UGA ecologists document two new species of bass
Sep 2025
Bartram’s and Altamaha bass are now officially distinct species, thanks to research led by Bud Freeman.
RBC affiliate brings wastewater professionals together to talk septic
Jul 2025
Wastewater experts joined Krista Capps to examine issues surrounding Georgia’s decentralized, aging and poorly maintained wastewater infrastructure.
Endangered minnow rallies conservationists in race to save laurel dace
Jul 2025
Odum School graduate students Christian Swartzbaugh and Mackenzi Hallmark are working with the Tennessee Aquarium and local residents to save an endangered minnow that only lives in a few streams in southeastern Tennessee.
New study shows alligators aren’t all that’s lurking in Georgia’s swamps
Jun 2025
New research from Jeb Byers, Ben Parrott and Kristen Zemaitis (MS ’23) uncovers increased levels of mercury in the state’s swamps.
Finding where freshwater shrimp fit into the food web
Apr 2025
Grad student and Spencer Fellow Justin Jimawo is studying Eastern grass shrimp to understand how they fit into the food web.
Clinic combines law and science to protect land
Dec 2024
The Odum School partnered with the School of Law to create UGA’s Land Conservation Clinic, which takes a cross-disciplinary approach to land conservation.
People are altering decomposition rates in waterways
May 2024
New research published in Science by Krista Capps and J.P. Schmidt reveals that humans may be accelerating decomposition of organic matter in waterways, which could exacerbate greenhouse gas emissions and threaten biodiversity.
What it takes to create a successful oyster reef breakwater
Feb 2024
Jeb Byers, Meigs Distinguished Teaching Professor of Ecology, recently coauthored a publication on oyster reef breakwaters, a form of natural infrastructure.
UGA researchers to leverage AI, remote sensing for NASA-funded conservation project
Nov 2023
In a NASA grant project focused on levee setbacks, UGA scientists are filling a critical gap in biodiversity benefit assessment for USACE.
Parts of Clean Water Act not effective in controlling nutrient pollution
Nov 2023
Congress passed the Clean Water Act in 1972. It remains the guiding legislation for regulating America’s water quality. But new research from the University of Georgia suggests parts of it may not be working. The study found that Clean Water Act regulations haven’t significantly reduced the amount of nonpoint source nutrient pollution in America’s waterways.