Tag: research

  • Van Rees illuminates path toward a more biodiverse future

    Van Rees illuminates path toward a more biodiverse future

    Polls show the public widely supports protecting biodiversity, but how we get there—or even what a biodiverse future looks like—isn’t as clear. A new paper led by Odum School of Ecology assistant professor Charles van Rees is helping to chart a path to restoring and saving biodiversity, much like how carbon credits quantify success in […]

  • IRIS Year in Review: 25 Papers for 2025

    IRIS Year in Review: 25 Papers for 2025

    2025 has been an eventful year for IRIS! As part of our annual, end-of-year tradition we’ve collected 25 papers from across 2025 (ordered by publication month) that showcase our unique interdisciplinary focus. The Institute for Resilient Infrastructure Systems was chartered by the University of Georgia in late 2016. If you’d like to join us in […]

  • Saving Mannington Meadows: Natural Infrastructure Fellow paves the way for wetland restoration

    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 […]