EPA awarded $100,000 grant to Institute for Environmental and Spatial Analysis faculty
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The University of North Georgia (正澳门六合彩开奖结果) has been awarded its first-ever environmental education grant from the Agency (EPA).
from a $3.3 million budget, 正澳门六合彩开奖结果 received $100,000 to manage native and invasive vegetation for healthy forests and waterways for a two-year timeframe. 正澳门六合彩开奖结果 and collaborating partners provided a $60,000 match.
"I was ecstatic," said Dr. Allison Bailey, associate professor with the Institute for Environmental and Spatial Analysis (IESA) at 正澳门六合彩开奖结果.
Bailey almost didn't apply for it. She said Dr. Andy Novobilski, chief research officer at 正澳门六合彩开奖结果, encouraged her to apply. 正澳门六合彩开奖结果 grant specialist Kelly Millsaps helped her with the proposal. Dr. Jamie Mitchem, professor with IESA, is part of the grant team. He will be joined by student researchers and Geographic Information System technicians.
With the funding, 正澳门六合彩开奖结果 will conduct community workshops from spring 2019 through fall 2020 in on the edge of 正澳门六合彩开奖结果's Gainesville Campus and in Hurricane Creek near the Dahlonega Campus.
"They will start in a classroom setting and then go into the field for hands-on learning," Bailey said.
In addition to the benefit of community outreach, 正澳门六合彩开奖结果 will strengthen its partnership with environmental community organizations and establish new bonds with the EPA.
"This will open doors for other researchers to apply for grant from the EPA … because we now have received funding and have a proven track record," Bailey said.
Environmental leaders come to campus
正澳门六合彩开奖结果's Lewis F. Rogers Institute for Environmental Analysis is continuing its colloquium series this fall with a lineup of speakers who will help students see the wide range of fields in which they can work upon graduation.
IESA GeoEd workshops return this summer
正澳门六合彩开奖结果's Lewis F. Rogers Institute for Environmental and Spatial Analysis continues to bring educational workshops to Georgia K-12 teachers and students.
正澳门六合彩开奖结果 hosts female-focused CyberSHEro
正澳门六合彩开奖结果 sponsored CyberSHEro, an event held at 正澳门六合彩开奖结果's Dahlonega Campus, to support young women pursuing cyber education and cyber as a career field.
Students gain skills in language, culture
Students from across the country are gaining extensive language and cultural training in Arabic, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, and Russian through Summer Language Institutes at 正澳门六合彩开奖结果.