Capps is one of three UGA faculty members to receive 2023 Russell Awards

Krista Capps, associate professor in the Odum School of Ecology, was recognized with a Russell Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching, the University of Georgia’s highest early career teaching honor for outstanding and innovative instruction.

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Ecologist finds spider webs strong enough to hold birds

Odum School of Ecology researcher Andy Davis found that Joro spider webs are strong enough to hold birds—a scientific first.

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Snake Island vipers: predator or prey?

Pit vipers, like those on Brazil’s Snake Island, have heat-sensitive organs between their eyes and nostrils that help them locate prey even in total darkness.

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Ecology faculty Rohani and Drake part of Pathogen Genomics Center of Excellence

Odum School of Ecology faculty Pej Rohani and John Drake are part of a University of Georgia team working to strengthen public health response to infectious disease threats and support

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Van Rees takes multidisciplinary approach to research, conservation outreach

Charles van Rees, assistant research scientist at the University of Georgia’s Odum School of Ecology, describes himself as a conservation scientist and naturalist.

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Bartlett brings disease expertise to honey bee research, education

No line of research is too big or small for Lewis Bartlett—literally. From mammoth extinctions to the western honey bee (Apis mellifera), he’s published on a wide range of topics during and since university. 

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Researchers reveal need to examine link between two major environmental threats

A recently published study may guide the future of invasive species and hypoxia research

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Soil pioneer Coleman publishes memoir

University of Georgia Odum School of Ecology emeritus professor David C. Coleman has written a memoir, Rootin’ in the Rhizosphere: Growing up in Ecosystem Ecology.

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Odum School seeks two faculty members in infectious disease dynamics

The Odum School of Ecology is now accepting applications for two tenure-track faculty positions in infectious disease dynamics.

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Vallury joins Odum as assistant professor, River Basin Center as co-director

On August 1, Sechindra Vallury, a researcher in natural resource management and policy with a focus on how institutions can shape water governance and equity outcomes, joined Odum School of Ecology and the River Basin Center.

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