Topic: conference
Video: Law school convenes leaders of renewable energy sector
6 May 2009
- Advancing Knowledge
- Engaging our World
On April 23-24, Lewis & Clark Law School and the Environmental and Natural Resources Law Program hosted legal and energy leaders from across the country at a conference, Greening the Grid: Building a Legal Framework for Carbon Neutrality. They met to discuss the laws needed to support the growth of low- or no-carbon energy sources [...]
Video: Symposium offers unique forum for gender issues discussion
8 March 2009
- Advancing Knowledge
- Engaging our World
Now in its 28th year, the Lewis & Clark Gender Studies Symposium brings together artists, activists, and academics to cover a wide range of gender issues including the intersections of race, class, gender, and sexuality. The three-day symposium, titled “Poverty, Property, and Personhood: Challenging Gender Injustice,” includes two keynote speakers and nearly 20 other presentations, panel [...]
Conference to bring together animal law experts from around the world
6 October 2008
- Advancing Knowledge
- Engaging our World
- Living Portland
(Portland, Ore.)—Legal issues involving animals—from pet food contamination to wildlife habitat protection—frequently appear in national and international headlines. Such issues are waking up the world—everyone from average pet-owners to professionals working in all sectors—to the immense scope and reach of the field of animal law. Leading animal law experts will convene at the 16th annual Animal [...]
Conference explores causes of school violence and local and global solutions
16 November 2007
- Advancing Knowledge
- Living Portland
(Portland, Ore.)—Despite the tragic wake up call of the Columbine shootings more than eight years ago, education professionals, parents, public leaders, and society as a whole continue to struggle with how to prevent and respond to school violence. Even as more discussion and debate swirls around gun violence on high school and college campuses, other [...]