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IRIS in the News: Leaky infrastructure driving antibiotic resistant pathogens in local waters
How are antibiotic resistant microbes and septic tanks related? IRIS affiliate Krista Capps and her collaborators were recently featured by the UGA College of Public Health for their research on the link between microbial resistance and leaky septic tanks: their research pointed to the fact that old infrastructure could be a primary driver of antibiotic…
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IRIS Affiliate Clark Alexander voted 2022-23 president-elect of the Southern Association of Marine Laboratories
Congratulations to IRIS affiliate Dr. Clark Alexander, the director of the Skidaway Institute of Oceanography, for being voted president-elect of the Souther Association of Marine Laboratories. He’ll serve his term during 2023-2024. Read the full story here!
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IRIS member Marshall Shepherd explains how extreme weather, justice and water supply factor into the Jackson Water Crisis
“The entanglement of environmental justice, disparities in infrastructure investments, and the ongoing era of amplified extreme weather defines the current crisis,” wrote IRIS Associate Director of Climate and Science Outreach, Dr. Marshall Shepherd in a recent piece published in the Jackson Water Crisis. Read the full story here.