News Archive 2013

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U of A Faculty of Law alumnus Lou Hyndman helped usher in the PC dynasty

  • 31 December 2013
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U of A Faculty of Law alumni on the AB Government's list of newly appointed QC's

  • 31 December 2013
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How The Public And The Media Got Angelina Jolie's Breast Cancer Message Wrong. Study by Prof. Timothy Caulfield reviewed.

  • 29 December 2013
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Rarity of Jolie's condition under-reported, says U of A researcher Prof. Timothy Caulfield

  • 29 December 2013
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Angelina Jolie's celebrity outshines breast cancer risks. Prof. Tim Caulfield co-authors study.

  • 23 December 2013
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Ruling redefines what's reasonable. Story includes expert comment from Professor Steven Penney.

  • 23 December 2013
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Angelina Jolie's celebrity outshines breast cancer risks. Prof. Tim Caulfield co-authors study.

  • Katherine Thompson
  • 23 December 2013
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Prof. Tim Caulfield's new paper: Commercialization pressure in stem cell research

  • 23 December 2013
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"Nature: Celebrities, Genetics and Tough Decisions: the Angelina Effect" podcast feat. Prof. Timothy Caulfield.

  • 19 December 2013
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U of A remembers Faculty of Law alumnus Lou Hyndman

  • 19 December 2013
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Alumnus Kevin Jenkins ('80 LL.B.) discusses impact & inspiration of U of A Law on his career

  • Katherine Thompson
  • 19 December 2013
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UofA Faculty of Law alumnus Kevin Jenkins ('80 LL.B.) featured in New Trail

  • 19 December 2013
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U of A Law students to defend Twitter Moot title in 2014

  • Katherine Thompson
  • 19 December 2013
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U of A Law alumna Jennifer Flynn (LL.B. '99), LESA Executive Director, named one of Wanderer Online's "Top 100 Women in Business"

  • 19 December 2013
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Celebrities and health: The good, the bad, and the ugly

  • 19 December 2013
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Prof. Timothy Caulfield column on "Naturopaths and the creep of pseudo-science".

  • 16 December 2013
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Radical ruling on bail redefines what's reasonable. Prof. Steven Penney gives expert comment.

  • 16 December 2013
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Video of The Rt. Hon. Joe Clark talk at Faculty of Law (Nov 28, 2013)

  • Katherine Thompson
  • 13 December 2013
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What's Corporate Law Got to Do with Sustainability? Prof. Gail Henderson presents at Sustainable Companies conference, Oslo.

  • Katherine Thompson
  • 11 December 2013
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Long arm of U of A Law looking to reach rural Alberta

  • Katherine Thompson
  • 9 December 2013
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Canada's donor drought, social media, and incentives to donors. Prof. Timothy Caulfield makes expert comment.

  • 5 December 2013
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Athena Photinopoulos (3L) awarded $5k to support work on the nexus between art and law

  • 5 December 2013
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WLF's donation drive for Kindred House a big success!

  • Katherine Thompson
  • 5 December 2013
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Kathleen Coulter (2L) on COP19 and her passion for climate change issues

  • Katherine Thompson
  • 4 December 2013
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Prof. Steven Penney gives expert comment on CSEC

  • 4 December 2013
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Faculty of Law alumna Kathleen Ryan QC Named One of Canada's Most Powerful Women

  • Katherine Thompson
  • 4 December 2013
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Wildrose and Alberta labour make strange bedfellows. Prof. James Muir gives expert comment

  • 3 December 2013
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Prof. Tim Caulfield's published paper: Reflections on the Cost of "Low-Cost" Whole Genome Sequencing

  • Katherine Thompson
  • 3 December 2013
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Prof. Steven Penney's published pieces: "Irresistible Impulse & the Mental Disorder Defence", and "Section 8 of the Charter".

  • Katherine Thompson
  • 3 December 2013
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The Rt. Hon. Joe Clark delights packed auditorium with hopeful view of Canada's future

  • Katherine Thompson
  • 29 November 2013
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Three former faculty members appointed as Honorary Professors

  • Katherine Thompson
  • 29 November 2013
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"Crowning achievement": Prof Annalise Acorn appointed as Visiting Fellow at All Souls College, Oxford

  • Katherine Thompson
  • 28 November 2013
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Talk by Former Prime Minister the Rt. Hon. Joe Clark: 'How We Lead: Canada in a Century of Change' (Nov 28)

  • Katherine Thompson
  • 28 November 2013
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And They Call it Puppy Love" at the Faculty of Law!

