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IRIS affiliate Christina Fuller partners with new EPA Environmental Justice Thriving Communities Technical Assistance Center
UGA to lead efforts to address environmental justice in Georgia — full story on UGA College of Engineering, by Lillian Ballance ATHENS, Ga. – The University of Georgia College of Engineering will serve as one of eight university partners with nonprofit research institute RTI International to establish a new Environmental Justice Thriving Communities Technical Assistance Center (EJ TCTAC) to help communities across…
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Insurance company AXA XL visits UGA in the spirit of interdisciplinary collaboration
With increasingly extreme weather, building resilient communities is a top priority across the nation. However, the factors that make a community or ecosystem resilient are often extremely complex, and require an interdisciplinary approach to understand and cultivate. Further, barriers like public perception of natural infrastructure, how city planners and practitioners value the co-benefits of natural infrastructure when planning, and policies…
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We’re hiring a Communications Coordinator!
Join the IRIS team as a Communications Coordinator! We’re looking for someone who’s excited about science communications–and who will bring creativity and diligence to finding new ways to tell the world about what the Institute for Resilient Infrastructure Systems is up to. You’ll work closely with the Communications Director to create outreach materials, come up with engaging social media content,…
