Rohani named UGA Athletic Association Professor
Jan 2019
Four faculty members have been named University of Georgia Athletic Association Professors in recognition of their extraordinary records of scholarship, instruction and outreach.
Odum School hosts fall 2018 convocation
Dec 2018
Dec. 7, 2018 The University of Georgia Odum School of Ecology recognized eleven graduates on Dec. 7, 2018, at convocation exercises in Athens. Recent graduate Anya Brown, who received her
Odum School, SREL mourn the loss of Rebecca Sharitz
Nov 2018
Rebecca Sharitz, former professor of plant biology and senior research ecologist at the University of Georgia’s Savannah River Ecology Laboratory, died Oct. 20 at her home in Aiken, South Carolina.
When do (and don’t) parasitized animals suffer from poor body condition?
Oct 2018
Many studies assessing the body condition of infected animals find unexpected host-parasite relationships, and the design of such studies can affect their results, according to new research from the University of Georgia Odum School of Ecology.
Dr. Stephanie Yarnell-Mac Grory, BS ’06, named to UGA 40 Under 40
Sep 2018
Ecology alumna Dr. Stephanie Yarnell-MacGrory was named to UGA 40 Under 40 class of 2018 by the UGA Alumni Association.
Lucy Weeks King: Ecologist for life
Sep 2018
Lucy Weeks King, who received her bachelor of science degree in zoology in 1956, shares her experiences as an early student of ecology.
Turtle Species Decline May Impact Environments Worldwide
Sep 2018
Approximately 61 percent of the world’s 356 turtle species are threatened or already extinct, and the decline could have ecological consequences.
UGA climbs in U.S. News & World Report rankings
Sep 2018
UGA jumped three spots to No. 13 in the U.S. News & World Report 2019 ranking of best public national universities, with the Odum School singled out as one of UGA’s unique offerings.
Giving tortoises a ‘head start’
Sep 2018
Research from the University of Georgia indicates that head-starting—raising a species in captivity and releasing it into a protected habitat after it has grown large enough to be less vulnerable to predators—is a useful intervention for boosting the state’s gopher tortoise population.
Migrating monarch butterflies that mix with year-round residents have higher rates of parasite infection
Aug 2018
A study led by ecologists at the University of Georgia has found evidence that migrating monarch butterflies may be risking exposure to high levels of disease at sites where some monarchs no longer migrate but instead breed year-round on patches of an exotic garden plant.