  • Katherine Thompson
  • 27 November 2013
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Direct-to-Consumer genetic testing - What's in it for me? - Video interview with Professor Timothy Caulfield

  • 26 November 2013
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Direct-to-Consumer genetic testing - What's in it for me? - Video interview with Professor Timothy Caulfield

  • Katherine Thompson
  • 26 November 2013
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Child treated by herbal medicines dies of treatable infection. Mother charged. Prof Timothy Caulfield gives expert comment.

  • 25 November 2013
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Naheed Nenshi still not served lawsuit papers by home builder. UAlberta Law teacher Averie McNary Q.C. gives expert comment.

  • 22 November 2013
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Honouring the Past, Present and Future of Canadian International Law Scholarship

  • Faculty of Law Communications
  • 22 November 2013
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Professor Steven Penney gives expert comment on electronic surveillance of text messages

  • 20 November 2013
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Talk by Rowland Harrison QC: Public Participation in Energy Regulation (Nov 21)

  • Katherine Thompson
  • 20 November 2013
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Professors David Percy and Eran Kaplinsky discuss Land Rights in Alberta

  • Katherine Thompson
  • 19 November 2013
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UAlberta confers an Hon. Doctorate of Laws on former Premier, Don Getty

  • Katherine Thompson
  • 19 November 2013
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Canada's Supreme Court struck down Alberta's provincial privacy law in its entirety. Professor Eric Adams interviewed.

  • 18 November 2013
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Faculty of Law has instituted a pilot program: the Dean's Fellows

  • Katherine Thompson
  • 18 November 2013
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Heather L. Bray recipient of 2013 Holocaust Essay Competition

  • Katherine Thompson
  • 15 November 2013
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University of Alberta Faculty of Law is sad to announce the passing of The Hon. Joseph Stratton '47 B.A., '48 LL.B.

  • 13 November 2013
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UAlberta Faculty of Law alumni Frederica Schutz (LL.B. '90 with distinction), Dawn Pentelechuk (LL.B. '86), and Glenda Campbell (LL.B. '83) appointed as Alberta Court of Queen's Bench judges.

  • 13 November 2013
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Professor Timothy Caulfield's talk at 2013 Trottier Symposium

  • 13 November 2013
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Professor Timothy Caulfield's talk at 2013 Trottier Symposium

  • Katherine Thompson
  • 13 November 2013
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Kathleen Coulter (2L) reporting from the COP 19 conference in Warsaw

  • Katherine Thompson
  • 8 November 2013
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Columnist Andrew Coyne addressed standing-room only crowd at 2013 Merv Leitch Q.C. Memorial lecture

  • Katherine Thompson
  • 8 November 2013
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UAlberta Faculty of Law Alumni named as 2013 Lexpert Zenith Award recipients

  • Katherine Thompson
  • 6 November 2013
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Blog on Andrew Coyne's Leitch lecture (Nov 4, 2013)

  • Katherine Thompson
  • 5 November 2013
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Law alumni named as 2013 Top 40 Under 40

  • Katherine Thompson
  • 1 November 2013
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UAlberta Faculty of Law presents the 2013 Merv Leitch Q.C. Memorial Lecture feat. Andrew Coyne (Columnist, Postmedia News)

  • Katherine Thompson
  • 1 November 2013
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Flipping the Law Classroom without A Flop

  • Katherine Thompson
  • 31 October 2013
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Pure North health program spurs alternative public care debate. Expert comment from Professor Timothy Caulfield

  • 30 October 2013
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Can a driver sue a pedestrian who causes an accident? Lewis Klar, professor emeritus at UAlberta Faculty of Law, gives expert comment.

  • 29 October 2013
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Supreme Court dismisses 'provoked' defence claim in murder cases. Comments by UAlberta Law Professors Peter Sankoff and Wayne Renke, and alumna Chief Justice Beverley McLachlin

  • 28 October 2013
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Interning with law groups in areas experiencing conflict in Africa (Sarah Gale, former 2L student)

  • Sarah Gale, former 2L student
  • 28 October 2013
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Supreme Court dismisses 'provoked' defence claim in murder cases. Comments by UAlberta Law Professors Peter Sankoff and Wayne Renke, and alumna Chief Justice Beverley McLachlin

  • 28 October 2013
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Student reviews on the Future of Law School

  • Katherine Thompson
  • 25 October 2013
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Canons of Construction interview with Professor D'Arcy Vermette

  • Katherine Thompson
  • 25 October 2013
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In Memoriam - Hugh A. Robertson Q.C. (LL.B. '66), former LESA Executive Director

  • Katherine Thompson
  • 25 October 2013
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The U of A Faculty of Law's '2012-13 Legal Forum Centenary Speakers Series' presents a talk by Professor Donald Rothwell on 'Arctic Sovereignty..'

  • Katherine Thompson
  • 25 October 2013
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Trudeau scholarships to fuel variety of legal research. 2013 Trudeau Fellow Professor Timothy Caulfield is featured.

