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  • Studying the storm-stopping strength of mangroves

    Studying the storm-stopping strength of mangroves

    As Marco Garcia enters the third year of his PhD at UGA, he’s investigating how red mangrove trees protect coastal communities from hurricanes by putting their strength to the test. Mangrove trees are found along coastlines and wetlands in tropical and subtropical regions around the world. They grow in both fresh and saltwater, allowing them to grow in places other…

  • UGA’s Karahanna and Shepherd named Regents’ Professors

    UGA’s Karahanna and Shepherd named Regents’ Professors

    The professorship honors exemplary faculty with renowned scholarship, creative activity. University of Georgia faculty members Elena Karahanna and J. Marshall Shepherd have earned the distinction of Regents’ Professors, the University System of Georgia’s highest professorial honor.

  • New Resilient Futures Podcast: The Future of ASCE

    New Resilient Futures Podcast: The Future of ASCE

    In the face of immense global and national change, the world’s oldest engineering society is staying flexible. The American Society for Civil Engineers President, Marsha Bomar, joins our host Alysha Helmrich to speak to the power of diverse perspectives in building the future’s infrastructure and the need for interdisciplinary teams in solving great challenges. Alysha and Marsha also discuss the…