segregation.

 


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