ASU College of Law Ranks 3rd for Legal Technology Education
The National Jurist magazine recently ranked the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law as the 3rd best law school for legal technology in the nation. Emerging technologies are changing the face of business, regulation, and individual rights. The legal profession has to keep up. The National Jurist narrowed the law school field to 30 schools and looked at […]
The Moviegoer’s Guide to the Future with Andrew Maynard
Faculty Fellow Andrew Maynard is interested in what science fiction movies can tell us about technology and society. His new book – Films from the Future: The Technology and Morality of Sci-Fi Movies – is out November 15. Using popular movies to discuss emerging technologies and what they mean for our future, the book tackles many not-so-far-fetched technologies including: human cloning, […]
Call for Abstracts: Seventh Annual GETS Conference
The Seventh Annual Conference on Governance of Emerging Technologies & Science (GETS) will be held at the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law on May 22-24, 2019. The conference is premised on the belief that there is much to be learned and shared from and across the governance experience for various emerging technologies. The conference will consist of […]
LSI Scholar Profile: Steven Laxton
The Center is home to an incredible faculty and host to the top minds at the intersection of law, science, and technology. But we also attract the brightest student scholars around; you should meet them. Steven LaxtonClass of 2020 Hometown: Cedar Hill, Texas Education: B.S. and M.Eng. Electrical and Computer Engineering at Texas A&M Laxton […]
First Annual Dennis Karjala Memorial Workshop
The Center for Law, Science and Innovation will host the inaugural Dennis Karjala Memorial Workshop on Saturday, November 3 at the Beus Center for Law and Society. The Karjala Workshop will feature discussions on cutting-edge issues in innovation governance and emerging technology. Professor Dennis Karjala was a committed member of the Center for more than […]
Third Annual Legal Analytics and Big Data Workshop
The Center for Law, Science and Innovation is excited to host the third annual workshop on Legal Analytics and Big Data on Friday, November 2. Big data, legal informatics, predictive analytics, and artificial intelligence are rapidly changing the practice, management, and study of law. This full-day workshop includes more than 30 invited experts, academics, stakeholders, and practitioners […]
The Different Types of Innovation in the Practice of Law
Professor William D. Henderson, Indiana University Maurer School of Law, is one of the leading voices on innovation in the legal profession. He recently wrote on how innovation works in the practice of law at the cutting edge. Henderson, drawing on what he calls the McKenna Lifecycle of a Practice Area, identifies two types of innovation […]
LSI Scholar Profile: Kaylee Hoffner
The Center is home to an incredible faculty and host to the top minds at the intersection of law, science, and technology. But we also attract the brightest student scholars around; you should meet them. Kaylee HoffnerClass of 2021 Hometown: Batavia, Illinois Education: B.S. Materials Science & Engineering, Ohio State UniversityM.S. Mechanical Engineering, John Hopkins […]
ASU Law Student Heads to UN for WE Empower Challenge
The WE Empower Challenge is a competition for women entrepreneurs with ideas that advance the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Student judges, including Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law and LST Certificate student Ember Van Vranken, sent five winning competitors to the 2018 UN Global Engagement Summit in New York. The five winning women entrepreneurs include: Hadeel Mustafa Anabtawi (Jordan): The […]
Smart Cities Initiative to Develop Policy and Tech for Phoenix
A partnership between the public, private industry, and Arizona State University will help use emerging technologies and data analytics to guide Phoenix into its smart-city future. Faculty Fellow Diana Bowman heads up the Center for Smart Cities and Regions, which has partnered with the Arizona Institute for Digital Progress (IDP) and the Greater Phoenix Economic Council for the Greater Phoenix Smart Region […]