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Natural Infrastructure Recognized in American Society of Civil Engineers’ Report Card for America’s Infrastructure
We’re excited by the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)’s announcement that natural infrastructure is recognized as a key solution for building resilience and raising the grade across all infrastructure sectors in the ASCE Report Card for America’s Infrastructure!
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March 9th: Scott Pippin and Shana Jones to Present New Paper at Climate Change Symposium
On March 9th, Scott Pippin and Shana Jones will be presenting a new paper, Stabilizing the Edge: Southeastern and Mid-Atlantic Shorescapes Facing Sea-Level Rise, at Columbia Law School’s annual Climate Change Symposium. An article also will appear in the Columbia Journal of Environmental Law in the spring. In the article, the researchers analyze ocean-facing and estuarine protection laws…
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Researcher Spotlight! Meet Kyle McKay
Your name: Kyle McKay Your job title: Research Civil Engineer Tell us a bit about your job: I am a research civil engineer for the Environmental Laboratory of the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center. Although our labs are in Mississippi, I am stationed in New York City to collaborate with the USACE New…
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N-EWN member Dr. Marshall Shepherd elected to National Academy of Engineering
(Athens, GA) We’re proud to announce that N-EWN member Dr. Marshall Shepherd has been elected to the National Academy of Engineering, one of the highest professional honors that can be accorded to an engineer. Shepherd, who is Director of the Atmospheric Sciences Program in the Department of Geography and a Georgia Athletic Association Distinguished Professor,…
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Growing the Team
The Water Institute of the Gulf Joins the Network for Engineering With Nature® (Athens, Georgia) This January, the Network for Engineering With Nature added a new member to the team: The Water Institute of the Gulf (the Water Institute) will join the University of Georgia’s Institute for Resilient Infrastructure Systems (IRIS) and the U.S. Army…
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EWN® celebrates its 10-year anniversary!
As a part of recognizing the 10th anniversary of the Engineering With Nature® initiative, the Engineering With Nature® team developed two new videos that feature some of our collaborators and partners across the country and around the world, providing their greetings and thoughts about EWN®, now and in the future. Both the short version video (2…
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Three new post-doc positions!
Interested in joining the N-EWN team? Check out these positions! Postdoctoral Research Associate AD: Biodiversity within Nature-Based Solutions Status: Posted Posting Number: G/R10504P Posting Quick Link: http://www.ugajobsearch.com/postings/175566 Search Committee: Seth Winger (Chair), Brian Bledsoe, and Virginia Talati (Pending HR Approval) Postdoctoral Research Associate AD: Economic Aspects of Nature-Based Solutions Status: Posted Posting Number: G/R10506P Posting Quick Link: http://www.ugajobsearch.com/postings/175612 Search…
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We’re hiring!
We’re seeking a postdoctoral researcher to join the N-EWN team, as part of the College of Engineering at the University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia. The candidate will work on a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-funded project: the Engineering With Nature Initiative. Candidates should have a doctoral degree from an accredited institution in civil or environmental…
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Network for Engineering With Nature (N-EWN) Collaboration
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).