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How do dunes change over time? New methodologies can tell us
It is a well known phenomenon that sand shifts: from the sand flowing in an hourglass to eroding beaches, time, gravity and friction make it difficult to predict how anything composed of sand will change over time. However, understanding how dunes–the great, sandy, protectors of the coast–might change in response to different conditions is a matter of importance to coastal…
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New Resilient Futures Podcast: Building Resilience in Medicine with Human Wellbeing
On this show, we usually focus on structural resilience- but what about the resilience of our personal wellbeing? This year, the University of Georgia opened our brand new School of Medicine, and some of the experts joining the School’s Office of Personalized Health and Well-being joined us to talk about resilience in a different light: stronger, more strategic medical education…
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Creative, Collaborative, Community Solutions
Transforming the systems that manage flood risk is challenging even in the best circumstances. In places facing overlapping disasters, political conflict and fragmented institutions, it can be even more daunting. A team of researchers, government officials and nonprofit leaders is tackling that challenge by bringing together people and perspectives. The Río Piedras watershed, encompassing nearly all of urban San Juan,…
