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Judge Bufford appointed delegate to UNCITRAL’s Working Group on Insolvency LawJudge Samuel Bufford has been appointed as a delegate Working Group V (Insolvency Law) of the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL), an arm of the United Nations. During UNCITRAL’s annual meeting in Vienna, Austria, from October 31 to November 4, 2011, Professor Bufford will represent the International Insolvency Institute, a non-profit organization dedicated to advancing and promoting insolvency as a respected discipline in the international field.

New Early Decision Program established for Class of 2015Future lawyers who are sure that Penn State Law is their first choice can now apply in December and receive a decision shortly after the New Year.

Allegheny National Forest brings natural resources law to life for studentsStudents traveled to the Allegheny National Forest to see real-life application of the lessons learned in Professor Colburn's National Resources Law class.

Business is booming in the Rural Economic Development ClinicOperating like a small private law firm under the direction of Professors Ross Pifer and Jeff Erickson, clinic students work with various individuals and organizations – typically from the agricultural, food, and energy sectors – providing legal research, document preparation, and advice on legal issues like landowner liability and rights and responsibilities under contracts.

Kristen Uhler-McKeown ’04 works to fix a broken food system

Penn State University recognizes several alumni fellowsThe Penn State Alumni Association and members of the Penn State University alumni community celebrated the induction of twenty-four new Alumni Fellows, including Dickinson School of Law graduates Jeffrey L. Hyde ’77 Lib and Edu, ’80g, The Hon. D. Brooks Smith ’76g, and The Hon. LeRoy S. Zimmerman ’59g.

Ten Years Later: An Anthology of 9/11 Reflections releasedAn anthology of 9/11 reflections released today by the Penn State Law Center for Immigrants’ Rights and the Penn State School of International Affairs concentrates on the impact of the attacks on the lives of immigrants and immigration policy, providing both a report card and ideas for the future. The publication entitled The 9/11 Effect and its Legacy on U.S. Immigration Laws: Essays, Remarks, and Photographs is available for complimentary download at www.law.psu.edu/9_11_effect.

ACLU lawyer to speak on Ashcroft v. al-KiddLee Gelernt, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) lawyer who litigated the controversial Ashcroft v. al-Kidd case in the U.S. Supreme Court, will speak in the Apfelbaum Family Courtroom in Lewis Katz Building in University Park, Pa., on October 28 at 1 p.m. The event will be simulcast to Room 104, Lewis Katz Hall, Carlisle, Pa.

Lecture series on science, technology, and the law to be held at Penn State LawPatrick McDaniel, a professor in the Computer Science and Engineering Department at the Pennsylvania State University and co-director of the Systems and Internet Infrastructure Security Laboratory, will present “Mobile Smartphone Application Security and Privacy,” the first lecture in a series on science, technology, and the law, sponsored by Penn State Law.

Students to participate in White House “Champions of Change”Penn State Law students will participate in "Champions of Change: Winning the Future Across America," an online event organized by the White House that will feature Attorney General Eric Holder and others on October 13. The event is designed to encourage law students to augment their pro bono efforts.