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.
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.
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.
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.
Catherine Pringle, Distinguished Research Professor in the Odum School of Ecology, was elected a Fellow of the Ecological Society of America, and alumna Erin Mordecai, BS ’07, was named an Early Career Fellow.
Ecosystem ecologist Nina Wurzburger studies how forests respond to disturbances like fire, disease and land use change.
Alan Covich, a professor in the Odum School of Ecology at the University of Georgia, has been named a Fellow of the Society for Freshwater Science in recognition of his contributions to stream ecology.
James E. “Jeb” Byers has been named the sole research and comprehensive university recipient of the Felton Jenkins Jr. Hall of Fame Faculty Award, which recognizes a faculty member with a strong commitment to teaching and student success.
Pertussis: Epidemiology, Immunology, and Evolution, a new textbook co-edited by the University of Georgia’s Pejman Rohani, UGA Athletic Association Professor of Ecology and Infectious Diseases, brings together current research from multiple disciplines to shed light on the resurgence of this deadly disease.
Courtney Murdock, an assistant professor with a joint appointment in the College of Veterinary Medicine and the Odum School of Ecology, studies the transmission of mosquito-borne diseases to inform predictions