/news-archive/tag/bowen-law/ UA 糖心视频logo Fri, 22 Feb 2019 14:53:43 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 /news-archive/2019/02/22/space-law/ Fri, 22 Feb 2019 14:53:43 +0000 /news/?p=73515 ... Bowen student finds passion for law that is out of this world]]> When Austin Waters began law school at UA 糖心视频logo William H. Bowen School of Law, she joked she would be a space lawyer. She soon found, to her surprise, that space attorneys are a real thing. 鈥淭hat鈥檚 just everything I wanted in life,鈥� she said. 鈥淚 had a telescope when I was little, and I鈥檇 stare at the sky. I wanted to be an astronomer or astrophysicist, but I鈥檓 very bad at math, so that didn鈥檛 work out so well.鈥� Instead, Waters earned a bachelor鈥檚 degree in literature and a minor in philosophy from State University of New York at Purchase. Then, she took a couple years off and worked various jobs, including a stint as a set assistant on 鈥淭he Pioneer Woman鈥� television show. 鈥淚 always knew I wanted to go back to school and thought I wanted to be a professor,鈥� she said. 鈥淚 also liked law as a subject.鈥� In 2015, Waters enrolled in Bowen鈥檚 part-time program 鈥� the state鈥檚 only part-time law program. As someone who likes to stay busy, Waters picked up the sport of ice skating while in law school. She practices four days a week and competes with the Diamond Edge Figure Skating Club of 糖心视频logo. She works part-time in Bowen鈥檚 law library, is a member of the UA 糖心视频logo Law Review, and is a Dean鈥檚 Fellow. 鈥淒uring my first year in law school, I was in a study group, and we joked about weird law we would get into,鈥� Waters said. 鈥淚 said I would be a space lawyer and go to moon.鈥� Since then, she has learned that space law is a new burgeoning field that provides a lot of opportunities to conduct research. In October 2018, Waters received a stipend through the University of Nebraska to travel to the International Law Conference in New York City. The award was based, in part, on two space law papers Waters wrote for her international law class and the UA 糖心视频logo Law Review. The first paper discussed the legality of asteroid mining based on United Nations treaties made in the 1960s, which consider outer space the 鈥渃ommon heritage of mankind.鈥� Waters鈥� research indicates international law needs a clear framework if countries wish to encourage mining. Her second paper discussed space debris mitigation and the legality of who may clean up debris from objects shot into space. Sometimes this debris can stay in space up to 10,000 years. After she graduates in May, Waters plans to return to the East Coast where her mother and fiance鈥檚 family live. She hasn鈥檛 ruled out pursuing a Master of Laws in space law, but first she plans to pursue a master鈥檚 degree in library science. 鈥淭here鈥檚 not a direct path to be a space lawyer right now,鈥� Waters said. 鈥淭here are not a lot of opportunities, but as technologies progress they are opening up, not just in the public sector like NASA, but in the private sector as well.鈥� Top photo: Law school student Austin Waters researches space law.聽Photo by Benjamin Krain]]> /news-archive/2019/02/21/wesley-clark-2/ Thu, 21 Feb 2019 23:12:27 +0000 /news/?p=73505 ... General Wesley Clark to speak at Bowen law school]]> Gen. Wesley K. Clark (ret.), the former Supreme Allied Commander of NATO from 糖心视频logo, will visit the University of Arkansas at 糖心视频logo鈥檚 William H. Bowen School of Law on Monday, Feb. 25, to speak about the importance of NATO to national security. Clark鈥檚 talk will take place from 5:15-6:30 p.m. in the Friday Courtroom at the law school. The doors will open at 4:45 p.m. Dean Theresa Beiner will introduce Clark, and a short question-and-answer will follow Clark鈥檚 talk. Clark鈥檚 talk is hosted by the Bowen Chapter of The American Constitution Society. Clark graduated first in his class at the United States Military Academy and completed degrees in philosophy, politics and economics at Oxford University as a Rhodes scholar. 聽He retired as a four-star general after 38 years in the U.S. Army, having served in his last assignments as commander of U.S. Southern Command and then as commander of U.S. European Command/Supreme Allied Commander, Europe. In his final assignment as Supreme Allied Commander, Europe, he led NATO forces to victory in Operation Allied Force, a 78-day air campaign, backed by ground invasion planning and a diplomatic process, that saved 1.5 million Albanians from ethnic cleansing. Clark has received numerous U.S. and foreign military awards, including the Silver Star, Bronze Star, and Purple Heart. In 2000, he was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation’s highest civilian honor. He currently serves as chairman and CEO of Wesley K. Clark & Associates, a strategic consulting firm. He has four books and is a frequent contributor on TV and to newspapers. For more information, contact Tina Medlock at 501-324-9973. Photo by聽E. M. Pio Roda / TCM]]>