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2025 State Resilience Planning Group Convening draws resilience experts from around the country
On August 26th and 27th, the University of Georgia Institute for Resilient Infrastructure Systems team and partners at Pew Charitable Trusts welcomed the 2025 State Resilience Planning Group Convening to campus for an event that connected state officials and experts from non-profit, academic and federal sectors from around the country. Over the span of two […]
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Protecting Georgia from Disasters Requires State-Led Coordination
New University of Georgia Institute for Resilient Infrastructure Systems report provides steps to make Georgia more resilient ATHENS, GA – When Hurricane Helene swept across Georgia in 2024 and left devastation in its wake–including an estimated $6.4 billion in agricultural and timber losses–it underscored a fine point: that communities are increasingly threatened by natural hazards […]
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Saving Mannington Meadows: Natural Infrastructure Fellow paves the way for wetland restoration
Graduate student Nicholas Austin has spent the last two years compiling a full profile of a once-freshwater wetland in New Jersey. His work is not only a thesis topic for his own Master’s degree, it’s blazing a path for future students to continue working towards the protection of this site. Austin’s graduate research journey began […]
