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  • Natural Infrastructure Graduate Fellowship: Dennis Catalina

    Natural Infrastructure Graduate Fellowship: Dennis Catalina

    Tell us a bit about yourself:  My name is Dennis Catalina, and I’m an environmental and sanitary engineer at the University of LaSalle. I’m from Colombia–specifically from Fresno and Mariquita Tolima.   How did you develop an interest in this type of research?  In my country, I worked on projects focused on river protection with communities and […]

  • Will Rogers visit to UGA

    Will Rogers visit to UGA

    Recently, we were delighted to invite Will Rogers, the Senior Climate Advisor to the Secretary of the Army to the University of Georgia Campus in Athens, GA. During his visit to campus, Rogers met with IRIS researchers and other senior members at the University, and gave a talk titled “Strengthening the Resilience of the Force.” […]

  • New Project Highlight: Improving Federal Regulations to Promote Levee Setbacks

    New Project Highlight: Improving Federal Regulations to Promote Levee Setbacks

    Late last year, the Corps published a proposal to revise its regulations governing implementation of PL 84-99. We saw this as a prime opportunity to push for policy changes that will enhance the Corps’ analysis and implementation of levee setbacks. Our comments are detailed but boil down to one simple concept: Levee setbacks are an […]