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Director Brian Bledsoe featured by Pew Trusts: How the University of Georgia Champions Nature’s Ability to Reduce Climate Impacts
Originally published here by the Pew Charitable Trusts. When most people hear “infrastructure,” they picture roads, buildings, and other human-made structures. But experts at the University of Georgia’s Institute for Resilient Infrastructure Systems (IRIS) also use the term to describe natural features that offer direct and indirect benefits to communities and ecosystems, from forests to […]
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Adaptation at a crossroads: Socially uneven adoptions of agricultural technologies in rural India
Communities around the world are beginning to feel the impacts of climate change, including increasing temperatures, sea level rise, and intensifying storms. Many are taking action through lifestyle changes and new technologies that can help mitigate environmental issues on small scales. However, for these individual-level changes to make an impact, many people need to implement […]
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Shepherd receives National Academies award for science communications
J. Marshall Shepherd, Georgia Athletic Association Distinguished Professor of Atmospheric Sciences and Geography in the University of Georgia Franklin College of Arts and Sciences, was the top prize winner in the National Academies’ Research Scientist: Later Career category of its Schmidt Awards. The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine recently revealed the 2024 recipients of the Eric and Wendy Schmidt Awards for Excellence…
