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Featured in AJC: Can a historic Black community beat climate change?
Institute for Resilient Infrastructure Systems (IRIS) affiliate Brock Woodson was featured in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution as part of a collaborative project that seeks to save Sapelo Island’s historic community, Hogg Hummock, from a growing threat: rising seas. Last year, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration awarded a $2.8 million grant to the community and partners […]
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Proactive Peaches: IRIS’s Georgia Resilience Planning Work featured by The Pew Charitable Trusts
This spring, the Institute for Resilient Infrastructure Systems hosted a statewide gathering of Georgia’s local governments, industry partners, utility companies, regional commissions, conservation organizations and more. The goal: a comprehensive plan to build a more resilient Georgia. The work was particularly informed by the severe damage across eastern Georgia caused by Hurricane Helene in fall […]
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Upcoming IRIS grad student starts with a splash: welcoming Amber Lopez!
We’re thrilled to welcome Amber Lopez, who will be joining the Institute for Resilient Infrastructure Systems this fall as a graduate student working toward her Master’s Degree. As part of her recruitment to the University of Georgia, Lopez was awarded a Graduate Fellowship Award, which will cover one year of her funding. Lopez also received […]
