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Marshall Shepherd provides expertise on urban rainfall patterns research, USA Today
Originally published here by USA Today. Written by Doyle Rice. Cities make it rain, study says Sure, we’ve all heard of the urban heat island effect, where cities are hotter than surrounding rural areas. Now scientists have discovered a similar urban “rain island effect,” where cities appear to get more rainfall then the hinterlands around […]
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First Natural Infrastructure Fellowship Graduate Excited to Take Knowledge and Skills Back Home
Featured image: Madlyn Carpenter on stage during the DU x IRIS panel at DU’s 87th Annual National Convention in San Diego, California. Originally published here by Ducks Unlimited. Written by Kayleigh Mitchell. DU and UGA’s Institute for Resilient Infrastructure Systems celebrate a milestone as the first natural infrastructure fellow graduates from the program in August. […]
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University of Georgia signs first Intergovernmental Support Agreement to engineer a more resilient U.S. Navy
ATHENS, GA – Through the first ever Intergovernmental Support Agreement (IGSA) between an academic institution and Navy Region Southeast, the University of Georgia’s (UGA) Institute for Resilient Infrastructure Systems (IRIS) will work to help the United States Navy ensure the security of our national assets, infrastructure, and missions. With increasing threats due to climate change, […]
