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Use of drones by U.S. debated in next "World on Trial" episodeThe next episode of World on Trial, an international human rights public television and web-based interactive series produced by Penn State University Dickinson School of Law and WPSU, will examine the legality of the use of unmanned drones by the U.S. government to target suspected terrorists. The next episode of World on Trial, an international human rights public television and web-based interactive series produced by Penn State University Dickinson School of Law and WPSU, will examine the legality of the use of unmanned drones by the U.S. government to target suspected terrorists.

Professor Ventoruzzo appointed to editorial board of ECFRPenn State Law Professor Marco Ventoruzzo was recently appointed to the editorial board for the peer-reviewed European Company and Financial Law Review (ECFR). He will assume the role of managing editor effective in 2013.

Deadline for applications to Explore Law is approachingAs March 31 quickly approaches, time is running out for Penn State undergraduate students who want to apply for Penn State Law’s Explore Law program. If you would like to apply, but need an extension to submit a letter of recommendation or other materials for the application, please email your request before the March 31 deadline to explorelaw@psu.edu.

Dambreville '13 named vice chair of national student organizationAt its annual meeting in Washington, D.C. on March 9, the National Black Law Students Association (NBLSA), the largest student-run non-profit organization in the country, elected Penn State Law student Dave Dambreville '13 national vice chair of the organization

Penn State Law students volunteer at AIDSLaw during spring breakWhile many law students spend spring break catching up on rest and relaxation before the end of the semester crunch, eight Penn State Law students traveled to New Orleans and spent their spring break volunteering with AIDSLaw of Louisiana, which provides legal services to low-income individuals living with HIV/AIDS in New Orleans and Baton Rouge.

Penn State University ranks as one of the world’s top 100 universitiesPenn State University has been ranked as one of the world's top 100 universities by reputation alone in a report released by Times Higher Education magazine.

Alumnus Richard J. Santorum '86 now in second place in GOP primariesRichard J. Santorum, who graduated from The Dickinson School of Law in 1986, has won several state GOP primaries in the 2012 presidential race. Santorum holds a degree in political science from Penn State and an M.B.A. from the University of Pittsburgh. He was an associate at Kirkpatrick & Lockhart (now K&L Gates) after his admission to the Pennsylvania bar.

Commonwealth Court to hold special appellate session at Penn State LawMembers of Penn State University and the local community will have the opportunity to attend a special appellate hearing held by the Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court. A three-judge panel will hear the cases beginning at 9 a.m. on March 15 in the Apfelbaum Courtroom of the Katz Building in University Park and streamed via multimedia to Lewis Katz Hall in Carlisle.

Abigail LeGrow ’04 appointed to Master in Chancery for Delaware JudiciaryAbigail LeGrow ’04 was recently appointed Master in Chancery for the Delaware Judiciary, a court which has been ranked first in the nation since 2002.

PETA legal chief to speak at Penn State LawJeff Kerr, general counsel for the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) will visit Penn State Law on March 14. He will share the latest on the legal and policy issues surrounding the growing area of animal rights.