Tag: River Basin Center

  • Capps named SFS vice president for 2027

    Capps named SFS vice president for 2027

    Krista Capps, the associate director of the River Basin Center and an associate professor at Odum School of Ecology, was named the vice president of the Society for Freshwater Science (SFS) at the group’s 2026 annual meeting in May in Spokane, Washington.

  • Working Lands for Wildlife joins University of Georgia to expand conservation impact

    Working Lands for Wildlife joins University of Georgia to expand conservation impact

    The University of Georgia will receive $8.8 million over three years to help farmers restore streams and rivers on their land through the Working Lands for Wildlife’s Southern Waters Framework. Three colleges — the Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources, the Odum School of Ecology and the College of Engineering — will join with two UGA centers — the River Basin Center and the Institute for Resilient…

  • Climate & Water Research Slam spans array of topics

    Climate & Water Research Slam spans array of topics

    Researchers honed their science communications skills on March 20 by distilling complex, innovative work to just five minutes in the 2026 Climate & Water Research Slam. Over two dozen faculty, graduate students and guests from across campus came together to give lightning talks on an array of water and climate topics: tiny endangered frogs, massive hurricanes, water sustainability on UGA’s…