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W. P. Carey Foundation makes historic $125 million gift to name Penn’s law school

Leader in legal education is named University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School in recognition of transformative commitment—the largest ever to a law school.

Penn honors seven alumni including Creative Spirit awardee, composer Jennifer Higdon

The University of Pennsylvania will honor seven distinguished alumni at the 2019 Alumni Award of Merit Gala on Friday, Nov. 8., including Higdon and Gwendolyn DuBois Shaw.

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Childhood exposure to trauma costs society $458 billion annually

Bureaucratic hurdles block access to treatment services, so they tend to go unused. This leads to adverse outcomes that put stress on public systems like social services and law enforcement.

Shaun Ossei-Owusu combines his study of 19th century law with current Philly politics

With a focus on legal history, criminal law, and civil rights, Ossei-Owusu joined the Penn Law faculty this fall from Columbia Law, and is bringing current trends in Philadelphia’s justice system to the classroom.

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A focus on environmental inequities

A Penn symposium will confront issues of inequitable access to a clean and safe environment and the unequal burden borne by vulnerable communities, particularly low-income and underrepresented minority populations, when it comes to environmental threats.

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Leading the way in the field of energy policy

During two decades at Penn, Mark Alan Hughes has made the University a leader in the field of energy policy—and he’s showing no signs of slowing down.

An argument against abolition of the insanity defense

Penn Law’s Stephen J. Morse co-authored a Supreme Court amicus brief that says some form of insanity defense is required by the Constitution.

How race informed the 6th Amendment right to counsel

A new article by Shaun Ossei-Owusu reveals the critical role of race in the development of a staple of the American criminal justice system: the constitutional guarantee of an attorney for defendants too poor to afford one.

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Penn Law faculty react to formal impeachment inquiry into President Trump

Following the announcement that the House will begin a formal impeachment inquiry into the president, Penn Law’s Stephen B. Burbank, Cary Coglianese, and Mark Nevitt weigh in.

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‘Climate Risk Solutions,’ a 30-part report on climate change proposals

Wharton’s Steven Kimbrough and Carolyn Kousky and Penn Law's Cary Coglianese discuss the solutions offered by a new report by a number of Penn experts on climate change, “Climate Risk Solutions.”

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