Adapting to Change, Winter 2021

Civil Rights & Constitution

Schooling in the Time of COVID-19

By V. Darleen Opfer

COVID-19 has shone a spotlight on long-existing funding and technology disparities in education. Growing opportunities for educational legal consulting and civil rights legal challenges can help close the gap.

Technology

How Technology and Data Privacy Law Have Become Part of College Reopening Plans

By Titus Nichols

Academic institutions employing mobile contact tracing technology from tech giants such as Google and Apple to keep campuses open are obligated to protect students’ personally identifiable information under federal privacy laws.

Technology

Defining a System of Trust (SoT) as a Keystone Tool for Supply Chain Security

By Robert A. Martin, Yosry Barsoum, J. Brian Hall, PhD, and Michael A. Aisenberg

The unprecedented demand for medical devices, pharmaceuticals, and personal protective equipment during COVID-19 illustrates the critical role of the system of trust in the supply chain security sector.

Labor & Employment

Staying Ahead of the COVID-19 Pandemic Presented Unique Challenges to Employers

By Peter Gillespie

Employers (and the lawyers who advise them) are struggling to keep up with changing federal and state guidelines on how to reduce the risk of COVID-19 in the workplace, all while complying with the American Disabilities Act and keeping their businesses afloat.

Technology

Deborah Runkle of the American Association for the Advancement of Science Is Retiring

Congratulations to a legend in our Section and the SciTech field, Deborah Runkle, on her retirement.

Technology

Message from the Chair

By Eric Y. Drogin

Science & Technology to the Rescue

Diversity & Inclusion

Get the SciTech Edge: Membership and Diversity Committee News

By Laura Possessky and Charlene C. Goldfield

Diversity drives innovation.