UGA’s Michael Skibsted named 2025 Udall Scholar
May 2025
Ecology undergrad Michael Skibsted earns a Udall Scholarship.
Three UGA undergraduates awarded Goldwater Scholarship
Apr 2025
Ecology student Anderson Smith is named a 2025 Goldwater Scholar.
Three UGA faculty members receive 2025 Russell Awards
Mar 2025
Alex Strauss receives a Richard B. Russell Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching, the university’s highest early career teaching honor.
UGA faculty named SEC Academic Leadership Development Program Fellows
Sep 2024
Ecology’s Pej Rohani is one of four UGA faculty members named Fellows of the Southeastern Conference Academic Leadership Development Program.
Capps, Ardoin named 2024-25 Research Faculty Fellows
Sep 2024
Associate professor Krista Capps is one of four UGA faculty members named Office of Research Faculty Fellows, a mentorship program designed to prepare faculty for future leadership roles.
Altizer named 2024 Ecological Society of America Fellow
Jun 2024
Sonia Altizer, the Martha Odum Distinguished Professor of Ecology, was named a 2024 Fellow by the Ecological Society of America.
2024 Research Awards
May 2024
Jeb Byers is named Distinguished Research Professor, a distinction awarded to senior faculty members who are internationally recognized for their innovative body of work and its transformational impact on their field.
Odum alum Peter Groffman (PhD ’84) elected president of the Ecological Society of America
Jan 2024
Microbial ecologist Peter Groffman (PhD ’84), a graduate of the University of Georgia Odum School of Ecology, has been elected the 2025 president of the Ecological Society of America, the nation’s largest organization of professional ecologists.
Odum faculty named Athletic Association and Foundation Professors
Jan 2024
Two faculty in the Odum School of Ecology have been recognized with named professorships based on their long-standing commitments to excellence in research, education and service at UGA. Craig Osenberg
Teaching Academy announces 16 new members
Dec 2023
The UGA Teaching Academy inducted 16 new members on Nov. 9, including Odum School of Ecology’s Krista Capps.