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S4 E8 – EWN Back to School—Thoughtful Advice for STEAM/STEM Students
As students head back to class, Episode 8 of the EWN Podcast focuses on foundation of EWN—the disciplines of Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics (STEAM/STEM). In several episodes of the podcast, we’ve touched on the importance of encouraging students—the next generation of scientists, engineers, and EWN practitioners. Here we feature some additional discussion from…
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Evolution of Benefits Evaluation and Prioritization of Water Resources Projects
Network for Engineering With Nature partners, The Water Institute of the Gulf, the Institute for Resilient Infrastructure Systems, and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Engineering With Nature initiative teamed up to analyze past and current benefits evaluation approaches to identify practical options for improving federal practice for evaluating the economic, environmental, and social benefits of…
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Upcoming seminar: Modeling Coral Reef Restoration to Reduce Coastal Hazards from Scales of Kilometers to Centimeters
Mark your calendars for an upcoming, in-person seminar with USGS scientist Dr. Curt Storlazzi on November 4th, 2022 at 3 p.m. in STEM 1218! Seminar title: Modeling Coral Reef Restoration to Reduce Coastal Hazards from Scales of Kilometers to Centimeters Talk abstract: Coral reefs are effective natural barriers that protect adjacent coastal communities from hazards such as erosion…
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EWN On the Road Podcast Miniseries
Welcome to the summer feature podcast miniseries—EWN On The Road. As we teased in Episode 5, in this special series, Todd Bridges, Senior Research Scientist for Environmental Science with the US Army Corps of Engineers and the National Lead of the Engineering With Nature® Program, is sharing some highlights of his travels across the country over the past…
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Freshwater reservoir emissions: research feature with Laura Naslund
Photos and story by Olivia Allen In a recent feature on the River Basin Center website, writer Olivia Allen featured Laura Naslund’s work on freshwater reservoir emissions. By 7:45 a.m. on Tuesday, June 21, Laura Naslund had already spent over an hour in a canoe on a little pond on the east side of Athens, Georgia.…
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Join us for brainteasers on Twitter!
We’ve started a fun new tradition! Every Monday, we’ll post a natural infrastructure-related brainteaser, and every Wednesday, we’ll post the answer! Can you figure out the answer to the riddle below?
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N-EWN Researchers Team Up with The Nature Conservancy to protect Georgia’s coast
Story by Stacia Pelletier | Contact: Matt Bilskie New interdisciplinary pilot program explores funding salt marsh preservation and recovery How much is a salt marsh worth? That’s one of the questions the University of Georgia and The Nature Conservancy will try to answer as they launch a pilot study funded by Georgia Sea Grant to determine the socioeconomic value of salt marsh ecosystems in Georgia. …
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Introducing the EWN On The Road Feature Podcast
Welcome to Episode 5! Today we’re kicking off the summer season with a road trip! Host Sarah Thorne is joined by Todd Bridges, Senior Research Scientist for Environmental Science with the US Army Corps of Engineers and the National Lead of the Engineering With Nature® Program to talk about a new podcast mini-series. Over the past…
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Special Session Invitation: 2022 American Geophysical Union
The 2022 American Geophysical Union (AGU) Fall meeting is being held December 12-16 in Chicago, IL. My colleagues and I are hosting a session (161288) in the Natural Hazards section titled “Implementation Natural- and Nature-based Features: The Nexus of Flood Protection & Biodiversity. Session Summary We invite presentations of current research, engineering development, and implementation of…