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.
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.
Patten to deliver “Nonagenarian Ecologist” Lecture April 1
Mar 2021
Bernard C. Patten, Regents’ Professor Emeritus in the UGA Odum School of Ecology, will give the “Nonagenarian Ecologist” Lecture Apr. 1, 2021.
Opinion: Preparing Now for the Next Great Pandemic
Feb 2021
In a letter to the editor of the Wall Street Journal, Dean John L. Gittleman urges global surveillance on the origins of viral transmission.
Unusual flu season linked to more transmissible strain
Feb 2021
The unusual 2019-2020 flu season in the U.S. was driven largely by a new, more transmissible strain of Type B influenza.
Opinion: Act now to prevent overwhelming hospitals
Jan 2021
Prof. John Drake and ER Dr. Jonathan Davis urge action to slow the spread of COVID-19 to prevent overwhelming Georgia’s hospitals.
Altizer one of 4 UGA faculty members named AAAS Fellows
Nov 2020
Odum School of Ecology professor Sonia Altizer has been named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).