Understanding and being able to predict fluvial processes is one of the biggest challenges for hydraulics and environmental engineers, hydrologists and other scientists interested in preserving and restoring the diverse functions of rivers. The interactions among flow, turbulence, vegetation, macroinvertebrates and other organisms, as well as the transport and retention of particulate matter, have important consequences on the ecological health of rivers. Managing rivers in an ecologically...

Passion is the spark. Strategy is the loom. Integrity is the thread.Most people enter the world of advocacy by accident-driven by a personal crisis, a systemic injustice, or a heartbreaking diagnosis. They lead with raw passion, only to find themselves exhausted by bureaucracy, stalled by partisan gridlock, and ultimately burned out before reaching the finish line.When Lesa Brackbill's daughter, Tori, was diagnosed with Krabbe disease, Lesa didn't just want...