UGA researchers to leverage AI, remote sensing for NASA-funded conservation project
Nov 2023
In a NASA grant project focused on levee setbacks, UGA scientists are filling a critical gap in biodiversity benefit assessment for USACE.
Thompson to lead new Land Conservation Clinic
Aug 2023
Steffney R. Thompson will lead the School of Law’s new Land Conservation Clinic (a refocused version of the Environmental Practicum). The clinic will be an interdisciplinary collaboration between the law school and Odum School of Ecology working at the nexus of law, science and policy to support and expand conservation efforts across Georgia and the Southeast.
Undergraduate service-learning: Odum students changing the landscape
Oct 2022
If you stepped into the Ecology courtyard this summer, you may have noticed some new additions: Philadelphia fleabane, golden Alexander, blue-eyed grass, and mealycup sage are just some of the
If students can’t get to the coast, UGA brings the coast to them
Aug 2022
Diane Klement, AB ’20, is one of the educators at the UGA Marine Education Center & Aquarium on Skidaway Island leading hands-on programs for kids.
A Day in the Life of a Pond: Measuring Small-Reservoir Emissions to Inform Infrastructure Decisions
Jul 2022
PhD student Laura Naslund is studying emissions from small reservoirs to understand their environmental impact.
Through the lens of a bird nerd
May 2022
Self-proclaimed “Bird Nerd” Asst. Prof. Richard Hall regularly posts images of the birds he photographs in his own backyard.
EcoReach Grows with help of Americorps VISTA
Apr 2022
The Odum School of Ecology’s student-run environmental outreach program, EcoReach, is working with its first ever AmeriCorps VISTA member.
Precision conservation saves time, money–and species
Mar 2022
UGA researchers are working with GDOT on a precision conservation project to better protect species while reducing transportation infrastructure costs.
Odum School and River Basin Center seek Public Relations and Media Specialist
Mar 2022
The Odum School of Ecology and UGA River Basin Center are searching for a Public Relations and Media Specialist.
Into the woods: Class workdays teach students about invasive plants
Mar 2022
Ecology students, led by Asst. Prof. Richard Hall, spent two workdays removing invasive plants to restore conditions in Oconee Forest Park.