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Summary of the 2023 Georgia Resilience Roundtable
The University of Georgia Institute for Resilient Infrastructure Systems (UGA IRIS), with support from The Pew Charitable Trusts, held a Georgia Resilience Roundtable at the Atlanta Regional Commission (ARC) in Atlanta, Georgia on December 15, 2023. IRIS and ARC gathered stakeholders from across Georgia (over 60 attendees) who are currently…
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Duke University hosts panel on sustainable infrastructure
At a recent symposium hosted by Duke University, experts from across academic, governance and NGO sectors exchanged ideas about accelerating sustainable infrastructure development, including our own Dr. Todd Bridges. “I’d like to think that we’re entering a renaissance period in civil engineering with the opportunities that are before us,” said…
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IRIS affiliates file comments on USACE proposed Agency Specific Procedures
IRIS affiliates are contributing their expertise as the US Army Corps of Engineers updates its policies for evaluating potential new civil works projects. The Corps recently proposed new Agency Specific Procedures (ASPs) to implement the Principles, Requirements, and Guidelines (PR&G). IRIS Director Brian Bledsoe, along with law and policy experts Yee Huang and Matthew Shudtz, recently…
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PhD in Review: Laura Naslund reflects on her dissertation journey
I first interviewed Laura Naslund as the sun rose over a pond near Watkinsville, Georgia in June of 2022. I was an intern at the River Basin Center helping with Naslund’s field work, and we had just finished two hours of paddling a canoe to collect her homemade gas traps.…
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Hurricanes, Sea Level Rise and Water Policy: River Basin Center hosts Climate and Water Research Slam
On the afternoon of Friday, April 19, the UGA River Basin Center hosted a Climate and Water Research Slam, which included lightning talks from 30 faculty and student researchers. All topics related to water and climate change were welcome, and speakers included lawyers, engineers, ecologists, social scientists and a large…
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New report: Embracing biodiversity in coastal infrastructure
How can coastal infrastructure safeguard- or even enhance- biodiversity? A research team from the US Army Corps of Engineers Engineer Research and Development Center (USACE ERDC) and the University of Georgia’s Institute for Resilient Infrastructure Systems (UGA IRIS) recently published a new technical report titled “Embracing Biodiversity on Engineered Coastal…
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UGA launches new online M.S. in Civil Engineering
Originally published here by the College of Engineering. Article by Lillian Ballance. The University of Georgia College of Engineering, in partnership with the UGA Office of Online Learning, now offers an online Master of Science (M.S.) degree in civil and environmental engineering with an emphasis in civil engineering. The project-focused degree,…
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New Resilient Futures Podcast Episode: Expect the Unexpected
Expect the Unexpected: Resilience and Life Advice from the Late Bronze Age In this month’s new episode of the Resilient Futures Podcast, anthropologist and historian Dr. Eric Cline and USACE research social scientist Dr. Ben Trump come together with hosts Alysha and Todd to explore large-scale regional destabilization and collapse…
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UGA College of Engineering holds Celebration of Excellence
The University of Georgia College of Engineering held their annual Celebration of Excellence last week, Tuesday, April 2. The event recognized faculty, staff and students for their hard work and talent. We congratulate all the honorees, especially the several IRIS representatives! Read more here on the College of Engineering’s website.…
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N-EWN Partners Gather to Discuss Proposed USACE Rule Change
On Thursday, April 4, a team of affiliates from the Institute for Resilient Infrastructure Systems including Todd Bridges and Matthew Shudtz held a webinar with Network for Engineering With Nature (N-EWN) partners to discuss the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ new draft of agency-specific procedures for implementing Principles, Requirements, and Guidelines…
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Graduate students visit Jekyll Island to learn about coastal infrastructure
Who says field trips stop after high school? Last week, IRIS graduate students studying coastal resilience and environmental engineering traveled to Jekyll Island, Georgia. The group met with conservation researchers and practitioners at the Georgia Sea Turtle Center, Jekyll Island Authority and the Georgia Department of Natural Resources Coastal Resource…
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Jenna Jambeck named 2024 SEC Professor of the Year
Congratulations to affiliate researcher Dr. Jenna Jambeck on being named the 2024 Professor of the Year by the Southeastern Conference! Jambeck is a Georgia Athletic Association Distinguished Professor of Environmental Engineering at the University of Georgia. She has previously been awarded a MacArthur “Genius” Grant for her research investigating the global…
