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New Resilient Futures Podcast: The Future of ASCE
In the face of immense global and national change, the world’s oldest engineering society is staying flexible. The American Society for Civil Engineers President, Marsha Bomar, joins our host Alysha Helmrich to speak to the power of diverse perspectives in building the future’s infrastructure and the need for interdisciplinary teams in solving great challenges. Alysha […]
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Congratulations to IRIS affiliate Seth Wenger, on Athletic Association Professorship
We’d like to extend a hearty congratulations to Dr. Seth Wenger, Director of Science for the River Basin Center and a longtime Institute for Resilient Infrastructure Systems affiliate, for his recent appointment to an Athletic Association Professorship. Endowed seats, such as Wenger’s Athletic Association Professorship, play an important role in helping to foster the highest […]
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The science behind mining the South’s biggest swamp
At 438,000 acres, the Okefenokee Swamp is one of the largest intact wetlands left on Earth. It’s also–once again–the subject of heated debate over the potential impacts of nearby mining. Over a 30-year saga, multiple plans to mine titanium dioxide (the material that helps brighten the whites of Oreo filling, paint, and more) have been […]
