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Cate elected president of Phi Beta Kappa

The Phi Beta Kappa Society, the nation's oldest academic honor society, announced Friday (Oct. 2) the election of Indiana University Maurer School of Law Distinguished Professor Fred H. Cate as its new president. Cate, the C. Ben Dutton Professor of Law and director of the Center for Applied Cybersecurity Research, had served as the organization's vice president since April, following the death of Judith Krug. His election Friday occurred at the 42nd Triennial Council in Austin, Tex.

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IU law professor to answer questions online about H1N1 vaccine
David Fidler

David Fidler, a professor at the Indiana University Maurer School of Law-Bloomington and a leading expert on global health and international law, is answering questions online at 11:45 a.m. today (Oct. 27) for the Washington Post about the shortage of H1N1 flu vaccine.

Distinguished panel to discuss future of nuclear weapons at IU Bloomington Oct. 29
John J. Mearsheimer

The Center on American and Global Security and the India Studies Program at Indiana University have invited a distinguished panel of experts to present a symposium on "The Future of Nuclear Weapons." The symposium will take place on Oct. 29 at the Indiana Memorial Union in Bloomington and is free and open to the public.

Denial of marriage license to interracial couple unconstitutional, law professor says

Daniel Conkle

The denial of a marriage license to an interracial couple by a Louisiana justice of the peace was unconstitutional, according to an Indiana University Maurer School of Law professor. According to news reports, the justice of the peace denied the couple's marriage license application earlier this month due to concerns for their future children.