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Hurricanes, Sea Level Rise and Water Policy: River Basin Center hosts Climate and Water Research Slam
On the afternoon of Friday, April 19, the UGA River Basin Center hosted a Climate and Water Research Slam, which included lightning talks from 30 faculty and student researchers. All topics related to water and climate change were welcome, and speakers included lawyers, engineers, ecologists, social scientists and a large number of graduate students. The […]
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New report: Embracing biodiversity in coastal infrastructure
How can coastal infrastructure safeguard- or even enhance- biodiversity? A research team from the US Army Corps of Engineers Engineer Research and Development Center (USACE ERDC) and the University of Georgia’s Institute for Resilient Infrastructure Systems (UGA IRIS) recently published a new technical report titled “Embracing Biodiversity on Engineered Coastal Infrastructure through Structured Decision-Making and […]
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Graduate students visit Jekyll Island to learn about coastal infrastructure
Who says field trips stop after high school? Last week, IRIS graduate students studying coastal resilience and environmental engineering traveled to Jekyll Island, Georgia. The group met with conservation researchers and practitioners at the Georgia Sea Turtle Center, Jekyll Island Authority and the Georgia Department of Natural Resources Coastal Resource Division (DNR-CRD). Led by Professor […]
