It was announced today that this year’s LawInSport Annual Conference – ‘Understand the Rules of The Game 2020’ will take place November 10-20, 2020 in a digital format with 16 sessions over 10 days as well as 9 open forums for networking and debate. The LawInSport Annual Conference has a reputation as one of the “must-attend” and…
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Recruitment Period Open September 17th, 2020 through Thursday, Nov 12, 2020 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time) Description The Ziffren Institute for Media, Entertainment, Technology and Sports Law at UCLA School of Law is seeking an Executive Director to lead this signature Institute. The Executive Director will be expected to build on the Institute’s existing strengths in…
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A cardiac MRI is effective in identifying inflammation of the heart muscle in athletes and can help determine when those who have recovered from COVID-19 can safely return to play in competitive sports, according to a new study by researchers at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center. The research is published online in JAMA…
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Nationally known sports law professor Ellen J. Staurowsky has left Drexel University to take a full-time position as a professor at the Roy H. Park School of Communications at Ithaca College. She will continue to teach one to two graduate-level classes at Drexel. Staurowsky was previously professor & graduate chair at Ithaca from August 1992…
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Over the last year, name, image, and likeness (NIL) legislation has experienced varying levels of adoption at the state level, while rapidly attracting attention on the national stage as well. In recognition of that trend, the Harvard Journal of Sports and Entertainment published today a Special Issue, featuring intriguing perspectives from former and current college…
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Morgan Stanley Global Sports & Entertainment (GSE) has been named an official Institutional Financial Advisor participant of the NFL Players Association (NFLPA), the official labor union for professional football players in the National Football League In an effort to address the financial needs of its participating athletes, the NFLPA launched its Institutional Financial Advisors Registration…
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If college football calls off the fall season, it will not resume until next fall. Mark it down. Consider that a vaccine likely will not be ready until late winter. I know. I know. The media keeps telling us it is around the corner. And who is feeding them this line of crap, pharmaceutical companies…
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The Sports & Recreation Law Association has named Nita Unruh, a professor and department chair at the University of Nebraska Kearney, as its new associate executive director. Professor Unruh is currently the Program Chair for the Graduate and Undergraduate Sports Management Programs and Coordinator of the Online Master’s Programs in Physical Education and General KSS…
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The Student Sports Law Network (SSLN) officially announced its formation today with a mission of becoming the nation’s premiere network for law students interested in a career in sports law. After a soft launch earlier this summer, the organization has grown to more than 200 law students from 75 law schools in seven countries, making…
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Jackson Lewis P.C. will host a webinar on August 6, from 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM EST, that addresses the most challenging issues facing colleges and universities for the upcoming Fall 2020 semester — campus safety, risk mitigation, and sports. To register, go here. The speakers for the webinar from the firm’s collegiate and professional…
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