Daniel Eichler, a recent graduate of the MSL program, has a unique passion: brewing mead. With a background in Chemistry and a clear love of experimentation, Dan creates innovative flavors of the traditional beverage. Thanks to the MSL program, he has plans to incorporate his hobby into a business! Read on to hear his full story. Background I […]
As part of the MSL Speaker Series, Dima Elissa and Neelum Aggarwal gave a talk on the adverse impacts of gender biases in biomedical research. MSL Student Atefeh shared the following reflections on their topic: We joined Dima and Neelum’s talk just few minutes after the Ethics class. Our thoughts from our Ethics discussion on […]
Leo and I were thrilled to share our patent study at the Journal of Technology and Intellectual Property Symposium (JTIP). However, we were nervous; we wondered whether our MSL project would be on par with the studies done by JD students. Going in, we hoped not to let down the lawyers earning Continuing Legal Education […]
We were up at the crack of dawn on Thursday for a breakfast talk hosted by Rod Fergusson, managing director of Panorama Capital (a West coast venture capital fund). Rod spoke very frankly about the life of a VC and what he sees going on in the industry. His talk emphasized the importance of […]
We started the day with a visit to Golden Gate Capital in San Francisco, which is one of the premier private equity funds in the country. Josh Olshansky, one of only 8 Managing Directors at the fund, spoke to the group about the private equity markets generally and Golden Gate’s place within the market […]
Our first stop on the second day of our Entrepreneurship Team Project trip was a visit to the Google campus to meet with Brian Downing, who recently moved from the legal department to become a director of engineering at Google. Brian talked about the challenges a company faces after growing to the size of Google. […]
What would be an exciting thing to do over the Spring Break? Well, a group of us in the MSL program headed out to the Bay Area in California for a class project called the Entrepreneurship Team Project, or EnTP. The EnTP is an elective course in the MSL program, where MSL students participate in […]
When I read about the MSL program initially, I immediately identified with the program’s ideals and mission, and felt compelled to apply and become part of this inclusively diverse and trailblazing community. I never imagined how many opportunities and activities outside of classes were available to all students at Northwestern Pritzker School of Law, including, […]
I picked up my iPhone to see 39 WhatsApp messages, 3 missed calls, and a voicemail. In this moment, I had an epiphany: in the previous 2 hours, I got to experience being a real person. In our busy, “connected” lives, we often forget the pre-smartphone times when simpler was better. We become slaves to […]
As the holiday season ends, I want to take the opportunity to acknowledge all of the wonderful people who have made Chicago and Northwestern University my home away from home. Everyone knows that a home away from home would be incomplete without family, and that is why it is so wonderful that the Community Council […]