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  • New PBS series explores extreme weather in North America’s most vulnerable communities

    New PBS series explores extreme weather in North America’s most vulnerable communities

    In a new six-part docu-series by PBS, WEATHERED: EARTH’S EXTREMES will explore the impacts of climate change and the communities on the frontline of extreme weather events. The host, science communicator Maiya May, will meet with scientists and community leaders across the country working to build a more resilient future, including the University of Georgia’s […]

  • A warm welcome to Gabrielle Pierre!

    A warm welcome to Gabrielle Pierre!

    We’re thrilled to welcome a new member to our team: Gabrielle Pierre, Senior Research Fellow and Strategic Team Leader.  Serving in a position split between the Institute for Resilient Infrastructure Systems and the Georgia Network for Electric Mobility, Pierre will be leading a resilience assessment for the state of Georgia while she simultaneously pushes the […]

  • A Bright Future Ahead for U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and IRIS Partnership

    A Bright Future Ahead for U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and IRIS Partnership

    David Pittman, Director of the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center and Director of Research and Development of the U.S. Army Corps comes to Athens  ATHENS, GA – Earlier this month, the Institute for Resilient Infrastructure Systems (IRIS) at the University of Georgia welcomed David Pittman, Director of the U.S. Army Engineer Research and […]