Dean’s Corner, March 2023
Mar 2023
With the first day of spring just around the corner, and with ample rains this past month, UGA’s campus is blooming. From redbuds and cherry blossoms to dogwoods and bottlebrush,
Renowned ecologist Ivette Perfecto to deliver 2023 Odum Lecture
Mar 2023
Renowned ecologist Ivette Perfecto will deliver the 37th Odum Lecture April 4, titled “Food Systems at a Crossroads: Producing Food and Conserving our Planet.”
Ecologist finds spider webs strong enough to hold birds
Feb 2023
Odum School of Ecology researcher Andy Davis found that Joro spider webs are strong enough to hold birds—a scientific first.
Snake Island vipers: predator or prey?
Feb 2023
Pit vipers, like those on Brazil’s Snake Island, have heat-sensitive organs between their eyes and nostrils that help them locate prey even in total darkness.
Dean’s Corner, January 2023
Jan 2023
Happy 238th Birthday UGA! On Jan. 27, the University of Georgia marked the anniversary of its founding in 1785 with a Founders Day celebration on the Tate Plaza, hosted by
Research takes center stage at Graduate Student Symposium
Jan 2023
About 100 people attended the 29th annual Ecology Graduate Student Symposium, held Jan. 27-28 at the Odum School of Ecology. GSS offered more than 20 presentations, undergraduate student posters and
UGA graduate student brings public education to freshwater conservation, GIS mapping
Jan 2023
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
2023 Ecology Graduate Student Symposium is Jan. 27-28
Jan 2023
The 29th annual Odum School of Ecology Graduate Student Symposium will be held Jan. 27-28 in the Ecology building auditorium and online. GSS 2023 is free and open to all.
Ecology faculty Rohani and Drake part of Pathogen Genomics Center of Excellence
Jan 2023
Odum School of Ecology faculty Pej Rohani and John Drake are part of a University of Georgia team working to strengthen public health response to infectious disease threats and support
Waning vaccine protection leads to resurgent mumps
Jan 2023
In recent years, mumps has had a resurgence in multiple countries. Now, new research by University of Georgia scientists reveals that the cause is likely a gradual waning of vaccine-derived