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Todd Bridges to discuss resilience and sustainability at Dalton State College
Join Keep Dalton-Whitfield Beautiful (KDWB) on Thursday, September 12 for a talk by Dr. Todd Bridges, Professor of Practice at UGA’s Institute for Resilient Infrastructure Systems and founder of USACE’s Engineering With Nature® (EWN®) program. The talk, titled “Building Resilience for the People and the Planet,” will discuss how innovative nature-based solutions can directly benefit […]
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IRIS welcomes Dr. Steven Thur, NOAA, to discuss research and relationships
ATHENS, GA – The Institute for Resilient Infrastructure Systems welcomed a special guest on Wednesday, August 21: NOAA’s Assistant Administrator for Oceanic and Atmospheric Research, Dr. Steven Thur. In this position, Dr. Thur oversees the foundational research that is key to understanding weather, climate, and marine and Great Lakes ecosystems. Thur’s focus is on applying […]
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New episode of the Resilient Futures Podcast: Creating Space for Nature-based Solutions featuring Director Brian Bledsoe
The newest episode of the Resilient Futures Podcast features our Director, Dr. Brian Bledsoe, professor of civil and environmental engineering at the University of Georgia and farmer, guitar player, and dad (not in that order.) Hosts Alysha Helmrich and Todd Bridges join Bledsoe in reviewing his lifelong commitment to research and interdisciplinary collaboration. His career […]
