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  May 22, 2013   |   Last update: May 21, 2013 @ 11:25 am

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Alternative Visions Fund Makes $4.5 Million Gift for Sustainability Features in New College of Law Building

As the University of Utah’s S.J. Quinney College of Law prepares to break ground on its new home this June, the Alternative Visions Fund of the Chicago Community Trust has announced a $4.5 million gift to the college.

The donation will help create a premier facility that promotes environmentally responsible construction and supports the college’s goal of obtaining certification as LEED Platinum, a rating that no existing law school facility has yet attained. LEED, which stands for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, is a system for rating buildings for a range of sustainability features, including energy efficiency. The Alternative Vision Fund’s gift also includes $500,000 in additional matching funds to encourage others to contribute to this effort to make the new law school building more sustainable.

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Recent News

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Francis Introduced as Contributor to Cross-Disciplinary Health Law Blog

Leslie Francis, Professor of Law at the University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law, has been introduced as a regular contributor to Bill of Health, a Harvard Law Petrie-Flom blog that examines the intersection of law and health care, biotech and bioethics. 

Her introduction is available here.

Professor Francis is also a regular contributor to HealthLawProf … Read More »

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Bowman v. Monsanto: Implications in Health and Biotechnology

Center for Law and Biomedical Sciences, 2012-13 Fellows (left to right) Laura Anne Taylor, Ryan Beckstrom and Jeff Enquist.

By 3L student Ryan Beckstrom, Fellow with the Center for Law and Biomedical Sciences
The United States Supreme Court is currently considering the case of agribusiness giant Monsanto against a farmer who planted his crops using second-generation versions of Monsanto’s patented “Roundup Ready” soy seeds. Generally, Monsanto farmers are forbidden by contract from saving their “Roundup Ready” seeds for replanting, but in this case Bowman purchased second-generation seeds from a local grain elevator. The catch is that most of the seeds in the region were “Roundup Ready,” so the bulk of what Bowman purchased from the grain elevator was second-generation Monsanto crop. ... Read More »

Student News

2L Hansen wins prestigious Carnegie Fellowship

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Deen Chatterjee, Senior Fellow of Law at S.J. Quinney College of Law and a Fellow of Carnegie Council, has selected second-year law student Gage Hansen for Carnegie Council's prestigious fellowship:  Ethics Fellows for the Future. The purpose of the program is to build the next generation of thinking on ethical issues in international affairs and to facilitate cooperation and dialogue between students from different ... Read More »

Around the College

Dedicated Westlaw printers going away

Westlaw will be removing the two dedicated Westlaw printers (in Gibson and the computer lab) by June 30.  If you need to print something while at the law school you can print to the attached printers on the student network.  You can also save and access legal materials on WestlawNext using their folder feature.  LexisAdvance also has a folder feature and the ... Read More »