  • 23 October 2013
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'Gluten-free: Why you shouldn't listen to Miley and Gwyneth', Timothy Caulfield op-ed.

  • 18 October 2013
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SSHRC Partnership Award worth $50,000 awarded to iPinch Director. Professor Catherine Bell iPinCH co-investigator.

  • Katherine Thompson
  • 18 October 2013
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UAlberta researcher receives Trudeau Fellowship to help bust health myths

  • 16 October 2013
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Faculty of Law alumnus Doug Goss ('84 LL.B.) inducted into Alberta's Order of Excellence

  • 16 October 2013
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La Fondation Trudeau annonce ses quatre lauréats de prix de recherche qui se partageront $900,000

  • 16 October 2013
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Trudeau Foundation awards four new Trudeau fellowships, including one to U of A Law's Timothy Caulfield

  • 16 October 2013
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Professor Timothy Caulfield awarded prestigious 2013 Trudeau Fellowship

  • Katherine Thompson
  • 16 October 2013
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Ph.D. Candidate Hadley Friedland ('09, LL.M.) winner of SSHRC 2013 Impact award

  • Katherine Thompson
  • 15 October 2013
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Professor Tim Caulfield discusses vitamins and supplements

  • 11 October 2013
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'On the Future of Law School': Slaw online magazine's review of Faculty of Law's centenary conference.

  • Katherine Thompson
  • 9 October 2013
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Time for law schools to rethink teaching law. Prof. Peter Sankoff interviewed.

  • Katherine Thompson
  • 8 October 2013
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Time for law schools to rethink teaching law. Prof. Peter Sankoff interviewed.

  • 8 October 2013
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Helping victims of sex trafficking in South Africa (Natasha Tames, 3L)

  • Natasha Tames, 3L student
  • 8 October 2013
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Continuing the Dialogue on the Law of Armed Conflict

  • Katherine Thompson
  • 7 October 2013
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The Future of Law School: Challenges! Practices! Balance!

  • Katherine Thompson
  • 5 October 2013
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The Future of Law School: Tomorrow's Lawyers! Foundations! Circumstances!

  • Katherine Thompson
  • 4 October 2013
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Small communities struggle to pry lawyers from Canada's big cities. U of A Law alumni interviewed.

  • 3 October 2013
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From law student to lawyer. Interview with U of A Law alumnus Brant De Rudder (Class of 2012)

  • 3 October 2013
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U of A Faculty of Law alumna Chief Justice Beverley McLachlin favours gender parity on top court.

  • 3 October 2013
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ABA Law report resonates in Canada. Dean Bryden interviewed.

  • 3 October 2013
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ABA Law report resonates in Canada. Dean Bryden interviewed.

  • Katherine Thompson
  • 3 October 2013
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The Future of Law School: Lively and Provocative!

  • Katherine Thompson
  • 3 October 2013
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James Stribopoulos talk on "The Rule of Law on Trial: Police Powers, Public Protest and the G20" (3 Oct 2013)

  • Katherine Thompson
  • 1 October 2013
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Banff Centre, U of A team up on The Peter Lougheed Leadership Initiative

  • 1 October 2013
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Natural leader, social dynamo, and sporting powerhouse recipient of prestigious alumni award

  • Katherine Thompson
  • 1 October 2013
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Vanier Scholarship awarded to Ph.D. Candidate Clayton Bangsund

  • Katherine Thompson
  • 1 October 2013
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The Future of Law School, Part 3 (blog)

  • Katherine Thompson
  • 1 October 2013
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The Future of Law School, Part 2 (blog)

  • Katherine Thompson
  • 30 September 2013
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Dean Philip Bryden comments on ABA Law School Report

  • 30 September 2013
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The Future of Law School, Part 1 (blog)

  • Katherine Thompson
  • 28 September 2013
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See the impact of U of A Law alumnus Doug Stollery (video)

  • Katherine Thompson
  • 27 September 2013
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Legal practitioner, teacher, and gentleman recipient of prestigious alumni award

  • 26 September 2013
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Legal practitioner, teacher, and gentleman recipient of prestigious alumni award

  • Katherine Thompson
  • 26 September 2013
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Law's Centenary Conference: 'The Future of Law School' starts today! Telus Centre (Sept 26-28)

  • Katherine Thompson
  • 26 September 2013
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Honouring Champion of Law and Human Rights

  • Katherine Thompson
  • 25 September 2013
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Celebrating Law's outstanding alumni

  • Katherine Thompson
  • 25 September 2013
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Impaired case going back to trial. U of A Faculty of Law Professor Steven Penney interviewed

  • 23 September 2013
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Official U of A Celebrate! video of University Cup winner, Professor David Percy

  • Katherine Thompson
  • 23 September 2013
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Students demand boundaries between drug firms and medical schools. U of A Law Professor Timothy Caulfield interviewed.

