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Thursday, May 8 - 13th Annual Ontario/New York Regional Sociolegal Studies Conference. Distinguished researchers from Canada and the U.S. join new faculty and students to engage in discussion. Co-sponsored by Baldy Center for Law & Social Policy, University at Buffalo, York University, and University of Toronto. [details...]

Friday, May 16 - Saturday, May 17. Class of 1958 50th Reunion. Information at: www.law.buffalo.edu/reunions or contact: Amy Hayes Atkinson at: (716) 645-6224 or aatkins@buffalo.edu.

Saturday, May 17. Law School's 119th Commencement Ceremony. Center for the Arts, Mainstage Theater, 3:00 p.m. Information at: www.student-affairs.buffalo.edu/commencement/ or contact: Melinda Saran, (716) 645-6223 or saran@buffalo.edu.

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Election 2008: Addressing the Issues

Mateo Taussig-RubboOutsourcing Sacrifice - Mateo Taussig-Rubbo explores the themes discussed in this essay at greater length in his article, "Outsourcing sacrifice: the labor of private military contractors," to be published by the New York University Journal of Legislation and Public Policy.

Mark BartholomewAssociate Professor Mark Bartholomew weighs in on "What the Next President Should Do About Intellectual Property"

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Faculty News

Professors Say Ecological Impact of Bridge Design Is Not Trivial. - The latest delay in the construction of a new Peace Bridge between Buffalo and Ft. Erie, Ontario, may be trying the patience of Western New Yorkers, but the region has more to lose than time if it erects a bridge that destroys local habitat, according to two University at Buffalo professors who study environmental impacts of structures.[more...]

James GardnerLineup for UBThisSummer is announced. - "What Are Campaigns For?" UB Law Professor James Gardner will explore the gap between Americans' idealistic expectations for political campaigns–as a forum for dignified and reasonable debate on serious issues–versus the actual event's thoughtlessness and superficiality, as well as whether it would be better to view campaigns as merely a mechanism for tabulating the political opinions that voters hold before the debate begins. [more...]

UB Clinical Law Professor Lauren BreenCongratulations to UB Clinical Law Professor Lauren Breen and the Massachusetts Avenue Project. Professor Breen is Executive Director of the Project, which recently was awarded $100,000 from the 21st Century Fund, a financial award that will secure the purchase of a building for a Community Food Resource Center. [more...]

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From the Dean

Dean Makau Mutua addresses current events:

* UB Law's Mutua: Concern for Kenya
* Ethnic violence worsens in Kenya

Highlights

Makau Mutua Named Dean of UB Law School. Makau W. Mutua, recognized as one of the world's foremost authorities in the area of human rights law, has been named dean of the University at Buffalo Law School. [more...]

See also:
"Interim UB law dean gets fulltime post" - Business First of Buffalo
"Expert on human rights is named UB law dean" - The Buffalo News
"Human rights law authority to head Buffalo Law School" - The National Law Journal
"Interim Dean Mutua Gets Nod at UB Law" - Buffalo Law Journal

Lisa Bloch Rodwin '85 wins unanimous Senate approval as Family Court judge. Lisa Bloch Rodwin will be sworn in as Erie County's newest Family Court judge May 29. The state Senate Tuesday unanimously approved her nomination by Gov. David A. Paterson and she was applauded by the full State Assembly during proceedings in Albany. [more...]

A profile of UB Law Alumna Nicole Lee: "Mission of social activism proves a personal calling for TransAfrica Forum leader" Nicole Lee '02 is executive director of TransAfrica Forum, an international organization that promotes human rights and social justice for people of African descent. In the year since she was appointed–both the youngest and the first woman ever to hold that position–Lee has made it her job to make a difference. [more...]

The Spring 2008 issue of UB Law Links is online. [more...]

The Buffalo Human Rights Law Review announces their new e-board for 2008-09 [more...]

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