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National Engineers Week: Celebrating the work of IRIS Engineers
February 18-24 is National Engineers Week, so we’re showing appreciation for the many IRIS affiliates working as engineers across all kinds of landscapes and settings! The field of engineering is extremely varied, with researchers working on everything from microplastics in streams to sending humans to space and technical experts designing and building brand new technology […]
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IRIS and Walton Family Foundation Host Nature-based Solutions and Natural Infrastructure Network Design Workshop
DENVER, CO – On January 23-24, 2024, the University of Georgia’s Institute for Resilient Infrastructure Systems (IRIS) co-hosted the first Nature-based Solutions and Natural Infrastructure Network Design Workshop in collaboration with the Walton Family Foundation. The workshop brought together leaders from across the Colorado and Mississippi River Basins to develop a strategic plan for expanding […]
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New Resilient Futures Podcast Episode: NbS in the Global South
A new episode of the Resilient Futures Podcast is here! In this episode, Alysha and Todd speak with Marta Berbés-Blázquez and Stephanie Cruz Maysonet from the University of Waterloo about the implementation of Nature-based Solutions in the Global South. Cruz Maysonet conducted an interview with practitioners Tischa Muñoz Erickson (San Juan, Puerto Rico) and Mercy […]
