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HLS Panel Discusses Gene Patents
Panelists at Monday’s discussion about the recent Supreme Court decision against gene patenting agreed that although patenting might provide incentives to aspiring innovators, it often hinders scientific progress, especially when it concerns the DNA sequences that are found within human bodies.
With Appointment of Islamic Law Specialist, Law School Makes Rare Lateral Tenure Offer
The hiring of Intisar A. Rabb as Harvard Law School’s newest tenured professor represents a rare tenure offer to a previously non-tenured hire at a school that tends to offer tenure to its own faculty members.
The Law School’s Newest Tenured Faculty Member
When she joins the Law School faculty in the spring, Intisar A. Rabb will teach Islamic law, comparative law, and advanced legislation. She will also serve as a faculty director of the Islamic Legal Studies Program.
Harvard Law School Discusses Human Rights at Conference
European human rights scholars and Harvard professors met Monday at Harvard Law School’s Milstein Conference Center to discuss the divergent European and American perspectives on human rights.
Split Genes
MIT biology professor Eric Lander voices his opposition to gene patenting at a panel discussion at Harvard Law School on Monday as HLS professor I. Glenn Cohen looks on. The panel focused on the 2013 Supreme Court case Association for Molecular Pathology et al v. Myriad Genetics.
Washington Post Associate Editor Reflects on Money in Politics
Robert G. Kaiser was interviewed Wednesday by Lawrence Lessig, director of the Edmond J. Safra Center for Ethics at Harvard Law School.
Lessig
Robert Kaiser, senior correspondent and Associate Editor at the Washington Post, spoke at the Lawrence Lessig interviews at Austin Hall Wednesday afternoon. He spoke about his time at law school, and offered advice to first year law school students.
HLS Event Opens Dialogue on Role of Race in Healthcare
While the influence of racial bias on patients choosing healthcare providers might be socially problematic, a number of healthcare providers at Harvard Law School Tuesday afternoon asserted that respecting such personal preferences could nevertheless be the key to improving medical care.
HLS Honors Constitution Day
While most would list Columbus Day as the closest fall holiday, a select number of students and faculty at Harvard Law School yesterday were already celebrating a different historical event—the 226th anniversary of the signing of the Constitution on Sept. 17, 1787.
Law School Professors React to Supreme Court’s Same-Sex Marriage Rulings
In the wake of a pair of Supreme Court decisions on two major same-sex marriage cases issued Wednesday, Harvard Law School professors praised the Justices for the landmark rulings that largely aligned with legal experts’ predictions.
Faust, Experts Weigh In on Supreme Court’s Affirmative Action Ruling
As University President Drew G. Faust applauded the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling on race-conscious college admissions Monday, several legal experts said they do not expect the decision to end holistic admissions processes like Harvard’s.
Despite Tough Market, Harvard Law School Is Still a Safe Bet
As law schools throughout the United States struggle in the face of a shrinking number of opportunities available to graduates, employment rates for Harvard Law School alumni have remained somewhat constant over the past 20 years.
Toobin Encourages HLS Grads To Be Imaginative
Journalist, lawyer, and award-winning author Jeffrey R. Toobin ’82 told over 700 Harvard Law School graduates to be imaginative with their careers amid a declining and transforming job market during the school’s class day ceremony on Wednesday.
Court's Affirmative Action Decision May Impact Harvard
Harvard may have to change its admissions policies depending on the Supreme Court’s ruling in a landmark affirmative action case expected to be decided in the next few weeks.
Law School To Launch New Deferred Admission Program for College Juniors
Harvard Law School will accept members of the Harvard College Class of 2015 next year in the pilot stage of a new deferred admission program for college juniors, according to the Law School’s Assistant Dean and Chief Admissions Officer Jessica L. Soban ’02.
Preview: The Just Crust
There's a striking difference between the logo of The Upper Crust pizzeria and that of its replacement on Brattle Street, The Just Crust. While The Upper Crust sign depicted the elite image of a butler figure carrying pizza, the door now features the emblem of a worker triumphantly holding up the sign for The Just Crust.