Organizations
NAELS Conference
by Amy McMorrow
On March 15th, Amy Phillips and I took to the heartland to represent GSU and participate in the National Association of Environmental Law Societies (NAELS) annual conference. The topic: Sustainable Agriculture. Particularly fitting for the Midwest, but equally as salient throughout our country, the modern trends in both traditional and innovative agriculture practices are now being studied with an eye toward the future. Faced with needs for sufficient food for the world’s growing population and for environmental conservation, there is a growing understanding in our communities of our need for sustainable food
production...
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Sustainable Agriculture: Food for the
Future
by Amy Phillips
Sustainable agriculture
affects all of us. Have you ever thought about where your food comes from? Try
it.
It is interesting to see how many of us imagine an idyllic farm scene with some
cows, pigs and chickens along with fields of corn or wheat. This is simply not
the case unless you are eating foods from farms that comply with organic food
production standards. Organic products can be hard to find because current farm
policies favor industrial farms. Typically, you should imagine several thousand
pounds of pesticides and fertilizers, tens of thousands of gallons of animal
waste, more than a 100 acres of drained wetlands, several hundred acres of
highly saline and erodable soil as well as 50 acres of genetically modified
crops...
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Making Strides Against Breast Cancer
Chances are, breast cancer
will touch you or someone you know – and perhaps it already has. In fact, just
within the last year, two of our most loved and respected professors here at GSU
College of Law have battled this disease. It is because of amazing women like
Professor Scott and Professor Emanuel that we must come together to help find a
cure. As part of our commitment to giving back to the community, your SBA is
building a team with the American Cancer Society. Together as students, faculty
and staff, join us in Making Strides Against Breast Cancer...
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Student Health Law Association
by Jerri Nims
The Student Health
Law Association (SHLA) is an organization of GSU College of Law students with a
legal interest in the healthcare field. While some of our members have a
background in healthcare, others of us are interested in health law due to its
pervasive effect on us as individuals and as members of our society. Because
health law involves numerous areas of law, it provides practitioners a wide
variety of possible career paths. SHLA sponsors activities to foster formal and
informal exchanges among its members and with faculty, alumni, potential
employers, and professional organizations in the healthcare field...
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Public Interest Law Association
by Kathryn Davis
The Public Interest
Law Association here at Georgia State University School of Law works to educate
students and the public about public interest law issues, and seeks to promote
the goals of public interest law. The goals of public interest law are to
protect the rights of the public at large (environment law, consumer protection,
etc.) and particularly those members of society whose rights go unprotected due
to economic disparity, lack of education, or some form of prejudice (indigent
defense, elder law, AIDS law, etc.)...
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