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2024 John Spencer River Run

A poster shows a blue river and yellow shoe design. The poster reads: John Kyle Spencer River Run 5k & Nature Walk

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.

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

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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.

2023 Upper Oconee Science and Policy Summit

An image of the Oconee Wildlife Management Area, GDNR

The Upper Oconee Science and Policy Summit will be held 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2023 at the UGA Special Collections Library. The event is hosted by The Upper Oconee Watershed Network and sponsored by the UGA River Basin Center, UGA Office of Sustainability, Athens-Clarke County Stormwater Management Program and the Athens-Clarke […]

University units collaborate to host Climate and Water Research Slam

Phillip Bumpers presents his research wearing sandals, jeans, and a white collared shirt. A screen displays the image of a stream and text. Above the screen in black and red lettering reads the words Innovation District.

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 […]

Climate and Water Research Slam

Save the date: Climate and Water Research Slam – Thursday, May 12 1:00-5:00 The River Basin Center, the Georgia Initiative for Climate and Society, and the Office of Sustainability have joined forces for a climate and water “research slam” — a series of five-minute lightning talks by faculty and students on climate OR water (or both) […]

Third Wednesday Game Night with Dr. Karen Bareford

Last week Dr. Karen Bareford, the National Sea Grant and Water Resources Lead, delivered a Third Wednesday talk on the water resource efforts of the Sea Grant Network and its key partners, as well as the publicly available National Water Model. Afterwards, she presented the new Watershed Game: Coast Model, an engagement tool allowing players […]

Mark your calendar: John Spencer 5k!

The OSE Graduate Student Organization is organizing the 4th Annual 5K run/walk to honor John Spencer and to have an opportunity to come together to remember our friend and colleague.