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Bledsoe, private sector leaders gather for Summit on Nature-Based Solutions

Cheryth France
November 13, 2023

UGA's IRIS hosted its first Industry Summit on Nature-based Solutions. IRIS director and RBC affiliate Brian Bledsoe participated. The Summit brought together over 100 leaders from across fifty private sector organizations to identify the challenges and opportunities in advancing the development of nature-based solutions to support resilient communities.

Seeds for the future: Hydrologist Todd Rasmussen to retire after three decades with UGA

Cheryth France
November 6, 2023

To Todd Rasmussen, teaching has never been secondary to research. Many of his former students now hold positions in federal, state and private sectors, making a difference in various water-related disciplines, and these professionals are his proudest contribution to his field.

Confluence poster event highlights graduate research

Cheryth France
November 3, 2023

UGA’s Lipp named Georgia Power Professor

Cheryth France
October 3, 2023

College of Public Health professor and affiliate Erin Lipp has been appointed to the Georgia Power Professorship in Environmental Health Science. The professorship was created, with support from Georgia Power Company, to recognize excellence in environmental health science research and mentorship.

Paulsen: Administrator, confidante, artist

Cheryth France
September 18, 2023

In May of 2023, Wendy Paulsen retired from UGA, stepping down from her long-time position as office manager of the River Basin Center.

RBC affiliates contribute to ‘Nature-Based Solutions for Biodiversity’

Cheryth France
September 7, 2023

A team from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the University of Georgia recently published "Nature-Based Solutions for Biodiversity," a handbook that uses landscape architecture renderings to demonstrate how communities can use nature-based solutions to protect their communities while promoting biodiversity.

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