Articles from 2024
Professor Todd Pettys named interim dean of Iowa Law, effective January 1, 2025
Thursday, November 7, 2024
Executive Vice President and Provost Kevin Kregel has named Todd Pettys interim dean of the University of Iowa College of Law. Pettys joined the College of Law faculty in 1999 and has served as the H. Blair and Joan V. White Chair in Civil Litigation since 2009.
Professor Anya Prince helped to facilitate a pre-conference workshop and presented a poster at the American Society of Human Genetics in Denver, CO
Wednesday, November 6, 2024
The American Society of Human Genetics envisions a future where people everywhere realize the benefits of human genetics and genomics research. They work to advance human genetics and genomics in science, health, and society through excellence in research, education, and advocacy.
Professor Dave Bright presented at the Iowa Nonprofit Summit with the session "Exploring Survey Research Opportunities with the University of Iowa."
Wednesday, November 6, 2024
Representing numerous colleges, offices, centers, programs, and initiatives at the University of Iowa (UI), the facilitators share a common interest in working with nonprofits to answer research questions and improve nonprofit effectiveness. This session will begin with brief introductions to resources at the UI and then a review of potential for collaborative research opportunities between Iowa nonprofits and UI researchers. Specifically, before finalizing a survey that would build on the INA Salary & Benefits Study, we would love to meet with interested nonprofits to explore the potential value that a multi-organizational survey study could provide. One critical question we want to explore with nonprofit leaders is, “what information would help you be more effective, individually and organizationally?” Drawing on themes from that discussion, we will break into small group discussion to further explore interests and informational needs of nonprofit leaders.
On October 30th, Professor Brian Farrell presented a talk “What Wrongful Convictions Reveal About the Criminal Legal System” for pre-law students at the University of Northern Iowa
Wednesday, November 6, 2024
When you hear about wrongful convictions as such, society begins to lose trust in their own criminal justice system.
Professor Kate Melloy Goettel spoke on the Iowa Public Radio show River to River about DACA and the Affordable Care Act
Tuesday, November 5, 2024
DACA is a transformative policy allowing hundreds of thousands of immigrants brought to the U.S. as children to live and work without fear of deportation. The Affordable Care Act (ACA), also known as the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, is a law that was signed into law in 2010 to make health insurance more affordable and accessible to more people.
Professor Kate Melloy Goettel co-authored an amicus brief to the First Circuit Court of Appeals regarding the scope of judicial review of visa decisions following the Supreme Court's 2024 decision in Department of State v. Munoz
Tuesday, November 5, 2024
In Department of State v Munoz they ruled a U.S. citizen does not have a fundamental liberty interest in her noncitizen spouse being admitted to the country.
Professor Todd Pettys gave the introductory remarks at the Across the Aisle event on the Election on November 4th
Tuesday, November 5, 2024
Brought to you by the Collegiate Community Committee, our goal is to bridge division by bringing people with different perspectives on important social and political issues into conversation with each other. This event will focus on the Presidential candidates, Former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris, on three key issues: international relations, the rule of law, and taxes.
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