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Law and SIA student teaches and learns in PalestineTaimoor Choudhry spent three months this summer at An-Najah University in Nablus, Palestine, where he taught courses and conducted research.

A Different Ending: How to Change the Domestic Violence Story

Professor Lucy Johnston-Walsh to appear on WPSU’s Conversations Live

Summer Work 2013Finding meaningful work during the summer is important for law students to gain on-the-job experience as well as build connections with other associates and legal professionals. Penn State Law is featuring a series on what students did this summer.

Injustice inspires Aiyao Zhou to consider a career in public interest lawAiyao Zhou helped victims of domestic violence this summer at the National Clearinghouse for the Defense of Battered Women in Philadelphia, PA. “This is meaningful and rewarding work and there is so much injustice in the world,” she said. “Some of the women are facing the death penalty.

Third Circuit judges to visit Penn State LawLaw students, faculty, and others interested in careers in law are invited to “Inside the Third Circuit: Advocacy, Collegiality, and Decision Making,” a panel discussion set for Monday, September 23 at 12:30 p.m. in University Park in the Greg Sutliff Auditorium.

The Hon. Christopher Conner takes chief judge roleThe Honorable Christopher C. Conner ’82 has stepped into the role of chief judge of the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania. Judge Yvette Kane finished her term as chief judge on August 31.

Colloquium with researcher Dan Kahan to focus on science, risk, and communicationDan M. Kahan, a scholar of risk perception, science communication, and application of decision science to law and policymaking, will visit Penn State Law for a colloquium at 9:45 a.m. on Friday, October 18. His remarks will, in part, examine why Americans are politically polarized over risks—from the dangers of global warming to the impact of permitting citizens to carry concealed handguns in public—despite compelling and widely disseminated scientific evidence about the nature and extent of these risks.

Domestic violence awareness event to focus on solutionsThe Family Law Clinic will sponsor a film screening and discussion panel in honor of Domestic Violence Awareness Month on October 2, 2013.

Brittany Mouzourakis '14 spends summer at major national law firmBrittany Mouzourakis landed a scholarship, a published article and a summer position at a nationally known law firm all in one year.