Ed Stowe

Are stream restoration projects working for fish? Not long-term, new research finds.

River Basins of Georgia

RBC launches River Basins of Georgia Resource

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Imperiled frogs are dying off at alarming rates. Here’s what researchers know.

Learn about the River Basin Center

The River Basin Center connects freshwater science to management and policy. Although affiliated with the Odum School of Ecology, it is known for an interdisciplinary approach; its members are drawn from units across the University of Georgia.

River Basin Center faculty, staff and students work on aquatic management issues around the globe, but the center maintains an emphasis on the southeastern US.

UpComing Events

Oct 3

Ecology Seminar Series: Michael Smith

4:00 pm

Ecology Building Ecology Auditorium (Room 201)

Oct 10

Ecology Seminar Series: Jason Fridley

4:00 pm

Ecology Building Ecology Auditorium (Room 201)

Oct 11

Conservation Seminar: Shafkat Khan

1:50 pm

Ecology Building Auditorium, Ecology 201

Oct 17

Ecology Seminar Series: Shuo Chen

4:00 pm

Ecology Building Ecology Auditorium (Room 201)

Oct 18

Conservation Seminar: Shan Cammack

1:50 pm

Ecology Building Auditorium, Ecology 201

Recent News

UGA’s Lipp named Georgia Power Professor

October 3, 2023

College of Public Health professor and affiliate Erin Lipp has been appointed to the Georgia Power Professorship in Environmental Health Science. The professorship was created, with support from Georgia Power Company, to recognize excellence in environmental health science research and mentorship.

Paulsen: Administrator, confidante, artist

September 18, 2023

In May of 2023, Wendy Paulsen retired from UGA, stepping down from her long-time position as office manager of the River Basin Center.

‘People are also part of this ecosystem’: Rao studies impact of hydropower on human, ecological systems

September 12, 2023

When small hydroelectric projects began dotting the rivers of the Western Ghats, a strip of mountains that runs parallel to the west coast of Peninsular India, Odum and Integrative Conservation (ICON) graduate student Shishir Rao pivoted from a career in IT to study their impact.

Contact us

Due to Covid, please contact UGARiverbasincenter@uga.edu with questions instead of calling the front desk.

Front desk: 706-583-0463

Our location:
203 D. W. Brooks Drive, Athens, GA 30602
However, RBC members have offices across the University of Georgia campus.

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