Clinic Combines Law and Science to Protect Land
When the idea of a clinic bringing ecology and law students together to serve as support for land conservation efforts was introduced, there wasn’t anything like it. Science and policy are inextricably linked, but there aren’t many other programs like Steffney Thompson’s Land Conservation Clinic at UGA’s School of Law. “I think this particular clinic […]
RBC Announces Winners for Second Annual Confluence Poster Contest
On Friday, Oct. 18, the River Basin Center hosted its second annual water science and policy poster symposium, Confluence, at the Richard B. Russell Special Collections Library. This year featured 29 posters from graduate students across disciplines, including the College of Engineering, Odum School of Ecology, Warnell School of Forestry & Natural Resources, College of Agriculture & Environmental Sciences, Crop and Soil Sciences, Agriculture Leadership, Education & Communication, Agricultural and Applied Economics, College of Environment and Design, Institute for Resilient Infrastructure Systems, Departments of Geology, Geography and Anthropology.
CyanoTRACKER Partnering on Algal Blooms Across the U.S.
RBC Affiliate, Professor and Associate Head of the Department of Geography and the Director of the Small Satellite Research Lab Deepak Mishra has begun large-scale field studies with the CyanoTRACKER Project. Mishra is the P.I. of the project, which uses a combination of community reports, remote sensing data and imaging to identify harmful cyanobacteria in bodies of water.
‘We Need to Emerge!’ : SFS Program Fosters Diversity in Freshwater Science
RBC affiliate and Odum School of Ecology Foundation professor Amy Rosemond started the Emerge Program five years ago, with of increasing diversity in freshwater science. The program has since sent its students across the globe in the name of adventure, science, and inclusivity.
RBC Affiliates Team up to Rescue Species From Extinction
This summer, researchers from the River Basin Center assisted the Tennessee Aquarium Conservation Institute (TNACI) in rescuing one of the last populations of the Laurel Dace, an endangered minnow species, from a drying stream in Tennessee. The rescue, conducted in collaboration with the US Fish and Wildlife Service, has since attracted media attention from multiple Chattanooga news outlets as well as Pattrn, an affiliate of The Weather Channel that covers climate change and conservation.
RBC Welcomes New Spencer and Butler Fellows
The River Basin Center has named Justin Jimawo and Valeria Aspinall this year’s Spencer Fellows, and Mackenzi Hallmark this year’s Butler Fellow. The John Spencer Fellowship was created by family and friends to honor the legacy of the late John Spencer, a graduate student at the Odum School of Ecology. The Butler Fellowship was established by James E. Butler, Jr., a Columbus attorney who gifted $1 million to what was then the Institute of Ecology in 2006.
New publication: Spatial planning to maximize levee setback co-benefits
A new study authored by RBC affiliate Charles Van Rees was published in WIREs Water, discussing ways to maximize the benefits of levee setbacks, a form of natural infrastructure that allows for more effective conservation of riverine ecosystems.
Restoring Mannington Meadows: Wetland researchers take a field trip to New Jersey
RBC Affiliate Rhett Jackson collaborated with number of conservation organizations, including The Nature Conservancy and NOAA, to chart a path forward for the continuing restoration of Mannington Meadows, a heavily eroded New Jersey wetland that serves as critical habitat for many bird species, including bald eagles.
A genetic clock can predict lifespan in mammals, UGA’s SREL research suggests
RBC Affiliate Benjamin Parrott, an Associate Professor at the Savannah River Ecology Lab, have gained new insight into the phenomenon of epigenetic drift, a “clock” within an animal’s DNA that determines its rate of aging. The study has the ability to significantly affect aging research.
The Ever-Shifting River
John Spencer Grant recipient and National Geographic Explorer Anuja Mital works to understand how turtles move across the dynamic Brahmaputra River valley.