Grad student assesses alligators’ exposure to contaminants
River Basin Center student affiliate Laura Kojima was 15 years old the first time she held an alligator. The California native and Mexican American had decided to visit New Orleans in lieu of having a quinceañera. Now, Kojima assesses alligators’ exposure to contaminants.
Affiliate Duncan Elkins named 2022-23 Service Learning Fellow
Affiliate Duncan Elkins, Warnell lecturer, was named a 2022-23 Service Learning Fellow.
Affiliates featured in essays, news
River Basin Center affiliates keep busy—something journalists and writers have noticed. From creative nonfiction essays to research profiles, several recently published pieces feature RBC scientists.
Alumni, students, water equity experts gather for River Basin Center Policy Symposium and Celebration
From Sept. 16 to 17, over 100 people gathered in person and online to hear from experts in water policy, to celebrate the career of Laurie Fowler—former River Basin Center director of policy—and to brainstorm the future of UGA’s Environmental Practicum. Na’Taki Osborne Jelks of Spelman College, Linda Mendez-Barrientos of the University of Denver and […]
Burning questions: The mysteries of pyrogenic carbon and the effects of prescribed fire on soil
When you think of a forest on fire, you aren’t usually thinking about what’s happening in the soil- but graduate student Ali Moss is. The Spencer Research Grant winner and Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources student’s research investigates the relationship between prescribed fire and carbon cycling, specifically studying an organic material known as […]
Leaky infrastructure driving antibiotic resistant pathogens in local waters
Could your old septic tank be driving a growth in antimicrobial resistant bacteria? It’s possible, say the authors of a University of Georgia study that identified aging sewer lines and septic systems as the primary drivers of antibiotic resistant bacteria contamination in their samples. This finding flips the script on the assumption that agriculture runoff […]
Part 2: On the Road—and the River—with the Ecological Problem Solving Class
Agriculture, economics and aquariums—pieces of the puzzle To travel through southwestern Georgia is to travel through the state’s agricultural hub. As soon as the growing season begins, center pivot irrigation systems roll methodically through sprawling fields, looking like the world’s largest sprinklers. Farming is a physical presence there. By the time the Ecological Problem Solving […]
Rasmussen, Jackson offer expertise in documentary series
The Weather Channel featured Todd Rasmussen, River Basin Center affiliate and Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources professor, in its series, “The Earth Unlocked,” a segment that explores the power of water, volcanoes, desserts and hurricanes. The eight-episode series concluded in July. Catch the trailer—and hear Rasmussen discuss his area of research, hydrology—here. Rhett […]
Lake sturgeon may spawn in Georgia again
Research led by Martin Hamel, River Basin Center affiliate and Associate Professor at Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources, indicates that lake sturgeon may be reproducing in Georgia again for the first time in about five decades. The story, originally written by Kristen Morales for Warnell’s site, has since been reported nationally by the […]
Part 1: On the Road—and the River—with the Ecological Problem Solving Class
Odum’s Ecological Problem Solving course travelled through the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin to receive a whirlwind introduction to problem solving at the intersection of science, society and policy.