News & Press
November
2023
Brooks Institute Scholars Research Fellowship Awarded to Kelly Struthers Montford
Kelly Struthers Montford, Assistant Professor of Criminology at Toronto Metropolitan University, has been awarded a Brooks Institute Scholars Research Fellowship. The goal of the Scholars Research Fellowship is to support outstanding research that will advance the fields of animal law and policy…
October
13
, 2023
Vermont Law School Offering Animal Advocacy Fellowships
The Vermont Law and Graduate School is offering fellowships to their Animal Law and Policy Institute for next year. Three fellowships will be offered through the Animal Law and Policy Institute at VLGS to support attorneys advancing animal legal protections. Darren Perron spoke with the school’s…
September
26
, 2023
Brooks Institute LLM Fellowships: Announcing 2023-2024 Awardees Rachel de Graaf and Annie Sloan
Rachel de Graaf and Annie Sloan have been awarded the inaugural Brooks Institute LLM Fellowships for the 2023-2024 academic-year. The fellowship is administered by the Brooks Institute for Animal Rights Law and Policy. The Brooks Institute for Animal Rights Law & Policy LLM Fellowships are designed…
August
7
, 2023
Brooks Institute Emerging Scholar Fellowships
Maggie Wang, Yale Law School and Amber Ward , Columbia Law School have been awarded Brooks Institute Emerging Scholar Fellowships for the 2023-2024 academic-year. The fellowship is administered by the Brooks Institute for Animal Rights Law and Policy. The fellowship for emerging animal law…
August
1
, 2023
LEAP Student Fellow Maggie Wang ’25 Named Emerging Scholar Fellow by Brooks Institute
The Law, Ethics & Animals Program at Yale Law School (LEAP) congratulates Yale Law School student and LEAP Student Fellow Maggie Wang ’25 on being named one of the 2023-2024 Emerging Scholar Fellows with the Brooks Institute for Animal Rights Law and Policy.
June
5
, 2023
Brooks Institute Scholars Research Fellowship Awarded to Sarah Schindler
Sarah Schindler, Maxine Kurtz Faculty Research Scholar and Professor of Law at the University of Denver Sturm College of Law, has been awarded the Brooks Institute Scholars Research Fellowship. The goal of the Scholars Research Fellowship is to support outstanding research that will advance the…
May
22
, 2023
The Role of Agency, Sentience, and Cognition in the Protection of Aquatic Animals
In this project we sought to better understand relationships between scientific and popular views regarding the agency, sentience, and cognition (ASC) of aquatic animals, and policies that protect these animals in the United States. For case studies we chose cetaceans, tunas, and octopuses. For…
May
2
, 2023
Brooks Institute Scholars Research Fellowship Awarded to Mathilde Cohen
Mathilde Cohen, a George Williamson Crawford Professor at the University of Connecticut School of Law, has been awarded the Brooks Institute Scholars Research Fellowship. The goal of the Scholars Research Fellowship is to support outstanding research that will advance the fields of animal law and…
April
11
, 2023
First-year law student Natalie Zisa wins rigorous National Animal Law Competition
First-year law student Natalie Zisa has turned her passion for animal advocacy into national-level recognition for her legislative drafting and lobbying skills. Zisa pursued the National Animal Law Competition on her own and prevailed in the rigorous spring event. From moot court to arbitration, law…
March
28
, 2023
National Animal Law Competitions
The Brooks Institute for Animal Rights Law & Policy hosted the revival of the National Animal Law Competitions (NALC) on March 18-19, 2023, in partnership with Harvard Law School, Lewis & Clark Law School, and Vermont Law & Graduate School. The competitions consist of three distinct components: the…