Wormsloe Fellows to study invasive, threatened species along Georgia’s coast
Jul 2025
Doctoral student Daniel Gilley was awarded a Wormsloe Fellowship to continue his research on the foraging patterns of honeybees.
A dire response
Jul 2025
Ecology alumna Beth Shapiro (BS/MS ’99), chief science officer for Colossal Biosciences, helped clone the extinct dire wolf.
Rainbow parrotfish may be behind coral bleaching in part of the Florida Keys
Jul 2025
New research by Bill Fitt reveals that more than 1 in 3 corals in Buttonwood Sound frequented by parrotfish were bleached.
Mosquitos are more than a nuisance
Jul 2025
A two-year study found high mosquito numbers in some Atlanta neighborhoods, showing how mosquitos can thrive in human-made environments.
Endangered minnow rallies conservationists in race to save laurel dace
Jul 2025
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.
New study shows alligators aren’t all that’s lurking in Georgia’s swamps
Jun 2025
New research from Jeb Byers, Ben Parrott and Kristen Zemaitis (MS ’23) uncovers increased levels of mercury in the state’s swamps.
Grad student conducts research to understand—and protect—the Tapir Valley tree frog
May 2025
Valeria Aspinall saw the first female Tapir Valley tree frog in 2020. The tiny, critically endangered frog exists only in a 20-acre wetland in Costa Rica.
What’s in a name: Consumers prefer purified water to recycled or reused water (even though they’re the same thing)
May 2025
New research from Megan Hopson (PhD ’22) puts a dollar value on consumers’ preference for purified water over reused or recycled water.
Building Byte-odiversity: UGA scholars convene in workshop on AI tools for conservation
May 2025
UGA researchers including Ecology faculty are exploring how new technologies like artificial intelligence (AI) could boost efforts to protect species and restore habitats in the future.
A minority can influence whole group to change, study finds
May 2025
Ants are hardwired to accept just one queen or multiple queens, but a minority can change the way others behave, an Odum School researcher found.