Call for proposals: 2024 John Spencer Research Grants
The UGA River Basin Center announces the annual call for proposals for John Spencer Research Grants to graduate students.
Affiliates awarded Presidential Interdisciplinary Seed Grants
RBC affiliate and Carl Vinson Institute of Government Associate Director Shana Jones is leading a New Frontiers project, one track of the Presidential Interdisciplinary Seed Grant Program, that establishes UGA as a testbed for electric vehicle implementation and to inform both academic and applied research by establishing EV adoption and infrastructure on campus. Several other affiliates—including Marshall Shepherd, Brian Bledsoe, and Mark Risse—led or were members of 2023 Seed Grant projects.
Magnifying impact: UGA seeding formation of broad research teams
Affiliate Brian Bledsoe and his team were recognized in an Office of Research feature.
Q&A with RBC intern Ellis Goud
Meet intern Ellis Goud, a third-year student pursuing a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism and a Bachelor of Arts in Ecology.
UGA environmental law professor tackles complex climate issues
Water has always been an undercurrent in Adam Orford’s life and career, and the attorney now serves as UGA’s environmental law professor.
2024 John Spencer River Run
Please join us for the 8th Annual John K. Spencer Memorial 5K Run & Walk at 8 a.m., Feb. 10, 2024, starting at the Odum School of Ecology.
Teaching Academy announces 16 new members
The UGA Teaching Academy inducted 16 new members on Nov. 9, including Associate Director Krista Capps.
Garing awarded NSF MRI grant to bring a micro-CT at UGA
Dr. Charlotte Garing has been awarded a grant of $1,177,779 from the Major Research Instrument program of the National Science Foundation.
Bledsoe, private sector leaders gather for Summit on Nature-Based Solutions
UGA’s IRIS hosted its first Industry Summit on Nature-based Solutions. IRIS director and RBC affiliate Brian Bledsoe participated. The Summit brought together over 100 leaders from across fifty private sector organizations to identify the challenges and opportunities in advancing the development of nature-based solutions to support resilient communities.
UGA researchers to leverage AI, remote sensing for NASA-funded conservation project
In a grant project focused on levee setbacks, UGA scientists are filling a critical gap in biodiversity benefit assessment for USACE.