APPLY NOW: Andre Hoffmann Fellow Position

The World Economic Forum and Arizona State University are seeking a Hoffmann Fellow for a two-year joint appointment. The Fellow will be jointly appointed between the Forum’s Centre for the Fourth Industrial Revolution (“C4IR”) in San Francisco, California, which is dedicated to addressing the possibilities and challenges posed by the explosion of technological innovation–from AI […]

Bowman Discusses Vaccinations in Nature Nanotechnology Special Issue

The new Nature Nanotechnology issue features Dr. Diana Bowman and Dr. Steffi Friedrichs’ in the Comment of the April 2021 issue. This issue is focused on global health, following the COVID-19 pandemic. Nano technology played a key role in providing the Moderna/National Institutes of Health (NIH) and then the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccines. These new vaccines in […]

HIRING: Andre Hoffmann Fellow Position Open

The World Economic Forum and Arizona State University are seeking a Hoffmann Fellow for a two-year joint appointment. The Fellow will be jointly appointed between the Forum’s Centre for the Fourth Industrial Revolution (“C4IR”) in San Francisco, California, which is dedicated to addressing the possibilities and challenges posed by the explosion of technological innovation–from AI […]

Use of Video Games & Virtual Reality in Healthcare

The video game industry–a multibillion-dollar industry in the United States–has long been a cause of concern for many. However, in recent years, gaming has been used to improve health outcomes and transform how the healthcare field operates. The video game industry was estimated to be worth $159.3 billion in 2020 and is predicted to increase […]

Public Briefing: Technologies for Improving Fuel Economy of Light-Duty Vehicles

Faculty Director Gary Marchant will be leading the public briefing on Technologies for Improving Fuel Economy of Light-Duty Vehicles today on Wednesday, March 31, 2021. Marchant is the chair for the report being presented at the briefing session, and will discuss the key findings and recommendations from the report at 3:30-4:30pm ET. The National Academies […]

LISTEN: LSI Director Josh Abbott Discusses Deepfakes on Regulatory Transparency Project’s Fourth Branch Podcast

Listen here The Center for Law Science and Innovation’s Executive Director Josh Abbott recently sat down for a discussion on The Federalist Society’s Fourth Branch Podcast for the Regulatory Transparency Project. Abbott discussed the potential harms deepfakes could bring with leading industry experts. The discussion was moderated by Kathryn Ciano Mauler, Product Counsel at Google.  […]

Forever Chemicals in the Biden Administration: Inevitable PFAS Regulation and Water Utilities

Growing Trend of PFAS litigation Last month the Pennsylvania-American Water Company (PAWC) sued manufacturers of Per and Polyfluorinated Alkyl Compounds, commonly known as PFAS. The lawsuit alleges the manufacturers either knowingly or negligently allowed contamination into public drinking water supplies. PAWC joins an increasing trend of water utility companies suing over PFAS contamination in public […]

LSI HIGHLIGHT: Bowman Article on City Digitalization & Innovation Agendas Beyond COVID-19

Joshua Sortino Unsplash Dr. Diana Bowman recently published an article in The  Smart City Association Italy, discussing the digitalizations of cities and the future of innovation beyond COVID-19. Bowman published the article alongside Bas Boorsma, professor of practice, Thunderbird School of Global Management and Dr. Sanjeev Khagram, Foundation Professor of Global Leadership, Director-General and Dean, […]