Faculty Fellows Bowman & Maynard to Study Gene Doping
Faculty Fellows Diana Bowman and Andrew Maynard we just awarded funding from ASU’s Global Sports Institute (GSI) for a project on “Gene Doping” – the use of CRISPR to alter genes in humans and produce perfect athletes. The award was part of GSI’s “Sport 2036” Grant Program to explore the future of sports. Emerging and cutting-edge technologies […]
Prof. Marchant Co-Chairs Groundbreaking AI Conference
LSI Faculty Director Gary Marchant is co-chairing the AAAI/ACM Conference on Artificial Intelligence, Ethics, and Society. The conference, held in New Orleans on February 1-3, aims to address the challenges of AI ethics within a societal context. Highlights for the conference include speakers on the affect of AI on civil rights and liberties, the impact of AI on […]
LSI Scholar Profile: Alek Charles Emery
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. Alek Charles Emery, Class of 2018 Hometown: Salt Lake City, Utah Education: BS in Physics with a Minor in Mathematics […]
Call for Abstracts: Sixth Annual GETS Conference
The Sixth Annual Conference on Governance of Emerging Technologies & Science (GETS) will be held at the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law on May 16-18. 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 plenary […]
Looking Back at Law and Tech in 2017
The ABA’s Top 10 Legal Tech Stories of 2017 covers cybersecurity, Internet of Things, patents, blockchain, and more. The Center for Law, Science & Innovation has been hard at work in many of these areas and on other legal aspects of emerging technology. Cryptocurrencies and blockchain technology have caught the attention of government regulators. Be sure to […]
Coffee Challenge Winners: Sept., Oct., & Nov.
This year our Coffee Challenges produced great discussions on some of the hottest topics in emerging technology. As the year comes to a close, we wanted to highlight some of the recent winners. September Challenge: Tesla and SpaceX mogul Elon Musk called artificial intelligence a fundamental existential risk to human civilization and called on governors to […]
LSI Alum’s Evolve Law merges with Above the Law
For LSI Alum Mary Juetten, starting Evolve Law was kind of an accident. Evolve Law, which recently announced a merger with Above the Law, partners with more than 140 legal companies and innovators – including Thomson Reuters, Wolters Kluwer, Avvo, and LegalZoom – to help accelerate the adoption of new technology in the legal industry. I was […]
Prof. Grey on Biomarkers and Competency Determinations
The Center hosted its 8th biennial conference on the brain and the law on December 8, 2017. This year’s conference, The Aging Brain: Medical, Legal, and Ethical Perspectives, explored the latest developments in neuroscience, genetics, and clinical practice related to the treatment of dementia and aging. Faculty Fellow and Professor Betsy Grey spoke on a panel […]
LSI Alum Sarah Wetter Works to Improve Health Equity
Tip for undergrads: you can satisfy the requirements of a major in Biology and a minor in Spanish by taking classes on minority health issues. As Sarah Wetter found, you will also uncover inequities in the fabric of health policy – a mismatch in information and resources available for people in need. Working in that […]
Supreme Court Hears Arguments in Carpenter v. United States
The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Carpenter v. United States on November 29, 2017. This case has potentially explosive implications for law enforcement surveillance, Fourth Amendment rights, and modern communications technology. In the Carpenter case, suspects were arrested and convicted for a series of store robberies in Detroit. The government used 127 days […]