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N-EWN affiliates bring NbS to the 2024 Georgia Environmental Conference
Research can’t exist in a bubble- and UGA faculty are making sure we bring nature-based solutions research to the forefront. IRIS’s newest Professor of Practice, Ram Mohan, and Institute of Government Public Service Assistant Ben Carswell recently participated in a panel discussion at the Georgia Environmental Conference at Jekyll Island,…
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New Resilient Futures Podcast: Who owns this water?
Water is a natural resource all of us rely on, but there’s a lot of thought and work that goes into being able to turn on your tap. How do we make sure water is accessible to everyone? Who does a water source belong to? Why is getting water out…
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New Resilient Futures Podcast – Water in the USA: Affordable, Accessible, Clean Water for All?
Water is a natural resource all of us rely on, but there’s a lot of thought and work that goes into being able to turn on your tap. How do we make sure water is accessible to everyone? Who does a water source belong to? And why is getting water…
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Marshall Shepherd provides expertise on urban rainfall patterns research, USA Today
Originally published here by USA Today. Written by Doyle Rice. Cities make it rain, study says Sure, we’ve all heard of the urban heat island effect, where cities are hotter than surrounding rural areas. Now scientists have discovered a similar urban “rain island effect,” where cities appear to get more…
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First Natural Infrastructure Fellowship Graduate Excited to Take Knowledge and Skills Back Home
Featured image: Madlyn Carpenter on stage during the DU x IRIS panel at DU’s 87th Annual National Convention in San Diego, California. Originally published here by Ducks Unlimited. Written by Kayleigh Mitchell. DU and UGA’s Institute for Resilient Infrastructure Systems celebrate a milestone as the first natural infrastructure fellow graduates…
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University of Georgia signs first Intergovernmental Support Agreement to engineer a more resilient U.S. Navy
ATHENS, GA – Through the first ever Intergovernmental Support Agreement (IGSA) between an academic institution and Navy Region Southeast, the University of Georgia’s (UGA) Institute for Resilient Infrastructure Systems (IRIS) will work to help the United States Navy ensure the security of our national assets, infrastructure, and missions. With increasing…
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Ram Mohan joins Institute for Resilient Infrastructure Systems
ATHENS, GA– We’d like to extend a warm welcome to our new Professor of Practice at IRIS, Dr. Ram Mohan! A fellow of the American Society of Civil Engineers, Dr. Mohan will establish and lead the Sustainable Sediment Management Hub at IRIS. He joins us as a Senior Partner directing…
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First Natural Infrastructure Fellowship graduate will help engineer a better future
We’re very excited to announce that the first graduate student from the Natural Infrastructure Graduate Fellowship, Madlyn Carpenter, graduated on August 5th, 2024. The Natural Infrastructure Graduate Fellowship is a funded Master’s degree program through a collaboration between Ducks Unlimited (DU) and the Institute for Resilient Infrastructure Systems. Natural Infrastructure…
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Todd Bridges to discuss resilience and sustainability at Dalton State College
Join Keep Dalton-Whitfield Beautiful (KDWB) on Thursday, September 12 for a talk by Dr. Todd Bridges, Professor of Practice at UGA’s Institute for Resilient Infrastructure Systems and founder of USACE’s Engineering With Nature® (EWN®) program. The talk, titled “Building Resilience for the People and the Planet,” will discuss how innovative…
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IRIS welcomes Dr. Steven Thur, NOAA, to discuss research and relationships
ATHENS, GA – The Institute for Resilient Infrastructure Systems welcomed a special guest on Wednesday, August 21: NOAA’s Assistant Administrator for Oceanic and Atmospheric Research, Dr. Steven Thur. In this position, Dr. Thur oversees the foundational research that is key to understanding weather, climate, and marine and Great Lakes ecosystems.…
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New episode of the Resilient Futures Podcast: Creating Space for Nature-based Solutions featuring Director Brian Bledsoe
The newest episode of the Resilient Futures Podcast features our Director, Dr. Brian Bledsoe, professor of civil and environmental engineering at the University of Georgia and farmer, guitar player, and dad (not in that order.) Hosts Alysha Helmrich and Todd Bridges join Bledsoe in reviewing his lifelong commitment to research…
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Student project tackles coastal flooding on Sapelo Island
Originally published here by the UGA College of Engineering. Written by Hayley Clement. UGA Emergency Preparedness, Marine Institute partner with College of Engineering for hands-on learning Students in the College of Engineering collaborated with the UGA Office of Emergency Preparedness and Insurance & Claims Management (OEP/ICM) and the UGA Marine Institute…
