RBC Affiliates Team up to Rescue Species From Extinction
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Researchers from the Tennessee Aquarium Conservation institute (TNACI), in collaboration with the River Basin Center and the US Fish and Wildlife Service, conducted a rescue over the summer of the […]
A genetic clock can predict lifespan in mammals, UGA’s SREL research suggests
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RBC Affiliate Benjamin Parrott, an Associate Professor at the Savannah River Ecology Lab, have gained new insight into the phenomenon of epigenetic drift, a “clock” within an animal’s DNA that determines its rate of aging. The study has the ability to significantly affect aging research.
The Ever-Shifting River
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John Spencer Grant recipient and National Geographic Explorer Anuja Mital works to understand how turtles move across the dynamic Brahmaputra River valley.
Study: People are altering decomposition rates in waterways
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A new study co-authored by RBC Associate Director Krista Capps and Affiliate J.P. Schmidt gathered data from 550 rivers across 40 countries and found that human intervention increases the rate of decomposition of plant matter, depriving freshwater life of food at a faster rate than usual, as well as potentially exacerbating climate change.
Imperiled frogs are dying off at alarming rates. Here’s what researchers know.
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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.
RBC affiliates team up to explore federal freshwater policy
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All scientific research is collaborative, but this group of River Basin Center affiliates exemplified why interdisciplinary work is so important- with compelling results for freshwater policy. The Odum School of Ecology’s Rosemond Lab teamed up with policy experts to evaluate the efficacy of policies to reduce nutrient pollution.
2023 John Spencer Research Grant recipients announced
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The River Basin Center is proud to announce that Fabiola Lopez Avila, Carolyn Cummins and Shishir Rao have been awarded John Spencer Research Grants for 2023. Lopez Avila, who is […]
Q&A with RBC intern Gabriel Stephenson
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Gabriel Stephenson is a first-year student pursuing a Bachelor of Arts in Ecology and a minor in Film Studies. He’s working as a communications intern for the River Basin Center this semester and is excited to be a part of this community!
UGA graduate student pursues environmental justice in freshwater science
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For Jasmine Longmire, ecological justice feels personal. During her junior year at Georgia Gwinnett College, she experienced a kidney failure that changed how she views her health—and her purpose. She […]
Burning questions: The mysteries of pyrogenic carbon and the effects of prescribed fire on soil
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When you think of a forest on fire, you aren’t usually thinking about what’s happening in the soil- but graduate student Ali Moss is. The Spencer Research Grant winner and […]