UGA’s Lipp Named Georgia Power Professor
Oct 2023
University of Georgia College of Public Health professor and Odum courtesy faculty Erin Lipp has been appointed to the Georgia Power Professorship in Environmental Health Science.
Hunter, Altizer named Odum chair and professor
Sep 2023
Dean Mark Hunter has been named the Eugene Odum Chair in Ecology, and Sonia Altizer has been named the Martha Odum Distinguished Professor in Ecology at the University of Georgia’s Odum School of Ecology.
New AI tool will help survey, protect coral reefs
Aug 2023
University of Georgia ecologist Jim Porter has received funding to create an artificial intelligence tool expected to greatly improve mapping of coral reefs and lead to significant advancements in underwater 3D measurements—information that will aid efforts to help these reefs survive.
Land use, nutrient conditions contribute to oak decline
Aug 2023
New research led by the Odum School of Ecology’s Nina Wurzburger sheds light, for the first time, on how land-use disturbance and nutrient conditions play a role in the decline of oak forests. The most promising strategy to address this decline is reduced cutting.
Conservation, freshwater ecosystems, tropical ecology: Pringle’s contributions to the Odum School of Ecology
May 2023
Catherine Pringle’s path to freshwater ecosystem ecology was a sure one. “From childhood, I’ve been fascinated by nature, spending hours poking around in streams and creeks as a kid,” she
Flushed and forgotten: Study finds septic tanks may require more frequent maintenance
Apr 2023
A recent study by Ecology’s Krista Capps shows that younger septic systems—those between two and 10 years old—often exhibited hydraulic issues similar to much older systems.
Byers named UGA Athletic Association Professor
Apr 2023
James E. “Jeb” Byers, a member of the University of Georgia faculty since 2008, has been named a UGA Athletic Association Professor in Ecology.
UGA celebrates winners of 2023 Research Awards
Apr 2023
Andrew K. Davis, animal ecologist and assistant research scientist in the Odum School of Ecology, won the Research Communications Award.
A collection of collections: The expansive world of the Georgia Natural History Museum
Apr 2023
The Georgia Natural History Museum is a hidden wonder on the University of Georgia’s campus. While driving on East Campus Road, you may have spotted the signature great white shark replica adorning
Hunter selected as next Odum School of Ecology dean
Mar 2023
Mark Hunter has been named the next dean of the Odum School of Ecology at the University of Georgia.