Faculty hiring initiative will boost UGA’s strength in infectious disease dynamics
Oct 2021
A new hiring initiative at UGA will add 8 new faculty positions in the area of AI, data science and infectious disease dynamics.
Seven decades of environmental research at Savannah River Ecology Lab
Aug 2021
The Savannah River Ecology Laboratory was first envisioned by Eugene Odum, who received funding for a baseline biological inventory in 1951.
UGA launches major hiring initiative in data science, AI
Aug 2021
UGA is making a significant investment in faculty with expertise in using big data to address some of society’s most urgent challenges, including in the area of infectious diseases.
Q & A with Incoming Interim Dean Sonia Altizer
Jun 2021
Q & A with Georgia Athletic Association Prof. Sonia Altizer, who will start her new role as interim dean of the Odum School on July 1, 2021.
Odum School presents awards at virtual 2021 Spring Fling
Apr 2021
The Odum School honored students, faculty, postdocs and staff at the 2021 Spring Fling virtual awards celebration aboard the “S.S. Odum.”
UGA to establish national NIH-funded center to fight flu
Apr 2021
The National Institutes of Health has awarded UGA a contract to establish the Center for Influenza Disease and Emergence Research.
New fish species named in honor of UGA ecologists
Apr 2021
A newly discovered fish species, Percina freemanorum, has been named in honor of UGA ecologists Mary and Byron “Bud” Freeman.
Sonia Altizer named interim dean of UGA’s Odum School of Ecology
Apr 2021
Sonia Altizer, Georgia Athletic Association Professor of Ecology, has been named interim dean of the Odum School of Ecology, effective July 1, 2021.
“Emerge,” new program to create environment of inclusion in freshwater science, receives NSF funding
Apr 2021
“Emerge” is a new NSF-funded program from the Society for Freshwater Science to promote diversity and inclusion in STEM.
UGA professor, alumnus are among 2021 ESA Fellows
Mar 2021
UGA professor Pejman Rohani and alumnus Shuijin Hu were elected Fellows of the Ecological Society of America in 2021.