Faculty in the News

Faculty News

—Professor Susan Wolf was quoted in a Science article on a new set of recommendations from the American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics. The article, entitled "Return of Unexpected DNA Results Urged…
—Professor Dale Carpenter was a guest on National Public Radio's Talk of the Nation program for a segment entitled "The Road to the Supreme Court Arguments on Gay Marriage." Carpenter and Nina Totenberg, NPR legal…
—Professor Richard Painter was quoted in a Star Tribune article on the appointment of Best Buy founder Richard Schulze as chairman emeritus of the company. Painter pointed out that it could be difficult for…
—Professor Susan Wolf was quoted in two Boston Globe articles on issues raised by new recommendations from a working group of the American College of Human Genetics and Genomics. These long-awaited…
—Professor Stephen Cribari wrote an op-ed piece entitled "A Retreat from the Adversarial Spirit of 'Gideon'" for the Pioneer Press. In the article, Cribari wrote, "...the Supreme Court's manipulation of the…
—Professors Dale Carpenter and Richard Painter testified at hearings at the State Capitol on a bill that would legalize same-sex marriage. Carpenter said that recognizing same-sex marriages wouldn't affect business…
—Professor Michele Goodwin will host a roundtable entitled "Families, Privacy, Secrets & the Law" at the University of Maryland Law School. The roundtable engages the intersections of health law, criminal law,…
—Professor Dale Carpenter's book Flagrant Conduct: The Story of Lawrence v. Texas was chosen as a finalist in the non-fiction category from among 687 submissions to the 25th annual Lambda Literary Awards.…
—Professor Hari Osofsky was selected for the 2013-14 Fesler-Lampert Chair in Urban and Regional Affairs to pursue her project, "Fostering Suburban Climate Change Efforts in the Twin Cities." The appointment is…
—Professor Francis Shen has been awarded a 2013 Multicultural Research Award by the University of Minnesota Institute for Diversity, Equity, and Advocacy (IDEA). Shen will use the research award on a project entitled…
—Professor Jane Kirtley participated in an invitation-only multinational conference, "Is Serious Journalism Still Possible?" at the Ditchley Foundation in Oxfordshire, England, where she also chaired the working group…
—Professor Richard Painter was interviewed by Minnesota Public Radio for a story on the potential bid for Best Buy by its founder Richard Schulze. Painter said that such a bid could not be kept secret for very…