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River Basin Center hosts Confluence poster event highlighting graduate research in water resources
Thirty graduate students showcased research at a poster session on Friday, October 20, hosted by the UGA River Basin Center. The event, titled Confluence, was the first annual poster session of its kind and featured interdisciplinary work from all over campus that focused on freshwater science and policy. “We were encouraged by the diverse water…
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Booming populations, rich freshwater diversity, and water scarcity: the common challenges of the towns along the I-85 corridor
The towns that line the I-85 corridor from Atlanta to Raleigh have several commonalities: burgeoning populations, reliance on small rivers and tributaries for water supply and waste disposal, and some of the richest freshwater aquatic biodiversity on the planet. However, these commonalities lead to shared problems. Because of their growing populations and limited water supply,…
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Insurance company AXA XL visits UGA in the spirit of interdisciplinary collaboration
With increasingly extreme weather, building resilient communities is a top priority across the nation. However, the factors that make a community or ecosystem resilient are often extremely complex, and require an interdisciplinary approach to understand and cultivate. Further, barriers like public perception of natural infrastructure, how city planners and practitioners value the co-benefits of natural…
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