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Dr. Brock Woodson participates in international effort to help vulnerable species survive habitat loss
How to design marine protected areas that keep pace with climate change Oct. 26, 2023 An international team has developed the first comprehensive framework for designing networks of marine protected areas that can help vulnerable species survive as climate change drives habitat loss. In a paper published Oct. 26 in…
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Dr. Matt Bilskie’s research modeling nature-based flood mitigation projects selected for ESLR program funding
Recently, NOAA’s National Center for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) announced that $6.7 million under the Effects of Sea Level Rise (ESLR) program would be spent on coastal resilience projects around the country. We’re very proud that our very own Dr. Matt Bilskie’s work, conducted alongside partners from the U.S. Geological…
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Natural infrastructure is touted as being excellent for biodiversity, but we still have a lot to learn
Water is a powerful force in human well-being and safety, and through history, humans have developed ways to corral, redirect, and store it. Modern engineers and city planners have especially relied on conventional infrastructure, such as levees, seawalls and dams, to ensure that water exists in the places that humans…
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Graduate Student Shishir Rao featured by River Basin Center
A new story from the UGA River Basin Center features PhD student Shishir Rao, a 2023 recipient of a John Spencer Research Grant. Read more from the River Basin Center.
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IRIS publication touts opportunities for improving infrastructure and supporting biodiversity
A team from the Institute for Resilient Infrastructure Systems and the US Army Corps of Engineers’ Engineering With Nature initiative recently published a comment in the journal Nature Reviews Earth & Environment, describing the opportunity that comes with melding biodiversity conservation and innovation in infrastructure, as well as the crucial importance…
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Our first podcast launched: listen to the Resilient Futures Podcast now!
Our first Resilient Futures podcast introduces our hosts, IRIS affiliates Todd Bridges and Alysha Helmrich, talks about where the podcast came from and our hopes for its future, and includes a discussion of just what the word “resilient” means. What is the Resilient Futures podcast all about? The subject of…
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Celebrating our partners: USACE Sustainability Award – Leveraging Partnership
Our partners at the US Army Corps of Engineers’ (USACE) Engineering With Nature® (EWN®) program have been honored with the prestigious USACE sustainability award for their remarkable achievements in leveraging partnerships. EWN stands at the forefront of transformative innovation, demonstrating the incredible potential of nature-based solutions (NBS) to enhance our…
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IRIS Hosts a Summer Young Scholar Program Student
Meet our Young Scholar Program student, Samuel Cox! Sam spent six weeks this summer working with IRIS affiliates Dr. Félix Santiago-Collazo and Orlando Viloria-Marimón in the Compound Inundation Team for Resilient Applications (CITRA) Lab, as part of the Summer Youth Program. The Young Scholars Program (YSP) is a paid five-week summer internship for high…
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Patterns, drivers, and a predictive model of dam removal cost in the United States
In past decades, dams were installed across the United States to help control the flow of rivers and supply water or hydroelectric energy to communities. However, these aging structures pose public safety threats, as well as disrupting aquatic ecosystems and harming biodiversity in freshwater systems, all while costing expensive maintenance…
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IRIS students work in Big Muddy River, Illinois
The CITRA (Compound Inundation Team for Resilient Applications) recently sent IRIS Natural Infrastructure Fellows Stevens Charles and Dennis Granados Duran to Big Muddy River, Illinois to gather data on flooding impoundments. The students prepared an awesome infographic, check it out below!
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New IRIS in Focus: Mapping Flood Vulnerability in the Savannah Metro Area
Coastal regions across the United States are beset with increasing flood hazards arising from stronger and more frequent storms, sea-level rise, tidal fluctuations, and the compounding effects when these natural and climate-driven hazards coincide. A team of UGA experts led by Dr. Matthew Bilskie and Lina Cardenas Caro, working through the UGA Defense…
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IRIS researchers head out before the storm to capture key data
In the field of resilience research, flexibility is key. This especially includes the ability to apply research in the real world quickly and effectively. Affiliate Matt Bilskie, who oversees the College of Engineering’s Coastal Ocean Analysis and Simulation Team (COAST) exemplified this flexibility by taking advantage of approaching Hurricane’s Idalia…
