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Clinic combines law and science to protect land
Originally published here by the Odum School of Ecology. Written by Patrick Barry. When the idea of a clinic bringing ecology and law students together to serve as support for land conservation efforts was introduced, there wasn’t anything like it. Science and policy are inextricably linked, but there aren’t many other programs like UGA’s Land Conservation…
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Student project tackles coastal flooding on Sapelo Island
Originally published here by the UGA College of Engineering. Written by Hayley Clement. UGA Emergency Preparedness, Marine Institute partner with College of Engineering for hands-on learning Students in the College of Engineering collaborated with the UGA Office of Emergency Preparedness and Insurance & Claims Management (OEP/ICM) and the UGA Marine Institute (UGAMI) on Sapelo Island on…
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What does resilience look like halfway around the world? Urban infrastructure researchers Alysha Helmrich and Lynn Abdouni explore resilience planning in Doha, Qatar
The concept of resilience can be slippery. Is it about longevity, flexibility, adaptivity? All of the above? Resilience has different definitions across disciplines, space, and time, and researchers at IRIS are figuring out the shape that resilience takes in a new project based over 7000 miles away. This summer, urban infrastructure researchers Alysha Helmrich and…
