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St. Thomas Alumnus Helps International Company Navigate Ethics and Technology
If you are the kind of person who hears about facial recognition and imagines a dystopian, “Black Mirror”-style future, then hearing Michael Gaytko ’16, ’20 MBA, ’20 J.D., ’23 LL.M. talk about the influence of his St. Thomas education may have you feeling optimistic. Gaytko is part of the legal team at IDEMIA, the global… The post St. Thomas Alumnus Helps International Company Navigate Ethics and Technology appeared first on Newsroom | University of St. Thomas.
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St. Thomas Faculty Share Research in Takeover of NPR’s Academic Minute
The week of Sept. 25 kicked off the University of St. Thomas takeover of NPR’s “The Academic Minute” series. The segment is a two-and-a-half-minute daily segment that features researchers from schools around the world. NPR invited five groundbreaking researchers from St. Thomas to share their findings to help listeners better understand the world. Each segment… The post St. Thomas Faculty Share Research in Takeover of NPR’s Academic Minute appeared first on Newsroom | University of St. Thomas.
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Summer Law Extern: Allison Vasilakis, Activision Blizzard, inc.
This summer 2L Allison Vasilakis made perfect use of the law school’s off-campus Legal Externship Program, accomplishing one of its intended goals for students. She was curious if compliance was an area of the law that could be a potential career path, so she accepted a position with California-based video game company Activision Blizzard on… The post Summer Law Extern: Allison Vasilakis, Activision Blizzard, inc. appeared first on Newsroom | University of St. Thomas.
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Summer Law Extern: Riley Smith, Wright County Public Defender’s Office
One of the goals of the law school’s Mentor Externship Program is to connect each law student with a practicing attorney who can give them practical advice and guidance they can use in law school and their career. In his summer position with the Wright County Public Defender’s Office, 2L Riley Smith found himself reflecting… The post Summer Law Extern: Riley Smith, Wright County Public Defender’s Office appeared first on Newsroom | University of St. Thomas.