Save the Date for our Next Symposium - Jan. 31, 2014

The Metro Growth Center in conjunction with Troutman Sanders LLP, CVS Caremark, and the Center for Law, Health and Society at GSU Law will be holdign a one day symposium, Healthcare Meets the Environment:  A Symposium on Pharmaceutical Waste Management.

In preparation for the Spring 2014 release of EPA's proposed healthcare facility-specific pharmaceutical waste management standards, this one day symposium will explore:

• The prevalence of drugs in the environment including modes of entry, a comparison of Georgia's water quality to other major cities in the U.S., and the effects on human and aquatic life
• Regulatory trends including increased on-site inspections, notices of violation and enforcement actions
• New healthcare facility-specific regulations proposed by the EPA addressing the management and disposal of hazardous waste pharmaceuticals generated by healthcare facilities and the impact on industry
• Industry efforts including reverse distribution initiatives and hazardous waste management program implementation

Space will be limited for this event.  Online registration will open later this fall.

The Metro Growth Center thanks Troutman Sanders LLP and CVS Caremark, the platinum sponsor of this event, for their support. 

Graduate Fellowships Available at UNC Chapel Hill

Students interested in continuing their studies beyond law school may be interested in the fellowships available at UNC to study coastal hazards.  The Career Development Fellowship from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security Coastal Hazards Center of Excellence includes full tuition for a masters or Ph.D. program and a $25,000 per year stipend. 

Students must pursue either a M.S. or Ph.D. with a concentration in either coastal hazards modeling through UNC's Department of Marine Sciences or hazards management planning through the Department of City and Regional Planning.  These programs are designed to be interdisciplinary and include education in disaster law and climate change adaptation.

For more information, please download the brochure and email Anna Schwab at akschwab@email.unc.edu.

Study Space Program in Barcelona, Spain (May 5-9, 2014)

The Metro Growth Center is excited to announce this year's study space program, Beyond Affordable Housing:  An Interdisciplinary Multinational Approach to Adequate Housing Options.  This program will take place in Barcelona, Spain May 5-9, 2014. 

Over the course of 5 days, participants will use Barcelona as a case study to explore:

• Barriers to affordable housing, such as zoning and land use laws
• Optimal siting of affordable housing, including access to infrastructure and services, and redeveloping low-profitability spaces
• Habitability and creating healthy environments
• Security of tenure
• Housing discrimination
• The right to housing
• Homelessness, including laws and policies that serve as barriers to ending it

Online registration will begin in the fall and the deadline to apply will be Feb. 7, 2014.  Space will be limited.  This program is open to scholars from all related disciplines, government and private sector professionals.  For more information, visit our webpage.