  • 23 September 2013
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U of A Faculty of Law's "What made you decide to go to law school?" video series (Part 5).

  • Katherine Thompson
  • 23 September 2013
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'Pressing the Pause Button'. Interview with Canada Research Chair in Health Law & Policy, and U of A Faculty of Law Professor Tim Caulfield on genetic information

  • 19 September 2013
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Professor Gerald Robertson to be honoured for excellence in research at today's U of A Celebrate!

  • Katherine Thompson
  • 19 September 2013
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Impact on students, alumni, and community the measure of success for University Cup winner Professor David Percy

  • Katherine Thompson
  • 19 September 2013
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U of A Faculty of Law's "What made you decide to go to law school?" video series (Part 4).

  • Katherine Thompson
  • 19 September 2013
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Water and oil the right mix for University Cup winner Professor David Percy, Faculty of Law

  • Katherine Thompson
  • 19 September 2013
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U of A's Celebrate! awards honour academic excellence. Faculty of Law Professor David Percy, this year's University Cup recipient is interviewed.

  • 18 September 2013
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U of A Faculty of Law's "What made you decide to go to law school?" video series (Part 3).

  • Katherine Thompson
  • 18 September 2013
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A new leadership college to honour former premier Peter Lougheed (Law Class of 1952) and his "extraordinary" leadership is underway at the University of Alberta.

  • 17 September 2013
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On the first anniversary of Mr. Lougheed's (Law Class of 1952 ) death, the U of A and The Banff Centre rolled out a joint program called The Peter Lougheed Leadership Initiative to reflect his legacy of economic development, commitment to community,

  • 17 September 2013
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U of A Faculty of Law's "What made you decide to go to law school?" video series (Part 2).

  • Katherine Thompson
  • 17 September 2013
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Article outlining attempts to blackmail a Sherwood Park councillor includes comments from Peter Sankoff, a criminal law professor at the University of Alberta's Faculty of Law.

  • 13 September 2013
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U of A Faculty of Law introduces its "What made you decide to go to law school?" series.

  • Katherine Thompson
  • 13 September 2013
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Major surgery cuts planned for Edmonton Region by AHS. UAlberta Faculty of Law Professor, and Canada Research Chair in health law and policy, Tim Caulfield interviewed

  • 12 September 2013
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In a precedent-setting legal decision judge sentences Travis Baumgartner to life in prison with no chance of parole for 40 years, the harshest sentence given to any killer in Canada since execution was abolished in 1962. Article contains quotes from

  • 12 September 2013
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U of A Faculty Law Assistant Professor Gail Henderson interviewed on the topic of 'CSR' (corporate social responsibility) for a story on outsourcing in the Canadian fashion retail industry

  • Katherine Thompson
  • 12 September 2013
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U of A Faculty Law Assistant Professor Gail Henderson interviewed on the topic of 'CSR' (corporate social responsibility) for a story on outsourcing in the Canadian fashion retail industry

  • 12 September 2013
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U of A Faculty of Law congratulates its alumnus Larry Robinson, Q.C., (LL.B. 1973), and counsel in the Davis LLP Calgary office, who has been recognized with the 2013 Lifetime Achievement Award by the Canadian Bar Association's (CBA) National Bankrup

  • 12 September 2013
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Baumgartner pleads guilty in U of A armoured car shootings; Crown wants 40 years. Article contains quotes from Faculty of Law sessional instructor and alumnus Peter Royal, Q.C. (B.A. '73, LL.B. '74)

  • 11 September 2013
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Standing Up For What's Right. Douglas Stollery, '76 LLB, sees retirement as an opportunity to give even more back in every way he can.

  • 11 September 2013
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The U of A Faculty of Law's '2012-13 Legal Forum Centenary Speakers Series' presents a talk by Professor Paul Babie, Associate Professor and Associate Dean of Law (Research) in the Adelaide Law School, Australia (Sept 17, 2013)

  • Katherine Thompson
  • 11 September 2013
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The Faculty of Law invites you to attend the University of Alberta's Celebrate! event, September 19, 2013, where its colleagues Professor David Percy and Professor Gerald Robertson will be presented with the University Cup and the Kaplan Award, respe

  • Katherine Thompson
  • 10 September 2013
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University of Alberta Faculty of Law welcomes incoming first year law students on their first day of Orientation (September 3, 2013)

  • Katherine Thompson
  • 6 September 2013
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University of Alberta Faculty of Law Professor Cameron Jefferies attends the Eighteenth Rhodes Academy of Oceans Law and Policy-Promoting the Rule of Law in the Oceans. Receives diploma from the Aegean Institute of the Law of the Sea and Maritime Law

  • Faculty of Law Communications
  • 29 August 2013
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The 2012-13 Legal Forum Centenary Speakers Series presents, on September 5, a talk by Professor John Chandler, Co-Director of the Centre for Mining, Energy and Natural Resources Law at the University of Western Australia.

