Contents
Words of advice for the next president pp. 2-7
In
March, former Secretaries of State Henry Kissinger, James Baker, Warren
Christopher, Madeleine Albright and Colin Powell came to Athens to
discuss current U.S. foreign policy with the goal of providing advice
and counsel to the next presidential administration.
Remembrance of Lives Past: The challenge of addressing epigenetic risk in society pp. 8-12
Assistant
Professor Fazal Khan explores how certain environmental exposures
experienced by our ancestors can affect our health a couple of
generations later, independent of our genetic sequence, and some
implications for future tort laws.
Graphic reprinted by permission from Macmillan Publishers Ltd: Nature (Vol. 441, pg. 144), copyright 2006.
Current awareness alerts make the Internet revolve around you pp. 13-14
Faculty
and Access Services Librarian James Donovan shares ways for busy
lawyers to utilize tech-savvy methods to receive desired news and
information.
Headlines pp. 15-16
Top news from Georgia Law
Hirsch Hall Highlights pp. 17-21
Key events and institutional briefs.
Legal and political philosophy scholar speaks on the concept and the Rule of Law p. 17
New York University Professor Jeremy Waldron visits Georgia Law as the 103rd Sibley Lecturer.
Former U.S. Secretary of Education questions use of Guantanamo Bay p. 18
Shirley
Mount Hufstedler, the first U.S. Secretary of Education, delivers the
26th Edith House Lecture titled “Freedom and Justice for Some.”
Symposium explores the complexities of the U.S. patent system p. 20
Organized by Post Professor Paul Heald, experts from academe,
industry and the economic sector came to Georgia Law to explore issues
raised in the book Patent Failure: How Judges, Bureaucrats, and Lawyers Put Innovators at Risk.
Faculty Accomplishments p. 22-26
The latest on faculty achievements and scholarship.
Students recognize top professors p. 22
Professors Jason Solomon, Lonnie Brown and Dan Coenen receive special recognition.
Student Briefs pp. 27-31
Student activities, accomplishments and profiles.
Advocacy program continues winning legacy p. 27
The
2007-08 advocacy season was arguably the second best in the law
school’s distinguished history with three national titles, four
regional/state trophies and numerous individual and team honors.
Class of 2008 Commencement pp. 32-33
Pictures
of this special day for graduates and their families and friends, with
excerpts from the ceremony’s keynote speaker, Congressman John Barrow.
Alumni Activities pp. 34-35
Alumni news and a message from LSA President Henry Tharpe (J.D. '74)
Class Notes pp. 36-45
Reports from your classmates, alumni profiles and in memoriam.
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