A collection of collections: The expansive world of the Georgia Natural History Museum

The Georgia Natural History Museum is a hidden wonder on the University of Georgia’s campus. While driving on East Campus Road, you may have spotted the signature great white shark replica adorning

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Hunter selected as next Odum School of Ecology dean

Mark Hunter has been named the next dean of the Odum School of Ecology at the University of Georgia.

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Executive assistant keeps the school on track behind the scenes

When Leslie Sitz graduated from the University of Georgia with a degree in history, she never thought she would find herself back on campus.

“I had a long journey [to get] here. I worked in lots of different places, lots of different organizations and had different experiences,” she said.

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UGA graduate student brings public education to freshwater conservation, GIS mapping

It’s fitting that Carleisha Hanns grew up to be a cartographer—her early life spanned continents. She was born in Belgium and raised in Tennessee by military parents who lived and

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Q&A with Melissa Lee, development and alumni relations coordinator

Meet Melissa Lee, the Odum School of Ecology’s new development and alumni relations coordinator.

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UGA graduate student pursues environmental justice in freshwater science

For Jasmine Longmire, ecological justice feels personal.  During her junior year at Georgia Gwinnett College, she experienced a kidney failure that changed how she views her health—and her purpose. She

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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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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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Training wheels

Allyson Mann, new communications director at the University of Georgia’s Odum School of Ecology, ponders how to replace someone who’s irreplaceable.

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