Faculty Impact
Our faculty is engaged in a constant quest for knowledge and wisdom it can share with our students as well as with the legal profession, scholars, policy makers, and others, consistent with Penn State’s role as a world-class research university.
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NINE PENN STATE DICKINSON LAW SCHOLARS PRESENT AT 2024 AALS ANNUAL MEETING January 2024 — The Association of American Law Schools (AALS) 2024 Annual Meeting featured nine Penn State Dickinson Law scholars who served as panelists, moderators, and speakers. Full story |
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TEAM INCLUDING DICKINSON LAW PROF. SARA GERKE RECEIVES €6 MILLION EU GRANT TO RESEARCH AI AND CANCER SURGERY June 2022 — Once designated to the realm of science fiction, artificial intelligence (AI) has become an increasing reality in everyday life. Early applications on website messenger platforms and video games have given way to more impactful opportunities, such as AI-assisted surgery, and the potential upsides could save lives. Read more |
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PROFESSOR SARA GERKE CO-AUTHORS A NEW PIECE IN PLOS DIGITAL HEALTH February 2022 — Professor Sara Gerke co-authors a new piece in PLOS Digital Health about questions of explainability for AI-based clinical decision support systems. Full story |
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PROFESSOR SARA GERKE CO-AUTHORS A NEW ARTICLE IN THE JOURNAL OF LAW, MEDICINE & ETHICS February 2022 — Professor Sara Gerke co-authors a new article in the Journal of Law, Medicine & Ethics about the safety and reliability concerns of AI-based applications in the health care system, especially for minorities and other disadvantaged groups. Full story |
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PROFESSOR SARA GERKE’S ARTICLE WAS SELECTED AS THE TOP 10 MUST-READS 2022 BY THE HARVARD BUSINESS REVIEW January 2022 — Professor Sara Gerke co-authored a piece, namely “When Machine Learning Goes Off the Rails,” in the Harvard Business Review. This piece was now selected as the top 10 must-reads 2022 by the Harvard Business Review. Full story |
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PROFESSOR SARA GERKE PARTICIPATES IN THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION’S “MAKING THE ROUNDS” PODCAST SERIES January 2022 — Professor Sara Gerke participates in the American Medical Association’s “Making the Rounds” podcast series. In this episode, called “Exploring the Ethics of Algorithmic Bias in Artificial Intelligence,” Professor Gerke talks about the ethical and legal challenges of AI in health care. Full story |
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PROFESSOR SARA GERKE SPEAKS AT THE NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH’S DIVISION OF AIDS SEMINAR January 2022 — Professor Sara Gerke was invited as one of three panel speakers in the seminar panel, “Data Sharing and Data Privacy in the Age of GDPR: Current Challenges and Potential Solutions for Moving Our Clinical Research Forward.” This seminar was organized by the Division of AIDS of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases at the National Institutes of Health. Full story |
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PROFESSOR SARA GERKE PRESENTS AT HEALTH LAW SCHOLARS WORKSHOP AS THE 2021 HEALTH LAW SCHOLAR October 2021 — As the 2021 Health Law Scholar, Professor Sara Gerke was invited to present her work at the Health Law Scholars Workshop. Full story |
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PROFESSOR SARA GERKE CO-AUTHORS A NEW PIECE IN THE INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HEALTH SERVICES October 2021 — Professor Sara Gerke co-authors a new piece in the International Journal of Health Services on what the United States can learn from the pharmaceutical pricing strategies adopted by Germany. Her co-author is a Professor of Law at Suffolk University. Full story |
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PROFESSOR SARA GERKE CO-AUTHORS A NEW ARTICLE IN SPRINGER October 2021 — Professor Sara Gerke co-authors a new piece in Springer about the ethical and legal challenges of digital medicine in pandemics. Her co-author is a Professor at the University of Copenhagen, Faculty of Law. Full story |