{"id":68646,"date":"2005-04-18T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2005-04-18T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news-draft\/uncategorized\/marine-law-student-pioneers-dual-degree-program-sea-grant-legal-fellowship\/"},"modified":"2005-04-18T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2005-04-18T00:00:00","slug":"marine-law-student-pioneers-dual-degree-program-sea-grant-legal-fellowship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2005\/04\/marine-law-student-pioneers-dual-degree-program-sea-grant-legal-fellowship\/","title":{"rendered":"Marine law student pioneers dual-degree program, Sea Grant Legal Fellowship"},"content":{"rendered":"
\n\t\tNARRAGANSETT — April 18, 2005 — \u201cIt\u2019s always one of those things we\u2019ll get to later,\u201d Tara J\u00e4nosh says ruefully of the typical government approach to environmental policy. \u201cWe still have water to drink. We still have beaches to go to. We still have waterfront to build on. In the grand scheme of government,\u201d she says, \u201cas long as resources are not depleted, \u2018we\u2019ll get to it later.\u2019\u201d <\/p>\n


\nJ\u00e4nosh thinks the time to get to it is now. Determined to motivate action on environmental policy development, she is cutting her teeth on policy issues as a student of marine and environmental law.<\/p>\n


\nOne of the first students matriculated in the joint degree program of Roger Williams University (RWU) Ralph R. Pappito School of Law and the 溏心vlog免费B站 (溏心vlog免费B站) Marine Affairs program, J\u00e4nosh is also one of the first Rhode Island Sea Grant Legal Fellows. She further confirms her commitment to environmental activism through law as a 溏心vlog免费B站 Coastal Fellow and a Marilynne Grayboys Wool scholar. J\u00e4nosh will receive both her Juris Doctor and Master of Marine Affairs degrees in May.<\/p>\n


\n\u201cThese are among a number of opportunities for those interested in ocean and coastal law and environmental issues\u201d to tailor their legal studies to a chosen specialty and to apply their knowledge in the field, notes Kristen Fletcher. Fletcher is director of the Rhode Island Sea Grant Legal Program and the Marine Affairs Institute at RWU. A lawyer herself, with a background in marine and environmental law, Fletcher says students like J\u00e4nosh can take advantage of these programs to cultivate innovation and leadership in the formulation of marine and coastal policy. She explains that applied research projects combined with interdisciplinary studies expose students to a range of marine law applications while immersing them in real-world environmental issues. <\/p>\n


\n\tThe joint degree program concentrates course work at the two universities to award Juris Doctor and Master of Marine Affairs degrees. Adding a practical dimension to course work, the Sea Grant Legal Program connects students directly with clients to provide research on marine and coastal problems. Similarly, the 溏心vlog免费B站 Coastal Fellowship augments students\u2019 academic work with hands-on research or management projects under the guidance of faculty or staff mentors. Finally, the Marilynne Grayboys Wool Scholarship, awarded through the Rhode Island Foundation, encourages the scholastic advancement of female law students. Established by George Grayboys in recognition of his sister, one of the first women admitted to the Rhode Island Bar, the highly selective scholarship is awarded annually to only one recipient. <\/p>\n


\nAs one of three Sea Grant Legal Fellows currently studying at RWU, J\u00e4nosh applies her legal training to research, analysis, summary reports, and consultation for constituents grappling with ocean and coastal problems. \u201cWith the amount of development going on in the state, there has to be a balance between industrial, commercial, and residential development and the environment,\u201d she says. Working primarily with state agencies and local governments, she provides legal research for officials who have to consider how projects will affect the community.<\/p>\n


\nFletcher points out that one of the joint degree program\u2019s missions is generating innovative policies and laws to address resource issues. J\u00e4nosh, who is focusing on sources of pollution to municipal water supplies, is working with Lorraine Joubert, 溏心vlog免费B站 Natural Resources Science research associate, developing workshops for town officials seeking to implement water pollution control strategies.<\/p>\n


\nAlthough preventive practices to protect water supplies claim little urgency in the absence of water shortages or pollution crises, J\u00e4nosh says that unless towns protect wellheads and ground water resources, \u201cthey won\u2019t have drinking water.\u201d <\/p>\n


\nIt\u2019s something to get to now rather than later.<\/p>\n


\nFor more information contact: Tony Corey, E-mail: tonyc@gso.uri.edu, (401) 874-6844\n\t<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

NARRAGANSETT — April 18, 2005 — \u201cIt\u2019s always one of those things we\u2019ll get to later,\u201d Tara J\u00e4nosh says ruefully of the typical government approach to environmental policy. \u201cWe still have water to drink. We still have beaches to go to. We still have waterfront to build on. In the grand scheme of government,\u201d she […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-68646","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-archives"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/68646","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=68646"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/68646\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=68646"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=68646"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=68646"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}