Professor Nagle has been appointed to serve on a Florida state government task force on human trafficking. In addition, she will be a panelist/discussant at the Public International Law and Theory (PILT) Workshop being held at Washington University Law from February 4-6, 2010.

Last week, Professor Podgor spoke at the University of Texas School of Law, in a Symposium on "White Collar Crime and Changing the Corporate Environment." http://www.utexas.edu/law/journals/trol/sym/events.html

Earlier today, Professor Nagle spoke at the University of Florida Levin College of Law's symposium on Human Trafficking Symposium. Her presentation focused on the impact of globalization on human trafficking.

Professor Fitzgerald has been offered a contract with Carolina Academic Press for a new book, with the current working title of International Issues in Animal Law.

Professor Morrissey organized and moderated teh AALS New Law Professors’ Call for Papers in Transformational Law at the annual meeting in New Orleans. He also remains on the Executive Committee for the New Law Professors Section.

Professor Nagle has been selected to serve on two committees for the Statewide Task Force on Human Trafficking: Criminal Justice Committee and Law and Public Policy Committee.

Rebecca Morgan’s new article on “The New Importance of Advance Directives” ran in Wealth Strategies Journal, http://www.wealthstrategiesjournal.com/2010/01/rebecca-morgan-the-new-importa.html

Professor Allen is one of about 150 law professors from around the country nominated for the "What the Best Law Professors Do" project. http://washburnlaw.edu/bestlawteachers/nominees/

Associate Dean Cooper has been selected Chair-Elect for the AALS Section on International Legal Programs.

Professor Anderson addressed the AALS Part-Time Division Section on "Out-of-the-Box Alternatives for Teaching Part-Time Students." She also was selected Secretary for the Section.

Associate Dean Bauer planned and moderated a panel called “Five Years After Katrina: Access to Education” for the AALS Education Law Section and was elected to that Section's Executive Committee.

Professor Rustad was named Chair-Elect of the AALS Torts & Compensation Section.