Tag: education

  • Out of the classroom, into the wild: Students gain field experiences in natural infrastructure

    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 sites, immersing themselves in the […]

  • Students reimagine retired school buildings to revitalize Georgia small towns

    Students reimagine retired school buildings to revitalize Georgia small towns

    What do you do with an empty building? These students want to give vacant spaces new life. A crew of engineering and landscape architecture students in last fall’s Sustainable Buildings Design course had a unique final project: designing new futures for disused school buildings. These adaptive re-use projects focused on retired elementary schools in Tennille […]

  • Meet the IRIS students graduating this semester!

    Meet the IRIS students graduating this semester!

    Friday, December 12 is the University of Georgia’s official convocation day for Fall 2025 graduates, and we’re proud to congratulate a number of students, including four of our Natural Infrastructure Fellows, as part of the graduating class! Elizabeth Collins, College of Engineering Advisor: Dr. Brock Woodson had the greatest impact on me during my time […]