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Latest Faculty News
Professor Jorge Contreras named distinguished professor of law
Mar 20, 2025Professor Jorge Conteras has been named a distinguished professor of law, effective July 1, 2025.
Law of artificial intelligence: Professor Matthew Tokson prepares students for AI legal issues
Mar 12, 2025Fourth Amendment scholar Professor Matthew Tokson has taught at Utah Law since 2017, focusing on law and technology and originally teaching a cyberlaw seminar. In January, he began teaching a new seminar about what has become a new research interest: artificial intelligence (AI).
Associate Professor Ruhan Nagra’s environmental survey cited in Scientific American article
Mar 10, 2025Associate Professor Ruhan Nagra, an environmental law expert, is quoted in this Scientific American article about chloroprene, a cancer-causing chemical at the center of a federal lawsuit against a petrochemical plant. The article also cites Nagra’s 2021 study that found higher cancer incidence closer to the Denka plant.