Wenger named Athletic Association Professor in Ecology
Mar 2026
Seth Wenger, ecology professor and director of the River Basin Center, has been named a University of Georgia Athletic Association Professor.
Odum faculty Rhodes named 2026 University Professor
Feb 2026
Gene Rhodes, who also directs the Savannah River Ecology Lab, was recognized for his extraordinary impact on the UGA.
Drake named BES Fellow
Jan 2026
Regents’ Professor John Drake was named a Fellow of the British Ecological Society.
UGA’s Finn Walsh named a 2026 Marshall Scholar
Dec 2025
Walsh conducts research in infectious diseases with faculty mentor Andrew Park.
Rhodes to receive 2025 Fred C. Davison Distinguished Scientist Award
Dec 2025
SREL’s director was honored by Citizens for Nuclear Technology Awareness for his decades-long record of scientific excellence, transformative leadership, and service to the research community.
Graduate School honors six outstanding alumni
Oct 2025
Matthew Bonds (PhD ’06) is named winner of a 2025 Alumni of Distinction Award.
Locke earns Master’s Fellow Award
Sep 2025
Ecology grad student Devon Locke received the Graduate School’s Master’s Fellows Award.
Spencer, Butler Fellowships awarded to new Odum grad students
Sep 2025
Two master’s students and one Ph.D. student join the Odum School of Ecology with fellowships.
2025 UGA Presidential Graduate Fellow Award
Sep 2025
Ecology grad students Karin Ebey and Katherine McFerrin earned UGA’s most prestigious fellowship award for incoming doctoral students.
Byers named Martha Odum Professor
Aug 2025
Jeb Byers is the second Ecology faculty member to be named the Martha Odum Distinguished Professor of Ecology.