  • Katherine Thompson
  • 28 August 2013
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New paper by UAlberta Faculty of Law's Health Law Institute colleague Nola Ries: Role of Regulation in the Management & Prevention of Obesity

  • 27 August 2013
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Celebrate! U of A excellence in teaching, learning and research, on Thursday, Sept. 19, 2013 at the Myer Horowitz Theatre, located in SUB.

  • Katherine Thompson
  • 27 August 2013
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The Honourable Catherine Fraser (UAlberta Law Class of 1970), Chief Justice of Alberta and the Northwest Territories, is the recipient of the Canadian Bar Association's (CBA) 2013 Touchstone Award, a prize that recognizes individuals who promote equa

  • 20 August 2013
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Alberta families leaving homes for health reasons blame oil giants next door. David Percy, UAlberta professor of energy law and policy, provides expert insight into confidentiality agreements companies require families to sign during land sales.

  • 19 August 2013
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The Future of Law School Conference shaping up as a fitting finale to University of Alberta Faculty of Law's first 100 years

  • Katherine Thompson
  • 14 August 2013
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John Devlin, 2011 graduate of the University of Alberta Faculty of Law, amongst those awarded Fulbright Canada scholarships to pursue graduate studies at American law schools this year.

  • 13 August 2013
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Why celebrity diet tricks won't work. Article by University of Alberta Faculty of Law's health policy expert Professor Tim Caulfield.

  • 8 August 2013
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Raymond Bodnarek, Q.C., (Class of '85), has been appointed to Edmonton's Criminal Court

  • 8 August 2013
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UAlberta Faculty of Law would like to congratulate recent graduate John Devlin (Class of 2011) on being awarded a prestigious Fulbright Canada Award scholarship to support graduate work at Harvard University

  • Katherine Thompson
  • 7 August 2013
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Edmonton lawyer Jack Agrios (UofA Law Class of 1960) flies to Moscow to lead the international battle against doping in sport

  • 29 July 2013
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Congrats to UAlberta Faculty of Law HLI team on the inaugural edition of their Health Law Institute Newsletter.

  • Katherine Thompson
  • 29 July 2013
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University of Alberta Faculty of Law's Professor Peter Sankoff returns from a successful whirlwind trip of teaching, workshops, keynote address, and book launch in New Zealand and Australia

  • Faculty of Law Communications
  • 23 July 2013
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University of Alberta Faculty of Law PhD student Sarah Hamill receives honourable mention in the CLSA's Annual Article Prize

  • Katherine Thompson
  • 22 July 2013
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The Myth of the four-minute workout. Includes interview with UAlberta Faculty of Law Professor Timothy Caulfield.

  • 22 July 2013
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Website owner granted bail in Luka Magnotta video case. Article quotes University of Alberta law professor Peter Sankoff

  • 19 July 2013
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U of A Faculty of Law professors talk about "law on the edge" at UBC conference, July 2-4, 2013

  • Faculty of Law Communications
  • 18 July 2013
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UAlberta Faculty of Law is pleased to announce that Professor Peter Sankoff's book, Animal Law in Australasia: Continuing the Dialogue,was recently launched in Sydney, Australia

  • 17 July 2013
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UAlberta Faculty of Law is pleased to announce that Professor Peter Sankoff's book, Animal Law in Australasia: Continuing the Dialogue,was recently launched in Sydney, Australia

  • Katherine Thompson
  • 17 July 2013
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UAlberta Faculty of Law's List of Firsts: Margaret Crang (Class of 1932), the first woman law graduate to serve on City Council in Edmonton

  • Katherine Thompson
  • 16 July 2013
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McCann double murder goes straight to trial. Article includes comments from Steven Penney, professor of law at the University of Alberta.

  • 15 July 2013
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UAlberta Faculty of Law student Sarah Menzies, awarded a prestigious AIPN scholarship, for 2013-2014 academic year

  • Katherine Thompson
  • 15 July 2013
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The University of Alberta Faculty of Law is proud to announce the publication of Law, Policy and Reproductive Autonomy, a book by Professor Erin Nelson

  • Faculty of Law Communications
  • 11 July 2013
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The University of Alberta Faculty of Law is pleased to announce the Endowed Chairs and Professorship appointments

  • Faculty of Law Communications
  • 10 July 2013
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UAlberta Faculty of Law is pleased to announce the appointment of Professor Roderick J. Wood as the inaugural recipient of the F.R. (Dick) Matthews Q.C. Professor of Business Law.

