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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 Division (DNR-CRD). Led by Professor […]
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New episode of the Resilient Futures Podcast: Biodiversity and Why It Matters in Engineering
In the newest episode of our new Resilient Futures Podcast (formerly the Future Cities Podcast), Alysha and Todd are joined by Kyle McKay (USACE Research Civil Engineer) and Charles van Rees (Conservation Scientist at UGA) to discuss all things biodiversity. Biodiversity is an ecological concept that can be difficult to quantify, but is critical for […]
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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 One Earth, the researchers outlined […]
