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 […]
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.
2024 John Spencer Research Grant Recipients Announced
The River Basin center is proud to announce that Christian Swartzbaugh, Kwaku Asiedu, Michael Baker, Bryson Hilburn, Anuja Mital, Luciana Iannone Tarcha and Laura Naslund have been awarded John Spencer Research Grants for 2024. Swartzbaugh, a PhD student at Odum, received funding to continue his research on minnows, an oft-overlooked species that plays a key […]
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.
Call for Abstracts | Confluence: UGA Water Science And Policy Poster Symposium
The River Basin Center invites UGA graduate students who are conducting water science or policy research in any field to participate in a poster contest, Confluence: UGA Water Science & Policy Poster Symposium. The contest and following social will be held from 3 to 5 p.m. Oct. 20 at the UGA Special Collections Library, Banquet Room 285.
Imperiled frogs are dying off at alarming rates. Here’s what researchers know.
As the longleaf pine ecosystem becomes smaller and wildlife populations become more isolated, amphibians face many challenges. Among these are disease and habitat fragmentation, which are more relevant now than ever. Since April of this year, frogs that rely on these wetlands have been dying at alarming rates in some regions. The amphibian infection and mortality event appears to be widespread, according to University of Georgia researchers and their collaborators.
Wilde awarded 2023 Creative Research Medal
Affiliate Susan Wilde was awarded a Creative Research medal. The university established the Creative Research Medals in 1980 to recognize a distinct and exceptional research or creative project, performed by a mid-career faculty member, with extraordinary impact and significance to the field of study.
Affiliates collaborate on Tybee Island natural infrastructure plan
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.
University units collaborate to host Climate and Water Research Slam
Great minds don’t necessarily think alike—and the River Basin Center feels that’s valuable. That’s why it partnered with The Office of Sustainability and the Georgia Initiative for Climate and Society to host the Climate and Water Research Slam on May 12, 1 to 5 p.m. Twenty-two speakers—including lawyers, engineers, ecologists and social scientists—from organizations across […]
New position available: Communications Coordinator
This position will serve as public relations professional for the Odum School of Ecology (OSE) while assisting in communications for the UGA River Basin Center (RBC). For the OSE, the employee will produce written, visual and multimedia content to tell the Odum School story, including press releases, features, and social media posts about Odum research, teaching, outreach, events, […]