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The Water Institute of the Gulf welcomes Hugh Roberts as the new Vice President for Engineering bit.ly/2UH3s3s

Thank you Justin Ehrenwerth The Water Institute LouisianaCPRA Pat Forbes #OCD LSU Gov. John Bel Edwards + others for hosting me & @RobZaagman Lisette den Breems in the great City of Baton Rouge our inspiring partnership will progress climate & water action for a safer & secure world t.e2ma.net/share/inbound/…

We can't wait to get started!

Happy Holidays from the entire Institute team.

“last opportunity to create a world w healthy rivers, lakes & wetlands for wildlife, cities & us! Stop treating them like sewers & wastelands. This is the freshwater-biodiversity-decade: New Deal for Nature & People” @david_tickner WWF IUCN IUCN Water and Land Management Team iucn.org/news/water/202…

Gov. John Bel Edwards names the Water Institute of the Gulf as the state’s Coastal Innovation and Collaboration Hub as part of his suite of coastal priorities for the next four years. Read more here bit.ly/38LMWGK and from Gov. office here bit.ly/2HKu1A0

Need a little non-COVID-19 reading? Check out some new Institute co-authored articles that appear in American Beaches Shore and Beach special edition “Deepwater Horizon 10 years later” at bit.ly/39obV2e with summaries here bit.ly/2QNPRYn or at bit.ly/33NL0vz

Come join a great team! Institute is looking for a Data Architect for Environmental Resources. More information and how to apply here. bit.ly/2ya7Gec

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"He didn't convince you by his arguments. He convinced you by his life.” -Andrew Young

A big welcome to Dr. Nate Young, associate director of Iowa Flood Center and research engineer at IIHR–Hydroscience & Engineering (IIHR) at the University of Iowa, who will be joining the Institute in a joint appointment with University of Iowa. Read more bit.ly/2OKt2Dy

Join Texas A&M-Corpus Christi and HRI in congratulating Dr. David Yoskowitz on his appointment as Senior Executive Director. As current Endowed Chair and Associate Director, he will continue HRI's role in multi-disciplinary research and partnerships across the Gulf: bit.ly/2D78V0e

Gov. John Bel Edwards commits to 25-28% emissions cut by 2025, 'net zero' in Louisiana by 2050 nola.com/news/environme… via NOLA.com

Congratulations to Dr. Christine DeMyers, Institute Anthropologist, for her appointment to the Atchafalaya Trace Commission, created to preserve, protect, enhance and develop the historic, cultural, natural, scenic and recreational resources of the Atchafalaya Natl. Heritage Area

Great to visit with Maarten Smits, managing director of Deltares, to discuss our partnership in the U.S. and beyond.

Gov. John Bel Edwards announces MOU between CPRA and several federal agencies for a two-year permitting timeline on the Mid-Barataria Sediment Diversion project. More here bit.ly/2FjRl4J

In Louisiana's Wax Lake Delta, researchers found that more than 8,000 metric tons of CO2 have been buried in the land mass since sediment began settling in the delta in the early '50s. That's the equivalent of trapping the carbon emissions from 6,000 cars.

Here's a video of the Itasca flying!!! Cyndhia R. (she/her) The Water Institute #fieldwork #science

Dale Morris, former senior economist with the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, joins The Water Institute of the Gulf. Read more about this great partnership here bit.ly/2rf0mr1 Dale Morris Deltares