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  • IRIS Field Course serves as a model for natural infrastructure education

    IRIS Field Course serves as a model for natural infrastructure education

    What’s the best way to learn about interdisciplinary topics? A new Institute for Resilient Infrastructure Systems publication, “Assessing outcomes of a field-oriented course in natural infrastructure,” helps to answer that question. The publication, which was recently published in the International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, highlighted how experiential learning can improve student understanding and skills. […]

  • Reflecting on Resilience: Q&A with Haley Selsor, IRIS Research Professional

    Reflecting on Resilience: Q&A with Haley Selsor, IRIS Research Professional

    We’re very proud to announce the recent graduation of PhD student Haley Selsor, who successfully defended her dissertation on flood risk and equity in the Athens area in early summer. To celebrate her successful defense, we sat down with her to learn about how she got to this point in her education, what surprised her […]

  • New Resilient Futures Episode: Going With the Flow

    New Resilient Futures Episode: Going With the Flow

    California relies on the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta as a hub for water, biodiversity, agriculture, recreation, and more. How can we make sure that management actions are working as intended? A returning guest to the Resilient Futures Podcast, Stephen Elser is a Senior Environmental Scientist with the Delta Stewardship Council, which works to advance California’s coequal […]