Penn Carey Law

Adelaide Lyall, a graduate student in the School of Social Policy & Practice, and Norah Rami, a fourth-year in the College of Arts & Sciences, will receive funding for as much as three years of graduate study in the United Kingdom.

Penn Carey Law professors Bill Burke-White and Ken Kulak attended COP30, this year’s United Nations Climate Change Conference, and incorporated their experiences into their International Climate Change and Energy Law and Climate Change courses.

LDI senior fellow and Penn Carey law professor Allison Hoffman explains that as private entities have become embedded in public programs like Medicare Advantage and the Affordable Care Act marketplaces, they now shape health care delivery while resisting oversight, driving up costs, and complicating efforts to improve care quality.

Beth Simmons, University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School Andrea Mitchell University Professor in Law, Political Science and Business Ethics, has been named president-elect of the American Political Science Association for 2026-27.

Penn Carey Law professor Leo Katz explains how the selection effect and judicial strategy can make merit-based rulings look indistinguishable from politically motivated or random decisions.

Ahead of the main event on July 4, 2026, marking the signing of the Declaration of Independence, Penn students, faculty, and staff will have multiple early opportunities to engage with America’s 250th anniversary.

George A. Weiss University Professor of Law and Sociology & Raymond Pace and Sadie Tanner Mossell Alexander Professor of Civil Rights Dorothy E. Roberts has been named a recipient of the 2025 Bioethics Founders’ Award, which recognizes individuals who have made substantial, sustained contributions to bioethics in ways that have advanced thinking and practice in medicine, the life sciences, and public policy.

University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School professor Kate Shaw is one of this year’s recipients of the Arabella Babb Mansfield Award, given by the National Association of Women Lawyers. The award recognizes lifetime professional achievement, positive influence, and valuable contributions to women in law and in society.

The evolution of AI technology may require more robust copyright laws and guardrails that protect people’s control of their own identities, says the Penn Carey Law professor.

A new executive education certificate program from the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School will equip tech professionals with the legal insight needed to design smarter, safer, and more future-ready products. The in-person program launches in June 2026, and will combine classroom sessions, case studies, site visits, and peer interaction.