University of Georgia, Spelman College and Georgia Gwinnett College to study knowledge community’s watershed health

The Odum School is part of an interdisciplinary research project focused on sustainable watershed development at a 2,000-acre site along Highway 316 in Gwinnett County, Georgia.

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Yes, killer bees are back. No, you shouldn’t panic.

Lewis Bartlett provides insight on the return of Africanized or “killer” bees.

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Ecology professor explores how and why forests change

Nina Wurzburger investigates forests from below.

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Scientists identify high viral loads, mite resistance as key factors in recent honey bee losses

Lewis Bartlett discusses the causes and impacts of the unprecedented 2024-25 honey bee losses.

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Wormsloe Fellows to study invasive, threatened species along Georgia’s coast

Doctoral student Daniel Gilley was awarded a Wormsloe Fellowship to continue his research on the foraging patterns of honeybees.

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A dire response

Ecology alumna Beth Shapiro (BS/MS ’99), chief science officer for Colossal Biosciences, helped clone the extinct dire wolf.

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Rainbow parrotfish may be behind coral bleaching in part of the Florida Keys

New research by Bill Fitt reveals that more than 1 in 3 corals in Buttonwood Sound frequented by parrotfish were bleached.

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Mosquitos are more than a nuisance

A two-year study found high mosquito numbers in some Atlanta neighborhoods, showing how mosquitos can thrive in human-made environments.

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Endangered minnow rallies conservationists in race to save laurel dace

Odum School graduate students Christian Swartzbaugh and Mackenzi Hallmark are working with the Tennessee Aquarium and local residents to save an endangered minnow that only lives in a few streams in southeastern Tennessee.

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New study shows alligators aren’t all that’s lurking in Georgia’s swamps

New research from Jeb Byers, Ben Parrott and Kristen Zemaitis (MS ’23) uncovers increased levels of mercury in the state’s swamps.

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