NEWS
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Capps named SFS vice president for 2027
Krista Capps, the associate director of the River Basin Center and an associate professor at Odum School of Ecology, was named the vice president of the Society for Freshwater Science (SFS) at the group’s 2026 annual meeting in May in Spokane, Washington.
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Fostering the spirit of ideation and collaboration
UGA and Rowen partnerships connect students and industry professionals for innovative research A mere 39 miles down University Parkway from the University of Georgia lies Rowen, the state’s largest knowledge community. Rowen boasts 2,000 acres of land on the eastern edge of Gwinnett County, sitting nearly equidistant from Georgia’s leading research universities. Led by a…
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New Resilient Futures Podcast: Let it Burn
After a decade working across the Southeast, Jordan Youngmann is seeing his hometown in upstate New York through fresh eyes- and his work is just warming up. Pre-European colonization, forests looked very different: while many people think of this world as a “pristine” landscape, forest systems across North American were…
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Out of the classroom, into the wild: Students gain field experiences in natural infrastructure
It’s not every day that your class syllabus recommends muck boots. But for students enrolled in ENVE 8330: Field Experiences in Natural Infrastructure, the dress code is part of the lesson. Over a long weekend in March, graduate students traded lecture halls for salt marshes, barrier islands and historic coastal…
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IRIS mentioned in Shepherd’s latest Forbes article: Stop Calling Hurricanes And Tornadoes Natural Disasters — Here’s Why
IRIS affiliate Marshall Shepherd recently mentioned the Institute for Resilient Infrastructure Systems in his Forbes article, “Stop Calling Hurricanes and Tornadoes Natural Disasters — Here’s Why.”
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Working Lands for Wildlife joins University of Georgia to expand conservation impact
The University of Georgia will receive $8.8 million over three years to help farmers restore streams and rivers on their land through the Working Lands for Wildlife’s Southern Waters Framework. Three colleges — the Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources, the Odum School of Ecology and the College of Engineering — will join with…
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Brunswick Launches “Love Where You Live” Campaign Linking Green Infrastructure and Community Cleanup Efforts
UGA Marine Extension and Georgia Sea Grant, the City of Brunswick, and Keep Golden Isles Beautiful are launching a new community campaign, Love Where You Live, to connect green stormwater infrastructure with hands-on coastal cleanup efforts. The campaign highlights green infrastructure projects installed in public spaces to reduce stormwater pollution…
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New paper provides framework for understanding oppression in the field of conservation
UGA Media Contacts: Laura German, Lizzie King Science—the process of asking and testing questions to better understand the world around us—has long been a guiding force of Western Civilization. It has guided everything from the development of the world’s largest cities to the ways that natural spaces are handled outside…
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UGA Impact: Outsmarting Disaster with Natural Infrastructure
UGA researchers combine natural and man-made infrastructure to help communities be more resilient. To prepare a community for a flood, engineers design efficient, protective systems to divert and control water. But should that infrastructure take the form of concrete drainage systems, dams, and levees? Or swamps, reefs, and streams?
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Putting America’s nature on the record
When a change in federal administration priority closed the door on the inaugural National Nature Assessment, the report’s crew of volunteer authors could have stopped. Instead, they opened a window. The team, drawn from academia, nonprofits and industry, chose to continue the work independently to put together a comprehensive report,…
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Climate & Water Research Slam spans array of topics
Researchers honed their science communications skills on March 20 by distilling complex, innovative work to just five minutes in the 2026 Climate & Water Research Slam. Over two dozen faculty, graduate students and guests from across campus came together to give lightning talks on an array of water and climate…
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UGA Honors Week: IRIS recognized with Team Impact Award
This week, the University of Georgia is celebrating exceptional faculty, staff, alumni and students during Honors Week, a spring tradition to highlight excellence around campus. The Institute for Resilient Infrastructure Systems is honored to have been recognized with a Team Impact Award. Established by the UGA Research Foundation, these awards…
