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IRIS featured in UGA Research: “Magnifying Research: UGA seeding formation of broad research teams”
“Big problems require big solutions.” This is the start of a new article from the UGA Office of Research, which profiles cross-disciplinary investigative teams and their impact on research and funding across campus. The Institute for Resilient Infrastructure Systems is just one of these teams, aligning experts to focus on nature-based solutions. “I saw tremendous potential at UGA for this…
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World Wetlands Day: IRIS Affiliates working in climate-regulating powerhouse ecosystems
Today, February 2, 2024, is celebrating World Wetlands Day! Wetlands are an incredible environmental resource and provide diverse, invaluable benefits: temperature regulation, keystone species habitat, storm surge insulation, and massive amounts of carbon sequestration in soil and plant biomass. In honor of wetlands and the work IRIS affiliates do with this important ecosystems, we’re re-sharing an article from UGA’s College…
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IRIS affiliate Oscar Villegas Gutierrez selected for Western Dredging Association Fellowship
This past December, IRIS Master’s student Oscar Villegas Gutierrez was selected for the Western Dredging Association’s (WEDA) fellowship. Villegas Gutierrez was selected for his commitment to research that furthers the advancement of the dredging profession. The fellowship will provide him with a stipend that will help support his research and participation in outreach activities over the following year. “During my…
