Supporting Policy in the Face of Sea Level Rise
Katie Hill, an affiliate of UGA’s River Basin Center and research professional in the Planning and Environmental Services unit at the Carl Vinson Institute of Government at the University of Georgia is investigating how communities can adapt to sea level rise and climate change challenges.
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers partners with University of Georgia to form the Network for Engineering With Nature
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) and University of Georgia (UGA) recently announced a partnership that connects the interdisciplinary expertise of UGA’s Institute for Resilient Infrastructure Systems (IRIS), with the vast on-the-ground experience of USACE’s Engineering With Nature® (EWN®) Initiative to form the Network for Engineering With Nature (N-EWN). Through this partnership and a […]
Tennessee Aquarium and UGA’s River Basin Center to Host Pioneering Workshop Addressing Freshwater Microplastic Pollution
Writer: Casey Phillips Chattanooga, Tenn. (Sept. 10, 2020) – It is the inevitable destiny of all water that falls on land to eventually return to the sea. And like an enthusiastic tourist, it can’t help but pick up souvenirs along the way, whether it’s dirt, fertilizers or — as many scientists now suspect — plastic. […]
OP-ED: WATER EXPERTS DECRY ROLLBACKS OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTIONS
Originally posted on the Odum School of Ecology’s website, written by Beth Gavrilles: An op-ed by aquatic scientists and policy experts decrying rollbacks of environmental protections appeared in the Aug. 31 edition of The Hill. The authors, including Amy Rosemond of the Odum School, recently published a policy forum on the same topic in Science earlier this month.
UPPER OCONEE SCIENCE AND POLICY SUMMIT
In partnership with the Upper Oconee Watershed Network, the UGA River Basin Center, UGA Office of Sustainability, ACC Stormwater, and ACC Water Conservation will host the third biennial Upper Oconee Watershed Policy Summit. “Exploring the Intersection of Science and Policy in the Upper Oconee Watershed” will occur on Friday September 25, 2020. This will be a virtual […]
Staff spotlight: Phillip Bumpers
From wading into streams to crunching numbers on datasets, Phillip Bumpers, the River Basin Center’s research coordinator, has dedicated his career to furthering human understanding of the complex freshwater ecosystems in Southeastern streams and rivers.
The Role of Freshwater Crabs in Neotropical Streams
Freshwater crabs play an important role in the breakdown of nutrients from natural materials that fall into streams, but few studies have looked into exactly how their relationships with other detritivores and the leaf litter itself impacts ecosystems. River Basin Center graduate student Carol Yang shed light on these relationships in neotropical streams in two […]
Jump in to SFS Summer of Science!
In lieu of the in-person annual meeting, SFS is hosting a Summer of Science! With summer as our guide, we hope you will adopt appropriate attire at home or in media presentations – in other words, bright colors, beach imagery, and sunglasses are encouraged! Please note that you must be a current member of SFS to participate. […]
The UGA River Basin Center John Spencer Research Grant Program 2020
The UGA River Basin Center announces the 2020 call for proposals for John Spencer Research Grants to graduate students.
RBC Graduate Student Shishir Rao Featured in Nature inFocus
River Basin Center graduate student Shishir Rao’s research was recently feature in Nature inFocus, as part of the Save Every Drop Series.