  • Katherine Thompson
  • 9 July 2013
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'3-parent' fertility treatments planned in Britain. UAlberta Faculty of Law Professor Timothy Caulfield is interviewed.

  • 2 July 2013
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Life & Times: Brilliant engineer David Caulfield impressed and confounded his sons with non-stop ideas. UAlberta Faculty of Law Professor Timothy Caulfield is interviewed.

  • 2 July 2013
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The University of Alberta Faculty of Law is delighted to present a summer talk by Justice James Edelman on Wednesday, July 17, 2013

  • Katherine Thompson
  • 27 June 2013
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UAlberta Faculty of Law Professor Joanna Harrington invited speaker at New York workshop on the UN Security Council, the Use of Force, and the Rule of Law, June 13, 2013

  • Faculty of Law Communications
  • 24 June 2013
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10 Steps to Better Health.Timothy Caulfield, UAlberta Canada Research Chair in Health Law & Policy, is one of the interviewees.

  • 20 June 2013
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"New and Emerging Developments in Personal Property Security Law" seminar by U of A Law professor Roderick Wood, took place in St. John’s on June 17, 2013 for the Law Society of Newfoundland and Labrador Continuing Legal Education.

  • 18 June 2013
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"The science-approved diet method", an article by Timothy Caulfield, Canada Research Chair in Health Law & Policy

  • 18 June 2013
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From death to new life at -60 C. For Russ Sheppard, a law degree is a new milestone in a remarkable career path that has improved young lives in Canada's North

  • 14 June 2013
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From Death to New Life at -60c in Kugluktuk. Interview with inspirational law graduate Russ Sheppard

  • Louise MacEachern
  • 11 June 2013
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Preliminary hearing waived in Child 'M' case. Article includes comments from University of Alberta law professor Steven Penney

  • 6 June 2013
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Pomp and ceremony combines with celebration and laughter at Faculty of Law's Centenary Convocation, June 4, 2013

  • Katherine Thompson
  • 5 June 2013
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Associate Professor Moin Yahya gives a presentation at the Senate of Canada on the constitutionality of Bill C-377

  • 5 June 2013
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U of A announces the recipients of the 2013 Alumni Recognition Awards. Douglas Stollery, '76 LLB, the general counsel of PCL Constructors Inc., will receive a Distinguished Alumni Award

  • Katherine Thompson
  • 27 May 2013
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U of A Faculty of Law's The Honourable Anne McLellan, and Law alumnus Doug Goss (Class '84), to join ranks of Alberta Order of Excellence.

  • Katherine Thompson
  • 27 May 2013
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U of A announces the recipients of the 2013 Alumni Recognition Awards. Douglas Stollery, '76 LLB, the general counsel of PCL Constructors Inc., will receive a Distinguished Alumni Award

  • 27 May 2013
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Academic independence should remain paramount. Law professor Timothy Caulfield is interviewed

  • 27 May 2013
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U of A Faculty of Law's The Honourable Anne McLellan, and Law alumnus Doug Goss (Class '84), to join ranks of Alberta Order of Excellence.

  • 27 May 2013
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Can you know too much about your genes? Professor Timothy Caulfield is mentioned in the article

  • 27 May 2013
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Law professors make links with Asia Pacific, bringing perspectives back

  • Katherine Thompson
  • 24 May 2013
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Law professor Timothy Caulfield part of three research teams recently successful in securing multi-million dollar research grants

  • Katherine Thompson
  • 23 May 2013
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Law professor Timothy Caulfield part of three research teams recently successful in securing multi-million dollar research grants

  • 23 May 2013
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U of A law professor Steven Penney interviewed regarding acquittal of youth charged with 2009 murders

  • 13 May 2013
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U of A Faculty of Law plays host to Saori Miyazaki, a visiting PhD student, from Japan, working on research on Indigenous rights

  • Katherine Thompson
  • 10 May 2013
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Ubaka Ogbogu appointed to joint stream position as Assistant Professor in Health Law and Pharmacy effective July 1, 2013

  • Katherine Thompson
  • 8 May 2013
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The Hon. Catherine Fraser, Chief Justice of Alberta and N.W.T. (Alumna, Class of 1970) among recipients of honorary degrees at U of A

  • 7 May 2013
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Eric Adams, U of A Law professor and labour relations expert, comments on Province's insistence that union pay millions for 'cost they put on taxpayers'.

  • 3 May 2013
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Is giving monetary incentives to kidney donors ethical? Article references Faculty of Law's Professor Tim Caulfield

  • 1 May 2013
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Alberta Innovates grant awarded to University of Alberta Faculty of Law's Professor David Percy

  • Katherine Thompson
  • 1 May 2013
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The Honourable Mr. Justice Russell S. Brown, Associate Professor of Law, sworn-in at a ceremony at the Law Courts in Edmonton, April 25, 2013.

