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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…
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Call for abstracts: International Conference on Shellfish Restoration
The International Conference on Shellfish Restoration (ICSR2024) will be held at the Jekyll Island Convention Center on September 15-18, 2024. Ahead of the conference, Georgia Sea Grant is calling for presentation abstracts on molluscan bivalves: restoration or conservation, marine or freshwater, clams or oysters– if your research has to do…
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IRIS affiliates lead plenary at Missouri River Natural Resources Committee Conference
Affiliate researchers Charles van Rees and Matt Chambers attended the Missouri River Natural Resources Committee 2024 Conference in Nebraska City, Nebraska. They were joined by EWN Practice Lead Dave Crane and University of South Dakota professor Mark Dixon. The group led a 4-part plenary around their NASA-funded project that will…
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Webinar: EPA Funding for Coastal Ecosystems Climate Resilience
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is offering a new funding opportunity for coastal climate resilience research. There will be an informational webinar on Tuesday, April 2, and 2:00 ET.
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UGA resilience workshop highlights relationship with defense communities
Leaders convene to learn best practices for nature-based solutions Article by Margaret Blanchard, Carl Vinson Institute of Government. Military personnel, resilience experts and researchers from across the southeast learned how the University of Georgia is using nature-based solutions to strengthen military installations and their surrounding communities at the Southeastern Defense…
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Dr. Walter Silva-Araya visits IRIS faculty and students
On Friday, March 15, the University of Georgia welcomed Dr. Walter Silva-Araya, Director of the Puerto Rico Water Resources and Environmental Research Institute (PRWRERI). This facility is dedicated to the investigation and development of water resources in Puerto Rico. Dr. Silva-Araya is a Professor of Civil Engineering at the University…
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Bridges appointed Chapter Lead on the first U.S. National Nature Assessment
Article by Lillian Balance, UGA Engineering. This article was originally published here by the UGA College of Engineering. Todd Bridges, professor of practice, resilient and sustainable systems at the University of Georgia College of Engineering, has been selected to serve as one of eleven Chapter Leads for the first-ever U.S. National…
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Todd Bridges on the EWN Podcast
This month, the Engineering With Nature (EWN) podcast got the original gang back together: Host Sarah Thorne was joined by cohost and EWN National Lead Jeff King and their colleague and friend Todd Bridges. Bridges retired last year from a 30-year career at USACE where he was Senior Research Scientist…
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Assistant Secretary of the Army Rachel Jacobson visits IRIS to discuss climate resilience in the Army
ATHENS, GA – On March 13-14, 2024, the University of Georgia hosted the Southeastern Defense Communities Resilience Workshop. This event brought together military and civilian leaders to discuss climate resilience planning and nature-based infrastructure development in defense communities across the southeast US. The event was co-organized by the Carl Vinson…
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New Resilient Futures Podcast Episode: Resilience in the Army and Beyond
A new episode of the Resilient Futures Podcast is here, hosted by Dr.s Alysha Helmrich and Todd Bridges. This month’s episode features a special guest. The Honorable Rachel Jacobson, Assistant Secretary of the Army for Installations, Energy and Environment, visited UGA for the Southeast Defense Communities Resilience Workshop this week.…
