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UGA IRIS students join Environmental & Water Resources Institute board
We’re proud to announce that four of our UGA IRIS Ph.D. students from the Compound Inundation Team for Resilient Applications (CITRA) Lab have been appointed board positions in the Environmental & Water Resources Institute. The appointees include: Immediate Past Chair/Co-Chair – Marco Garcia Program Coordinator – Luciana Iannone Tarcha Secretary – Nazife Oruc Baci Internal Group Liaison – Orlando Viloria […]
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Natural Infrastructure Graduate Fellowship Sponsors visit UGA
ATHENS, GA – In partnership with Ducks Unlimited (DU), the Institute for Resilient Infrastructure Systems (IRIS) offers funded graduate fellowships for Master’s students interested in the science and engineering of Earth’s natural infrastructure to deliver water quality, habitat, flood protection, recreation and benefits using natural systems. These Natural Infrastructure Graduate Fellows, informally known as our […]
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Odum School of Ecology professor brings wastewater professionals together to talk septic
By Allison Floyd, UGA River Basin Center More than one-third of homes in parts of the Southeast rely on septic systems, but decentralized wastewater infrastructure is underfunded, aging, and poorly maintained, leading the systems to fail, pollute public waterways, and pose a health hazard. Krista Capps, Associate Director of the River Basin Center, recently brought together […]
