Our faculty are leaders in scholarship, teaching and service, as detailed in our faculty profiles. Here are highlights of their recent achievements:
Associate Dean and Martin Chair of Law Andrea L. Dennis was featured on Fox 5 New York regarding a proposed New York state law aimed at stopping the use of rap lyrics as purported blueprints for alleged crimes. The article was titled "Rap Music on Trial: Jay-Z, Meek Mill want rap lyrics blocked from being used in court" was written by Mike Sacks and published 1/19/22.
Associate Dean and Martin Chair of Law Andrea L. Dennis' book Rap on Trial was mentioned in Rolling Stone magazine regarding a proposed New York state law aimed at stopping the use of rap lyrics as purported blueprints for alleged crimes. The article titled "Jay-Z and Meek Mill Team Up to Block Rap Lyrics From Being Used in Court" was written by Nancy Dillon and published 1/18/22.
Eleven grants totaling $1.5 million were recently awarded to recipients of the third round of UGA Presidential Interdisciplinary Seed Grants. Overall the awards went to faculty from 13 UGA units and target significant challenges at the local, national or global level. Associate Professor Alexander W. Scherr and Associate Dean Jason A. Cade were among the recipients and will work on projects relating to a cognitive aging research and education center and an interdisciplinary school-based health center, respectively.
Shackelford Distinguished Professor in Taxation Law Gregg D. Polsky published "Taxing Residential Solar" in 74 Tax Law Review 69 (2020).
Dean Peter B. "Bo" Rutledge and second-year student Emily K. Crowell published "Supreme Court's Ruling on Alleged Nazi-Looted Painting Could Be Far-Reaching" in the Daily Report on 1/12/21.