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Five photos in a grid showing headshots of the winners of the 2025 John Spencer research grants. Top row: Emily Chalfin, Kuhelika Ghosh, Monika Giri. Second row: Mackenzi Hallmark, Alyssa Quan.

2025 Spencer Research Grants Awarded to Six

Athens, Ga. – Six graduate student affiliates of the River Basin Center have been named recipients of John Spencer research grants for 2025. This year’s awards will provide a total of $10,000 to support a range of projects that contribute to water sustainability and resilience across the southeastern United States and beyond.
Cupped hands held above a rushing stream.

World Water Day 2025: Delivering safe water resources to all

Few resources are as vital as water. But as human activity continues to shape urban rivers, that refreshing dip in the stream, summer kayaking trip, or glass of ice water can be harder to achieve. This is why every year, on March 22, we observe World Water Day: a tradition started by

UGA graduate student connects conservation and agriculture

Something “clicked” for Mackenzi Hallmark while doing fieldwork in northwest Georgia. The current Odum School of Ecology graduate student and 2024 James E. Butler Fellow was measuring water quality in the Etowah and Conasauga rivers, part of her role as a research technician for the school’s River Basin Center (RBC). She became

Upcoming Events

Apr 9
Ecology Seminar Series: Sonia Altizer

10:20 am

Ecology Building Ecology Auditorium (Room 201)

Apr 11
River Basin Center Lunch Conversation: Sechindra Vallury

12:00 pm

River Basin Center Conference Room

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