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5 questions with…national champion rower Patrick DelBarba
It’s only a few weeks into break, and rising sophomore Patrick DelBarba may already have achieved the highlight of his summer: The standout rower was just crowned the national champion at the American Collegiate Rowing Association Championships. Held May 26-27 in Gainesville, Ga., the ACRA…
"Businessweek" ranks Weatherhead School's finance program No. 1
Best undergrad B-schools by specialty 2012 Bloomberg Businessweek: Weatherhead School of Management’s finance program ranked No. 1 in the nation in Businessweek’s latest ranking of undergraduate specialty subjects, calling it an “obvious choice” for students interested in finance.
A look at war crimes, as explained by law's Michael Scharf
War crimes Australian Broadcasting Corp.: Michael Scharf, the John Deaver Drinko - Baker & Hostetler Professor of Law, joined Overnights to discuss questions surrounding war crimes, such as how international law deals with war crimes, what countries are liable to prosecution and how successful…
Physics faculty Tom Shutt discusses importance of dark matter
New lab turns SD gold town into scientific hub Associated Press: A gold boom town in South Dakota houses a laboratory in which they hope to detect dark matter, which would answer questions about life, its origins and the universe. “It’s this huge piece of the puzzle that’s just missing for us,”…
Cutting Census funding will hurt small business, writes Scott Shane
Cutting census funding will hurt small business Bloomberg Businessweek: The House of Representatives recently voted to eliminate the annual American Community Survey from the U.S. Census Bureau. Scott Shane, the A. Malachi Mixon III Professor of Entrepreneurial Studies, believes the Senate will…
Jonathan Adler writes about "free-market environmentalism" in "The Atlantic"
Is Washington, D.C., really the environment’s savior? The Atlantic: In a guest post, School of Law Professor Jonathan Adler writes about his “free-market environmentalism” views and why he believes federal regulation is not the answer to environmental issues.
J.B. Silvers talks Ohio's approach to health insurance exchanges
Ohio’s health insurance exchange ideastream: Federal officials have set Nov. 16 as the deadline for states to submit their “blueprints” for how a health insurance exchange would work in their states, but Ohio has yet to take any action. J.B. Silvers, the John R. Mannix/Medical Mutual of Ohio…
English’s William Marling speaks on “The Role of the Agent in the Translation Marketplace”
William Marling, professor of English, recently presented his paper, titled “The Role of the Agent in the Translation Marketplace.” Marling gave his talk May 25 at the conference on “Translating Power, Empowering Translation” at the University of Tallinn in Tallinn, Estonia.
AVP for Research Suzanne Rivera presents at Harvard law, biotechnology and bioethics conference
Suzanne Rivera, associate vice president for research and assistant professor of bioethics, recently gave a talk at the annual conference of the Petrie-Flom Center for Health Law Policy, Biotechnology and Bioethics at Harvard Law School. The conference’s topic was The Future of Human Subjects…
Law’s Dale Nance gives talk at International Conference on Qualitative Justice and Fairness
Dale Nance, the John Homer Kapp Professor in the law school, recently traveled to Lisbon, Portugal, to give a talk, titled “Why Resilience?” He presented at the International Conference on Quantitative Justice and Fairness, hosted by the University of Lisbon Faculty of Law, May 22-24.