BioBlitz brings volunteers to assess biodiversity on Rowen site
Jun 2026
The Odum School partnered with the Rowen Foundation to inventory plant and animal life on a 2,000-acre tract in Gwinnett.
Working Lands for Wildlife joins University of Georgia to expand conservation impact
Jun 2026
A UGA team including the Odum School and RBC will receive more than $8M to aid farmers across the Southeast.
2026 Research Awards
Apr 2026
Ecology’s Jill Anderson and John Drake are recognized with 2026 Research Awards from the University of Georgia.
New paper outlines pathways to equitable flood adaptation
Mar 2026
Krista Capps co-authored a perspective published in Nature Water that underscores how adaptation and mitigation measures to address urban flooding often exacerbate environmental injustices.
Newest round of Presidential Interdisciplinary Seed Grants announced
Mar 2026
Ecology faculty John Drake, Andrew Park, Charles van Rees, Scott Carver and Seth Wenger are members of teams that will be funded by 2025 Presidential Interdisciplinary Seed Grants.
UGA receives $1.5 million from the Moore Foundation to support postdoctoral training
Mar 2026
Jeb Byers is one of eight faculty members chosen to mentor postdoctoral researchers that will strengthen UGA’s research capacity in the natural sciences.
New Odum School scholarship strengthens ties between UGA, Jones Center
Mar 2026
The new Spencer Fellow at Ichauway will fund Odum doctoral students to do research at South Georgia’s Jones Center.
2026 grad student symposium focuses on research
Mar 2026
Daniel J. Becker (PhD ’17) delivered the keynote speech at the 32nd annual Ecology Graduate Student Symposium.
Sánchez tracks interaction between mussels and fish
Feb 2026
Postdoc Irene Sánchez González is fascinated by freshwater mussels.
‘A warmer world might be a sicker world for monarchs’
Jan 2026
A new paper from Odum researchers finds that hotter temperatures make monarchs more vulnerable to parasites.