NEWS
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Marshall Shepherd provides expertise on extreme heat threats
Dr. Marshall Shepherd, director of the University of Georgia’s atmospheric sciences program, was quoted by The Guardian in a new article about the extreme heat threats facing Americans this summer. The article reviews the looming threat of major summer heatwaves, from the arid southwest U.S. to the humid Atlantic coast.…
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IRIS affiliate Matt Bilskie examines the gaps in the natural infrastructure research and implementation
In a recent literature review, IRIS affiliate Dr. Matthew Bilskie and a team of colleagues from universities around the country investigated the roadblocks and knowledge gaps in the pathway to natural infrastructure implementation. The analysis included 141 publications on natural infrastructure for coastal flood mitigation. Most of the studies (61%)…
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Join us for the Nature Based Solutions WEDA Short Course!
The Western Dredging Association (WEDA) is excited to host their 2024 Dredging Summit & Expo in Tampa, Florida, an event that will include technical panels, over 110 exhibitors, and a number of short courses. One of these short courses is being organized by UGA’s Todd Bridges, as well as Jeff…
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Natural Infrastructure Graduate Fellowship students shine at Ducks Unlimited National Convention
This week, Institute for Resilient Infrastructure Systems (IRIS)’ Natural Infrastructure Fellows Stevens Charles and Madlyn Carpenter attended the 87th Ducks Unlimited National Convention, where they each stepped onto the main stage to participate in a Q&A session during the Business Session on Saturday, as well as giving research presentations to the Conservation Programs Committee…
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REACT4EJ launches website for supporting grassroots environmental justice movements
The EPA Region 4 Thriving Communities Technical Assistance Center (TCTAC), known as REACT4EJ, has launched a website providing resources to environmental justice movements. EJ TCTACs are institutions and organizations that aim to support existing and new community projects through guidance and training on grant writing, project management, government engagement and…
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IRIS attends the first N-EWN Partner Symposium
This past week, the Institute for Resilient Infrastructure Systems was thrilled to participate in the first Network for Engineering With Nature Partner Symposium, which served as an opportunity for the network’s partners to come together in person. As a founding partner of the Network, IRIS has been part of N-EWN…
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Bledsoe Selected to Write Chapter for the First National Nature Assessment
The U.S. Global Change Research Program is pleased to announce the selection of authors for the first-ever National Nature Assessment (NNA1). The diverse team that will number over 150 experts was selected by the 11 NNA1 chapter leads in consultation with federal leadership, based in part on a public call…
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New Resilient Futures Podcast: Climate Resilience in Atlanta
This month on the Resilient Futures Podcast, hosts Alysha Helmrich and Todd Bridges welcomed practitioners from Atlanta Regional Commission: Katherine Zitsch, Deputy COO, and Jon Philipsborn, Climate and Resilience Manager. Regional commissions work on many subject areas across a metropolitan area, from community development and transportation to water security and…
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UGA hosts Local Wetlands Protection Workshop
The University of Georgia River Basin Center and University of Georgia School of Law Land Conservation Clinic co-hosted a Local Wetlands Protection Workshop on Tuesday, May 7 at the Delta Innovation Hub in Athens. The goal of the workshop was to explore background on wetlands and the federal wetland regulatory…
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Charles van Rees provides entomological expertise for N-EWN Nature At Work Series
IRIS affiliate and Odum School of Ecology research scientist Charles Van Rees recently provided expertise on periodical cicadas for the Network for Engineering With Nature’s “Nature At Work” series. Van Rees described the life cycle and population strategy of these interesting insects, which evade predator life cycles by emerging en…
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ERDC publication explores how natural infrastructure projects can prioritize human wellbeing
In a new paper published in Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, authors from the U.S. Army Engineer Research & Development Center (ERDC) explore the psychological, physiological, medical, and social benefits to humans of exposure to nature, and how natural infrastructure (NI) projects can take these into account to continue to deliver…
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CITRA Student Austin Ramirez at the 2024 Southeast ASCE Student Symposium
Originally published here by the Compound Inundation Team for Resilient Applications. This past March, CITRA team member, Austin Ramirez Pineda, and the University of Georgia’s American Society of Civil Engineering chapter attended the 2024 Southeast ASCE Student Symposium hosted by the University of Central Florida. 19 universities such as Kennesaw…
