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IRIS Field Course serves as a model for natural infrastructure education
What’s the best way to learn about interdisciplinary topics? A new Institute for Resilient Infrastructure Systems publication, “Assessing outcomes of a field-oriented course in natural infrastructure,” helps to answer that question. The publication, which was recently published in the International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, highlighted how experiential learning can improve student understanding and skills. […]
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Reflecting on Resilience: Q&A with Haley Selsor, IRIS Research Professional
We’re very proud to announce the recent graduation of PhD student Haley Selsor, who successfully defended her dissertation on flood risk and equity in the Athens area in early summer. To celebrate her successful defense, we sat down with her to learn about how she got to this point in her education, what surprised her […]
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Ask IRIS: What’s in Your Emergency Kit?
Do you know what to do when disaster strikes? Few people know exactly how to respond when faced with a hurricane, long-term power outage or sudden pandemic. Even those who have experienced these events in the past might not be ready to face them again tomorrow. According to FEMA’s 2024 National Household Survey on Disaster […]