  • Katherine Thompson
  • 29 April 2013
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The Canada National Transplant Research Program research initiative at U of A, valued at $24.9M, to lower barriers. Faculty of Law's Professor Tim Caulfield will be part of the U of A team.

  • 26 April 2013
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U of A group, including Law's Professor Tim Caulfield, will share $23 million in funding over the next five years, to conduct research in the area of organ transplant

  • 26 April 2013
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U of A alumnus the Honourable Jonathan Denis, Q.C., Minister of Justice & Solicitor General, criticized by lawyer of woman who drowned sons.

  • 16 April 2013
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Alberta justice minister criticized by U of A Faculty of Law sessional lecturer Peter Royal Q.C., lawyer of woman who drowned sons.

  • 16 April 2013
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UAlberta law professor, Tim Caulfield, talks Science, speculation and the spectre of genetics

  • Katherine Thompson
  • 15 April 2013
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UAlberta law professor, Tim Caulfield, talks Science, speculation and the spectre of genetics

  • 15 April 2013
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Supreme Court justices weigh issue of patents on human genes

  • 15 April 2013
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University of Alberta Faculty of Law's Professor Peter Sankoff awarded a $22,547 grant from the Teaching and Learning Enhancement Fund

  • Katherine Thompson
  • 12 April 2013
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Health claims relating to eating your own placenta are challenged by U of A Faculty of Law Canada research Chair in Health Law and Policy Professor Tim Caulfield

  • 12 April 2013
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U of A to present the Hon. Catherine Fraser (Law Class of 1970), Chief Justice of Alberta and the Northwest Territories, with an Honorary doctor of laws degree on June 4 at 3 p.m, at Faculty of Law's Centenary Convocation.

  • Katherine Thompson
  • 12 April 2013
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Report to U of A Law alumna Supreme Court Chief Justice Beverley McLachlin, calls for family law overhaul

  • 11 April 2013
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2013 Bennett Jones Health Law Moot Court Competition story: U of A Law takes home prize for Best Factum

  • Katherine Thompson
  • 4 April 2013
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The 2013 Canadian Corporate / Securities Law Moot Court Competition, March 8-9, 2013

  • Katherine Thompson
  • 27 March 2013
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UAlberta leads international collaboration to improve research and development of personalized medicine technologies.

  • Katherine Thompson
  • 27 March 2013
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2013 Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition

  • Katherine Thompson
  • 26 March 2013
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Obesity Experts Call For Ban On Food Ads Targeted Kids

  • 26 March 2013
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Debate: Should junk food ads directed at kids be banned in Canada?

  • 26 March 2013
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Technology transforms the future of health care, redefines the workplace

  • 25 March 2013
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Review of the 2013 Kawaskimhon National Aboriginal Moot

  • Katherine Thompson
  • 25 March 2013
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Banning food ads targeted at kids

  • 25 March 2013
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U of A Faculty of Law competed against the University of Calgary in the Alberta Court of Appeal Moot

  • Katherine Thompson
  • 21 March 2013
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RCMR with Eric Adams (video)

  • 20 March 2013
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U of Law celebrates Teaching Excellence and 'Naming' of award

  • Katherine Thompson
  • 19 March 2013
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Professor George Pavlich named as a new Canada Research Chair for UAlberta

  • 18 March 2013
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Professor George Pavlich named as a new Canada Research Chair for UAlberta

  • Katherine Thompson
  • 18 March 2013
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Kaplan Award: Knowledge translator a clear choice for university research award

  • 14 March 2013
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The Clinton J. Ford Moot Competition (February 28, 2013)

  • Katherine Thompson
  • 13 March 2013
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University of Alberta continues its moot winning streak with a win by the Faculty of Law team at the 2013 National Donald G. Bowman Tax Moot Competition

  • Katherine Thompson
  • 7 March 2013
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University of Alberta achieves a historic win of the 2013 Laskin Memorial Moot Competition, by becoming the first Western Canadian law school to win this award in the history of the competition

  • Katherine Thompson
  • 7 March 2013
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Welcoming Shannon Gullberg as the Faculty of Law's Director of Academic and Cultural Support

  • Katherine Thompson
  • 6 March 2013
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Featured Centenary 'Firsts' Story: Henry Alexander (Sandy) Dyde

  • Katherine Thompson
  • 5 March 2013
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The 2013 National Canadian Client Consultation Competition, February 23-24, 2013

  • Katherine Thompson
  • 1 March 2013
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Congratulations to U of A Faculty of Law's 2013 Gale Cup Moot team on placing 3rd overall in the finals in Toronto, on February 23, and team member Mandy Kahlmeier (2L) wins a Dickson Medal for Best Oralist.

