Faculty and staff accomplishments

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  Alan Schenk

  was elected to the Wayne State University Academy of Scholars, which recognizes outstanding excellence in scholarship and in creative achievement of faculty members at WSU.
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  Sabrina Balgamwalla

  has been appointed as a member of the State Bar of Michigan Access to Justice Policy Committee. Committee work helps the State Bar meet its responsibilities to promote the professionalism of lawyers; advocate for an open, fair, and accessible justice system; and provide services to members that enable them to best serve their clients.
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  Stephen Calkins

  was the 2019 recipient the prestigious Alfred E. Kahn Award for Antitrust Achievement from the American Antitrust Institute.
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  Lance Gable

  co-wrote an article with Colleen Healy and Peter D. Jacobson titled “Learning from the Flint Water Crisis: Restoring and Improving Public Health Practice, Accountability, and Trust” for The Journal of Law, Medicine & Ethics.
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  Kathryn Smolinski

  was a speaker at the Association of Oncology Social Work’s meeting on the Legal and Ethical Issues Surrounding Surrogate Decision-Making.
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  Stephen Calkins

  presented at the “Boot Camp” for state assistant attorneys general run by the Center for State Enforcement of Antitrust and Consumer Protection Laws and Loyola University of Chicago School of Law.
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  Lance Gable

  was a speaker on executive decision making and liability for public health officials at the National Association of City and County Health Officers’ annual meeting in Orlando on July 10. His presentation was titled, “Criticized, Fired, Sued or Prosecuted: Hindsight and Public Health Accountability.”
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  Susan Cancelosi

  was a panelist at the 2019 ABA Associate Deans Conference on June 28 in Chicago discussing “The Academic Workplace: A Roadmap for Associate Deans.”  She also was on the conference organizing committee. 
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  Christopher Lund’s

  article “The Congressional Chaplaincies” was cited by the U.S. Supreme Court in its case American Legion et al. v. American Humanist Assn. et al.
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  Julia Qin

  presented at the G2 Annual Conference on WTO and International Economic Regulation on June 8 in Geneva, Switzerland. Her panel was on “Trade-Wars: Causes, Consequences and How to Respond?”
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  Lance Gable

  was a panelist at the 2019 Health Law Professors Conference, sponsored by the American Society of Law, Medicine and Ethics and Loyola University Chicago School of Law. He discussed public health preparedness and structuring legal preparedness to avoid leadership failures.
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  Julia Qin

  presented at the British Institute of International and Comparative Law WTO Conference on May 31. Her panel was on “Current Challenges to Multilateralism: The US-China Conflict.”
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  Stephen Calkins

  presented at Global Competition Review Live’s inaugural conference on Antitrust in the Digital Economy in Palo Alto. He discussed “Multisided Digital Platforms after American Express.” 
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  Kirsten Matoy Carlson

  was a recipient of a 2019-20 Career Development Chair Award from Wayne State University. The university’s award program supports outstanding tenured faculty members in the early stages of their careers.
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  Kirsten Matoy Carlson

  wrote “Judge Murphy’s Indian Law Legacy” for the Minnesota Law Review.
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  Eric Zacks

  was featured on the Wolters Kluwer Author Spotlight regarding his new casebook, “Contracts in Context: From Transaction to Litigation.”
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  Gregory Fox

  was a speaker at the Annual Meeting of the American Society of International Law in Washington, D.C. on March 29. He discussed "Legal Techniques for Resolving Armed Conflicts with Non-State Actors."
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  Stephen Calkins

  spoke at the annual Antitrust Spring Meeting in Washington, D.C on March 27. He discussed the fundamentals of Sherman Act Section 1.
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  Gregory Fox

  gave a guest lecture at the London School of Economics and Political Science on March 14. He discussed “The Contributions of United Nations Security Council Resolutions to the Law of Non-International Armed Conflict: New Evidence of Customary International Law.”
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  Gregory Fox

  gave a guest lecture at the University of Glasgow on March 12. He discussed “The Contributions of United Nations Security Council Resolutions to the Law of Non-International Armed Conflict: New Evidence of Customary International Law.”
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  Gregory Fox

  gave a guest lecture at The University of Manchester School of Law on March 11. He discussed “The Contributions of United Nations Security Council Resolutions to the Law of Non-International Armed Conflict: New Evidence of Customary International Law.”
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  Eric Zacks

  co-wrote the casebook “Contracts in Context: From Transaction to Litigation” with Nadelle Grossman of Marquette University Law School, which was recently published by Aspen. In addition to describing the law of contracts and how the law is applied in litigation, the new casebook explores why parties enter into contracts, how written contracts are customarily structured, and why and how parties use contract design and terms to achieve their goals.
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  Stephen Calkins

  spoke at Northwestern Kellogg School of Management’s conference on “Navigating the Uncertain Climate of Vertical Merger Enforcement” on Jan. 25.
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  Kathryn Smolinski

  contributed a chapter to “Palliative Care: A Guide for Health Social Workers.” Her chapter is on “Legal and Ethical Aspects of Care.”
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  Kathryn Smolinski

  was named a 2019 Association of Oncology Social Work (AOSW) Fellow. The purpose of AOSW Fellowship is to recognize and honor individuals who have made outstanding contributions to the science and practice of psychosocial oncology.