Tag: River Basin Center

  • Ensuring success for green agriculture technology– and the people who use it

    Ensuring success for green agriculture technology– and the people who use it

    Across the globe, new technologies are transforming the way we farm.  From smart irrigation systems to genetically improved seeds, these innovations promise a future where agriculture is both profitable and sustainable. Programs around the world from nonprofit organizations, such as the Gates Foundation and World Bank, are pitching them as win-win solutions for farmers and the planet–but are they really…

  • UGA River Basin Center: Gaur studies soils as an ecosystem

    UGA River Basin Center: Gaur studies soils as an ecosystem

    Gaur works in the Crop and Soil Sciences Department of the University of Georgia’s College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, but her degrees all are in engineering. 

  • IRIS Students shine at annual Confluence Poster Contest

    IRIS Students shine at annual Confluence Poster Contest

    On Friday, November 14, the University of Georgia’s River Basin Center hosted their third annual poster contest, showcasing work on all things water resources.  Graduate students from across campus were invited to share their work at the Special Collections Library on UGA’s campus. Topics from the full range of water research were welcome, from policy to infrastructure to conservation. For…