Going Places
Hong Kong Tech
In May, Professor Elettra Bietti presented on “AI Antitrust as Regulatory Law” at the Law, Technology and Economics of AI conference held at the University of Hong Kong.
Cambridge Code
At the Global Observatory for Genome Editing International Summit, which took place in May at the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in Cambridge, Mass., Professor Patricia Williams spoke on the opening panel, “Twists and Turns in Decoding Life.”
Boston Briefing
Eight members of the Northeastern Law community presented at the American Society of Law, Medicine and Ethics annual law professors conference in June, including the Salus Populi project team; faculty members Wendy E. Parmet and Claudia Haupt, who spoke about “Direct to Prescription Marketing: Constitutional, Regulatory and Ethical Implications”; Professor Kristin Madison, who participated in a discussion on telehealth; and Joshua Abrams ’97, a part-time lecturer and senior attorney with Partners HealthCare, who spoke on a panel focused on incorporating legal practice skills into the health law curriculum.
East Meets Midwest
At the Harvard Law School Legal History Workshop in March and at the University of Minnesota Legal History Workshop in April, Professor Kara Swanson presented her research and insights about Native American inventors and patent holders, which will be featured in her next book, Inventing Citizens: A Surprising History of US Inventors, Patents and Civil Rights.
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Professor Sharmila Murthy, an expert on examining legal and policy barriers to achieving environmental justice, improving access to water and addressing climate change, has been named faculty co-director of the law school’s Center for Public Interest Advocacy and Collaboration.
