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Toilets, taboos and turning waste into a valuable resource

December 9, 2022December 20, 2022

Hayley Joyell Smith is on a mission to stop wasting waste. A doctoral candidate in the Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources and River Basin Center affiliate, Smith serves as a geosciences educator and the board director of PHLUSH—a nationwide nonprofit that advocates for sanitation justice, public toilet availability and ecological systems that restore … Continue reading Toilets, taboos and turning waste into a valuable resource

Researchers reveal need to examine link between two major environmental threats

December 1, 2022December 1, 2022

There is a critical need to explore two of the biggest environmental threats—invasive species and hypoxia, or low levels of oxygen dissolved in a body of water—side-by-side, according to a new literature review conducted by affiliate Jeb Byers.

Van Rees takes multidisciplinary approach to research, conservation outreach

November 22, 2022December 1, 2022

Affiliate Charles van Rees, assistant research scientist at the UGA Odum School of Ecology, describes himself as a conservation scientist and naturalist. “I’m not just interested in doing science,” he said. “I want to specifically apply scientific research to promote conservation action and impact.”

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Affiliates collaborate on Tybee Island natural infrastructure plan

November 21, 2022November 21, 2022

Several River Basin Center affiliates collaborated on a natural infrastructure plan to address flooding on Tybee Island, including Alfie Vick, Jon Calabria, Daniel Buhr and Haley Selsor.

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What it means to be a researcher: Water science and community connections in rural Brazil

November 14, 2022November 16, 20221 Comment

Plenty of scientists leave their comfort zone for research, but few relocate to another continent— anthropology graduate student Cydney Seigerman has done it twice. In 2014, they worked as a Fulbright Teaching Assistant in Madrid, Spain. Today, they live in the small city of Quixeramobim in Ceará, Brazil, and have been working there since August … Continue reading What it means to be a researcher: Water science and community connections in rural Brazil

Mussel conservation video released

November 9, 2022November 9, 2022

The Georgia Department of Resources Wildlife Division just released an educational video on its mussel conservation projects throughout the state. “If you love the rivers, you’ve got to love the mussels,” said Ani Escobar, an aquatic biologist with whom the River Basin Center collaborates. Escobar works for the Wildlife Resources Division primarily in the Coosa … Continue reading Mussel conservation video released

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Wilde presents on invasive plant hydrilla

November 2, 2022November 2, 2022

Everybody hates an uninvited guest. Affiliate Susan Wilde recently spoke to a group of Adirondack conservationists, managers and researchers about the the invasive plant hydrilla. The aquatic species is making its way toward the Adirondacks and hosts a cyanobacterium toxic to eagles and other wildlife. Wilde described the cyanobacterium and neurotoxin several years ago, calling … Continue reading Wilde presents on invasive plant hydrilla

Grad student assesses alligators’ exposure to contaminants

October 26, 2022December 8, 2022

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

October 19, 2022October 19, 2022

Affiliate Duncan Elkins, Warnell lecturer, was named a 2022-23 Service Learning Fellow.

Affiliates featured in essays, news

October 5, 2022October 5, 2022

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. Scott Connelly, lecturer and graduate program faculty at the Odum School of Ecology was featured in UGA Today in a piece written by Beth Gavrilles. College of Public Health highlighted … Continue reading Affiliates featured in essays, news

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