  • Katherine Thompson
  • 28 February 2013
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The 2013 Coughlin/Western Canada/Sopinka Trial Cup Moot competition

  • Katherine Thompson
  • 26 February 2013
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University of Alberta awards a 2013 J. Gordin Kaplan Award for Excellence in Research to Professor Gerald B. Robertson, Q.C., the Katz Group Chair in Health Law

  • Katherine Thompson
  • 25 February 2013
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`Wheat Belly', by author, Dr. William Davis, has been on the New York Times' best-seller list for 40 weeks

  • 21 February 2013
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The 'Together We Can' video took home a coveted CASE District VIII gold award in the category of fundraising and alumni relations videos. (Faculty of Law featured at 4:00 mins and 5:28 mins)

  • Katherine Thompson
  • 21 February 2013
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The Scientific and Regulatory Challenges of Stem Cell Tourism

  • Katherine Thompson
  • 21 February 2013
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Buying your way to the front of the colonoscopy line can't buy you immortality

  • 21 February 2013
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The false promise of false science

  • 19 February 2013
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Frustrated with your results at the gym? Is the answer in your genes?

  • 19 February 2013
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2013 O'Byrne Lecture explores medical tourism

  • Katherine Thompson
  • 14 February 2013
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Canadians spending big bucks on medical tourism, health expert Professor Tim Caulfield warns

  • 13 February 2013
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U of A may have to pick and choose programs, president says MacEwan announces hiring freeze pending upcoming provincial budget

  • 12 February 2013
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The 2013 Alberta Readers' Choice Award

  • 12 February 2013
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The Wheat Belly Debate

  • 12 February 2013
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Using and abusing evidence in science and health policy

  • 12 February 2013
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U of A law professor and lawyer among those called to bench

  • 12 February 2013
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When science and creativity collide

  • 12 February 2013
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Law Show 2013 - Charlie and the Law Factory (February 8 & 9, 2013)

  • Katherine Thompson
  • 8 February 2013
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The University of Alberta Faculty of Law is pleased to announce that its colleague Professor Russell Brown has been appointed to the Alberta Court of Queen's Bench

  • Katherine Thompson
  • 8 February 2013
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2013 Law Show `Charlie and the Law Factory' Video Interviews

  • Katherine Thompson
  • 8 February 2013
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US mayors plead with TD Bank to stop loans to gun manufacturers

  • 6 February 2013
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U of A Faculty of Law would like to congratulate Professors Eran Kaplinsky, Russell Brown, and David Percy, on recently being awarded $37,000 in funding for a research project.

  • Katherine Thompson
  • 6 February 2013
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Team U Alberta Law announced as winners of the 2013 'Mathews, Dinsdale and Clark LLP Canadian Labour Arbitration Competition'

  • Katherine Thompson
  • 5 February 2013
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Academic Appointment in Health Law and Pharmacy. Competition No. - A101919700. Will remain open until filled.

  • Katherine Thompson
  • 5 February 2013
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Giving us a good Nudge; Governments try to get citizens to do the right thing based on behavioural science theory

  • 4 February 2013
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Edmonton Bar Association Award 2012

  • Katherine Thompson
  • 1 February 2013
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U of A Faculty of Law would like to congratulate Nicole Aylwin and Professor Catherine Bell on recently being awarded $15,000 in funding

  • Katherine Thompson
  • 1 February 2013
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2012 Duncan & Craig LLP Community Service Award announcement

  • Katherine Thompson
  • 24 January 2013
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Deflating the genomic bubble

  • 24 January 2013
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Timothy Caulfield: Don't legitimize the witch doctors

  • 22 January 2013
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U of A prof talks about U.S. Securities Laws

  • 22 January 2013
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Deadlines for University Faculty Awards - Call for Nominations

  • Katherine Thompson
  • 18 January 2013
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Canada under Obama: Era of uncertainty

  • 17 January 2013
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Graduate funding in health law tenable at four Canadian law schools, including U of A Faculty of Law

  • Katherine Thompson
  • 14 January 2013
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Community Connections Awards - Nomination Deadline Approaching (January 25, 2013)

  • Katherine Thompson
  • 10 January 2013
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Commercialization Creep

  • 10 January 2013
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Neurolaw changes idea of responsibility; Advances could have profound consequences for law, morality

  • 8 January 2013
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Reminder: The Alberta Law Review Morrow Essay contest deadline is on January 11, 2013

  • Katherine Thompson
  • 7 January 2013
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UofA's Top Stories of 2012 On September 14, 2012

  • 4 January 2013
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Bill 2, Responsible Energy Development Act

  • 4 January 2013
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Come visit us!

  • Katherine Thompson
  • 4 January 2013

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