For more information,
please contact:
Gwen Osborne,
director of public affairs, (312) 906-5251
ADVISORY TO PRODUCERS, COLUMNISTS AND ASSIGNMENT,
LEGAL, PLANNING, BUSINESS, AND DAYBOOK EDITORS
CHICAGO-- January 12, 2004--Chicago-Kent
College of Law, the Stuart Graduate School of Business
and the Center for Law and Financial Markets have
experts available to discuss current issues. To reach
any of our experts, call Gwen
Osborne, director of public affairs, at (312)
906-5251. Copies of press releases and earlier advisories
are available on our Web site: http://www.kentlaw.edu/news/
Expanding the space program. President Bush
is expected to discuss his plans for manned missions
to Mars and to the moon this week. Professor Eliezer
Geisler of Stuart Graduate School of Business
is a leading scholar in the evaluation of science
and technology and of technology transfer. He is the
author of The Metrics of Science
and Technology and Creating Value With Science and
Technology. Professor Geisler can explain the
role that scientists play in evaluating technology
programs and discuss his NASA-supported evaluation
of the agency's technology transfer program. (See
below.)
Electronic tax filing. The Illinois Department
of Revenue is encouraging state taxpayers who have
previously filed their state income taxes via the
Internet or computerized tax programs to do so this
year as well. Approximately 800,000 residents filed
electronically last year and officials estimate the
state can save about $1 on each return. Meanwhile,
an IRS plan to track those who file federal returns
electronically has come under fire. The IRS says it
is monitoring those who use its free electronic filing
program to measure its effectiveness. However, opponents
cite privacy concerns. Experts are available to discuss
privacy issues.
Pete Rose's admission that he bet on baseball may
help "Shoeless Joe" Jackson's Hall of Fame
bid. Sports law attorney and adjunct professor
Eldon L. Ham is the author of The
100 Greatest Sports Blunders of All Time. Professor
Ham is available to discuss the Pete Rose controversy
and how his reinstatement to the game might impact
other banned players "Shoeless Joe" Jackson
and Buck Weaver.
Martha Stewart will make her first appearance in
court next week for her trial for insider trading.
Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia (MSO), which is traded
on the New York Stock Exchange, includes Stewart's
television and radio programs, publishing interests
and several joint venture agreements. The price of
MSO shares has declined since the accusations surfaced
and magazine advertising is sluggish. Although the
company is not accused of any wrongdoing, its reputation
is closely aligned to Stewart's image. Stuart Graduate
School of Business professor Joel
Goldhar can discuss what the trial will mean
for Martha Stewart's personal brand.
Gold prices pushed above $430 an ounce last week
for the first time since December 1988, fueled
by the decline of the U.S. dollar. Professor Robert
Laurent of Stuart Graduate School of Business
served as a senior economist with the Federal Reserve
Bank of Chicago, where he participated in regular
briefings and policy recommendations regarding monetary
policy. Professor Laurent is available to talk about
gold prices and the role of gold in monetary policy.
Super Bowl XXXVIII will be played in Houston on
February 1. More money is wagered on the Super
Bowl than on any other sporting event. Hundreds of
Internet gambling sites offer bettors a chance to
bet on everything from the coin toss to the final
outcome of the game. Are these sites legal? Are there
state or federal laws to protect online gamblers?
Chicago-Kent Dean Harold
J. Krent is available to discuss civil and
criminal liability, privacy issues and jurisdictional
issues related to online gambling.
Chicago-Kent's Low-Income Taxpayer Clinic is seeking
taxpayers who have disputes with the IRS. Those
who meet certain income criteria may qualify for free
assistance with their tax disputes, including collection
matters, audits, appeals and litigation before the
Internal Revenue Service, United States Tax Court,
and United States District Court. Students work under
the supervision of Professor Jonathan
Decatorsmith. The program Web site www.kentlaw.edu/academics/clinic/tax/
has information about the program, and Professor Decatorsmith
is available for interviews.
At the Downtown Campus:
January 13: Stuart Graduate School of Business
Information Session. Prospective students will
have an opportunity to ask questions about the business
school and its programs. For more information, call
(312) 906-6524.
January 24: Chicago-Kent College of Law Open House.
Prospective students will have an opportunity to attend
mini-classes taught by the law school's faculty and
to talk with students involved in extracurricular
activities. For more information, call (312) 906-5020.
January 28: "Measuring the Commercialization
of Technology from the National Laboratories: the
Case of NASA and the Transfer of Space Technology."
Professor Eliezer
Geisler, Director, IIT's Center for the Management
of Medical Technology, and Christopher Turitto,
a Stuart Graduate School of Business master's degree
candidate, will present their review of the process
and metrics used by NASA to evaluate its technology
transfer program. Geisler and Turitto will discuss
the relationship between NASA's national goals and
strategic objectives and its mission, and how this
relationship impacts the transfer of technology from
the agency and within NASA. The discussion will begin
at noon in Room 490.
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