Great Commitments: Sounding The Alarm
Jan 2020
UGA disease ecologist John Drake is working to predict the next outbreak.
Rohani named Regents’ Professor
Jan 2020
Pejman Rohani is one of two faculty members from the University of Georgia named Regents’ Professors for research that is recognized both nationally and internationally as innovative and pace-setting.
Pringle named UGA Women’s Leadership Fellow
Jan 2020
Distinguished Research Professor Catherine Pringle is one of nine University of Georgia faculty and administrators named to the 2019-2020 class of the university’s Women’s Leadership Fellows Program.
Laurie Fowler: Pioneering Georgia’s environmental law
Dec 2019
As a lawyer, educator and policy maker, Laurie Fowler, the director of policy for the River Basin Center, has had an impact on Georgia’s students and ecosystems that extends through decades.
Gibbons honored by Southeastern Outdoor Press Association
Nov 2019
Prof. Emeritus Whit Gibbons was honored by the Southeastern Outdoor Press Association in October. Gibbons received the 2019 Sharon Ruston Award, which recognizes the best communication work related to mentoring
Focus on Faculty: John R. Schramski, PhD ’06
Oct 2019
Ecology alumnus John R. Schramski, PhD ’06, is an associate professor in the College of Engineering with a courtesy appointment in the Odum School. He teaches courses that are technically rigorous but also contextually broad across many scientific disciplines in their applications.
Focus on Faculty: Pejman Rohani
Oct 2019
Pejman Rohani, UGA Athletic Association Professor in the Odum School of Ecology and the College of Veterinary Medicine, mentors students and conducts research that explores how infectious diseases spread and evolve.
Porter testifies about the loss of coral reefs
Jun 2019
James W. Porter, Josiah Meigs Distinguished Professor of Ecology, Emeritus, at the University of Georgia, testified before the U.S. House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology in Washington, D.C. about the loss of coral reefs.
Rosemond is new president of Society for Freshwater Science
May 2019
Amy Rosemond, a professor in the UGA Odum School of Ecology, is the new president of the Society for Freshwater Science.
New book explores ecological consequences of warming soils
Apr 2019
A new textbook edited by UGA ecologist Jacqueline Mohan provides a comprehensive look at how plants, animals, microbes and their physical environment respond to warming soils.