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UGA resilience workshop highlights relationship with defense communities
Leaders convene to learn best practices for nature-based solutions Article by Margaret Blanchard, Carl Vinson Institute of Government. Military personnel, resilience experts and researchers from across the southeast learned how the University of Georgia is using nature-based solutions to strengthen military installations and their surrounding communities at the Southeastern Defense Communities Resilience Workshop March 13-14 in Athens. Rachel Jacobson, assistant…
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Dr. Walter Silva-Araya visits IRIS faculty and students
On Friday, March 15, the University of Georgia welcomed Dr. Walter Silva-Araya, Director of the Puerto Rico Water Resources and Environmental Research Institute (PRWRERI). This facility is dedicated to the investigation and development of water resources in Puerto Rico. Dr. Silva-Araya is a Professor of Civil Engineering at the University of Puerto Rico Mayagüez. He received his PhD in Civil…
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Bridges appointed Chapter Lead on the first U.S. National Nature Assessment
Article by Lillian Balance, UGA Engineering. This article was originally published here by the UGA College of Engineering. Todd Bridges, professor of practice, resilient and sustainable systems at the University of Georgia College of Engineering, has been selected to serve as one of eleven Chapter Leads for the first-ever U.S. National Nature Assessment. The first National Nature Assessment (NNA1) will take…
