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Out of the classroom, into the wild: Students gain field experiences in natural infrastructure
It’s not every day that your class syllabus recommends muck boots. But for students enrolled in ENVE 8330: Field Experiences in Natural Infrastructure, the dress code is part of the lesson. Over a long weekend in March, graduate students traded lecture halls for salt marshes, barrier islands and historic coastal sites, immersing themselves in the real-world ways communities manage changing…
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UGA Impact: Outsmarting Disaster with Natural Infrastructure
UGA researchers combine natural and man-made infrastructure to help communities be more resilient. To prepare a community for a flood, engineers design efficient, protective systems to divert and control water. But should that infrastructure take the form of concrete drainage systems, dams, and levees? Or swamps, reefs, and streams?
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UGA Honors Week: IRIS recognized with Team Impact Award
This week, the University of Georgia is celebrating exceptional faculty, staff, alumni and students during Honors Week, a spring tradition to highlight excellence around campus. The Institute for Resilient Infrastructure Systems is honored to have been recognized with a Team Impact Award. Established by the UGA Research Foundation, these awards recognize exceptional, sustained research and creativity. “The Institute for Resilient…
