Author: Jessica Roberts Martin

“Environmental Crime: Law, Policy, Prosecution” by Kathleen F. Brickey, J.D., offers a unique perspective on the intersection of environmental law and criminal law. Brickey uses an interdisciplinary approach to bridge the historical divide between the environmental and criminal law fields.

Josephine Olsen, Ph.D., acting director of the Peace Corps, will present the talk “International Volunteering and Service in the 21st Century: Toward Peace and Development” at 4 p.m. Feb. 18 in Brown Hall Lounge.

The Kathryn M. Buder Center for American Indian Studies at the School of Social Work will host a trivia night at 7 p.m. Feb. 20 in Brown Hall Lounge. Tables of 8-10 players are available for $15 per person.

Josephine Olsen, Ph.D., acting director of the Peace Corps, will present the talk “International Volunteering and Service in the 21st Century: Toward Peace and Development” at 4 p.m. Feb. 19 in Brown Hall Lounge. Olsen’s lecture is free and open to the public.

The 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals will hold a special session at 9 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 11, in the law school’s Bryan Cave Moot Courtroom in Anheuser-Busch Hall.

People committed to improving the health of vulnerable communities and populations have a new degree option at Washington University in St. Louis — a Master of Public Health (MPH). The MPH Program at the George Warren Brown School of Social Work is accepting applications for its first class. The Brown School regularly hosts information sessions about its academic programs. The school plans a special half-day “Focus on MPH” event on February 13 from 8:30 – 1:30 p.m. Individuals who have applied or plan to apply for the fall 2009 semester should attend. The event will be held in Brown Hall Lounge.

The Gephardt Institute for Public Service has announced the recipients of its Community-Based Teaching and Learning Faculty Grants Program.

Rebecca Hollander-Blumoff, J.D., and Adam Rosenzweig, J.D., both associate professors of law, have been named School of Law Treiman Fellows for 2008-09. The fellowship, which supports faculty scholarship, is named in memory of Israel Treiman, an alumnus, faculty member and longtime supporter of the law school. Hollander-Blumoff focuses her research and teaching on the intersection […]

Elaine Dempsey has been named the new director of admissions and recruitment for the George Warren Brown School of Social Work, announced Edward F. Lawlor, Ph.D., dean and the William E. Gordon Professor. “I am extremely excited about the expertise and leadership Elaine will bring to our Office of Admissions and Recruitment,” Lawlor said. Dempsey […]

A client of the School of Law’s Civil Justice Clinic convicted for the murder of her abusive husband had her sentence commuted by former Missouri Gov. Matt Blunt in one of his final gubernatorial acts.