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Students work to ensure a better future for tomorrow’s people and planetDuring the past year in the International Sustainable Development Projects Law Clinic, Penn State Law students Michelle Polato and Geoff Trautman have been collaborating with student s in the College of Engineering’s multidisciplinary Humanitarian Engineering Social Entrepreneurship (HESE) program to address legal barriers to implementing humanitarian projects, like low-cost greenhouses and networked health kiosks.

Students experience international diplomacy through crisis negotiationThe faces of the faculty and students from the School of International Affairs (SIA), Penn State Law, and Presidential Leadership Academy reflected the seriousness of the situation. Col. Jim Muskopf of the U.S. Army War College was describing a conflict that has been stalemated for 91 years involving the region of Nagorno-Karabakh in the southwest corner of Azerbaijan. The participants would be charged with attempting to move toward a peaceful resolution in a volatile part of the world using the processes common in international conflict resolution.

Penn State Law grads get good news from PA BarThe Pennsylvania Board of Law Examiners reported that Penn State Law graduates had a 95.83% pass rate for first-time test takers of the July 2012 Pennsylvania Bar Exam. The overall pass rate for first-time test takers in Pennsylvania was reported at 83.01%.

World on Trial program provides teachable moments and Act 48 creditsFor K-12 teachers who would like a creative approach to bringing a global issue to the classroom, Penn State’s Center for Global Studies offers a workshop based on the World on Trial on November 3, 2012.

Professor Ross makes presentation on labor relations in the National Hockey League

Neustar President and CEO Lisa Hook to visit campusLisa Hook '83, president and CEO of Neustar, will present “The enormous opportunities and challenges of the Internet age—and why lawyers are essential to ensuring the stability of the global digital economy” on Tuesday Oct. 16 at 2:30 p.m. Hook will be in University Park to accept a 2012 Penn State Alumni Fellow Award—the most prestigious award given by the Penn State Alumni Association—in recognition of outstanding work in her field.

‘Life After Murder’ author to visit Penn State Law on Oct. 17Award-winning journalist Nancy Mullane, author of Life After Murder: Five Men in Search of Redemption, will visit Penn State Law on Oct. 17 at 12:30 p.m. The event is open to the public, and will be held in room 110 Lewis Katz Building in University Park, Pa., and simulcast to room 124 Lewis Katz Hall in Carlisle.

Michael SalmonMichael Salmon '80 talks about Gilbane and cleaning up the environment.

Penn State Law tax scholar outlines policies of presidential candidatesIn less than 40 days, citizens will head to the polls for the U.S. presidential election. Penn State Law Professor Samuel C. Thompson Jr. wants to be sure voters understand the economic policies of the candidates which he sets out in his new book The Obama vs. Romney Debate on Economic Growth: A Citizen’s Guide to the Issues.

Affirmative action education expert to discuss SCOTUS caseDr. Liliana M. Garces, counsel of record for the amicus brief filed filed with the U.S. Supreme Court by the American Social Science Researchers in the affirmative action case Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin, will speak at University Park on Monday, October 1.