New Firstgov.gov Search

Posted by admin on Jan 31, 2006

The new Firstgov.gov search that offers access to content from U.S. federal, state, local tribal and territorial sources is now live. You can find access to the clean interface (a single search box) either via a link on the FirstGov.gov home page or by going directly to firstgovsearch.gov.


An advanced search interface with added functionality is also available along with a Spanish-language version of the interface that offers quick access to material in Espanol.


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Google Fights DOJ Order to Produce Records of Database Searches

Posted by admin on Jan 20, 2006

 Findlaw: “In an attempt to learn more about computer users searching for p*rn*graphy on the internet, the U.S. government filed a motion in federal court in California seeking to compel Google to to turn over “a multi-stage random sample of one million URL’s” from Google’s database, and a computer file with “the text of each search string entered onto Googleís search engine over a one-week period.”


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Dr. Martin Luther King Tribute

Posted by admin on Jan 13, 2006

Widener University School of Law ñHarrisburg Campus



Annual Tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.



The Need for a New War on Poverty: Making a Difference



Thursday, January 19, 2006


1:30 p.m. ñ 3:30 p.m.


Administration Building, A180


Reception to Follow



Presentation



Featured Speakers:



Ms. Sheila Dow-Ford, Chief Counsel and


Executive Vice-President of PHEAA


Reverend Patricia Weikart



Reverend Jacquie Rucker, Executive Director of


Christian Churches United (Harrisburg)



 


 


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Widener Law School Names New Dean

Posted by admin on Jan 13, 2006

Linda L. Ammons, Esq., has been named dean of Widener University School of Law effective  Year July 1, 2006. Dean Ammons will be the universityís seventh dean of the law school since its inception in 1971. She will be the first woman and the first African American to lead the Widener School of Law, and when she takes office will be one of only two African American females in the nation serving as dean of a law school. Click here for more information about the New Dean.


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