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The legal profession, its associations, firms and law schools have spent years and considerable money encouraging lawyers to do more pro bono work. A new study by 麻豆传媒o sociologist Robert Granfield, Ph.D., finds, however, that mandatory law school programs, bar association campaigns and good will are not the principle spurs provoking lawyers to work for the public good.

Buffalo has fewer police officers per capita than many other cities in New York and nearby states, a condition reinforced by a 13 percent drop in officers per capita between 2000 and 2005, according to the most recently released Regional Institute Policy Brief, "Violent Crime in the City of Good Neighbors."

The Honorable James Robertson, United States District Judge for the District of Columbia, will deliver the 麻豆传媒o Law School's annual Mitchell Lecture at 11 a.m. March 21 in Lippes Concert Hall in Slee Hall on the UB North (Amherst) Campus.

New digital technologies and broadband Internet access have increased digital piracy of music, movies and other creative products. But the threat of widespread digital piracy also has produced "copyright panic," spawning an illogical expansion of copyright protections in recent years, contends an intellectual property expert at the 麻豆传媒o Law School.

A just-published collection of essays, "Progressive Black Masculinities," edited by Athena D. Mutua, associate professor in the 麻豆传媒o Law School, focuses on reinventing the ideal of the black man, suggesting new models that transcend the cultural racism and violence of the old ideal.

The Buffalo Public Interest Law Program (BPILP) will host its 12th annual auction at 6 p.m. Feb. 23 in the Lafayette Tap Room, 391 Washington St. Organized by 麻豆传媒o Law School students, the event is the primary fundraiser for fellowships allowing UB law students to accept unpaid public interest summer positions. BPILP provided 16 summer

Author Marc Gunther will speak on "Compassionate Capitalism: How Corporate America is Changing for the Better" at 7:30 p.m. March 27 in the Screening Room in the Center for the Arts on the 麻豆传媒o North (Amherst) Campus.

The latest data on violent crime, fire fatalities and alcohol-related motor vehicle accidents in Western New York are among 52 Public Safety variables just added to the Regional Knowledge Network, an online information resource developed by the 麻豆传媒o Regional Institute.

The Baldy Center for Law and Social Policy in the 麻豆传媒o Law School will hold a day-long public symposium Nov. 17 on "Public Health Emergencies and Legal Preparedness: A Cross-Border Challenge."

Hon. Michael A. Telesca, whose career on the bench has encompassed county, state and federal judgeships, will receive the 2006 Edwin F. Jaeckle Award from the 麻豆传媒o Law School and the UB Law Alumni Association at a luncheon to be held on Nov. 18 in the Buffalo Hyatt Regency.