Dean’s Corner, November 2022
Nov 2022
November brings us to the home stretch of the fall semester, and is a time of reflection and change. Exams and term papers are ramping up, the weather is taking
Odum School welcomes inaugural Student Ambassadors
Nov 2022
The Odum School of Ecology’s new Student Ambassadors help host events, assist with campus visits, and provide insight into the student experience.
Grad student assesses alligators’ exposure to contaminants
Oct 2022
University of Georgia graduate student Laura Kojima is examining the levels of chemical contaminants found in alligator tail muscle, as well as assessing the concerns for contaminant exposure associated with the hunting and consumption of alligators.
Dean’s Corner, October 2022
Oct 2022
The fall semester is in full swing here in the Odum School of Ecology, showcasing a number of exciting activities and events. Following student orientation and Ecology’s annual faculty retreat
Postcards from Costa Rica
Oct 2022
The Odum School’s semester-long Tropical Ecology study away program brings undergraduates to Costa Rica for an intensive 12 weeks to experience what the syllabus describes as “one of the most
Opening the door to discovery: Exploring undergraduate ecology research opportunities
Oct 2022
Chances are that you’ve heard about research by ecology undergraduate Benjamin Frick, AB ’23. With faculty mentor Andy Davis, Frick coauthored a paper about Joro spiders that was published in
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
Part 3: On the Road—and the River—with the Ecological Problem Solving Class
Sep 2022
Biodiversity, Conservation, and Recreation on the Flint The last week of Maymester 2022’s Field Program in Ecological Problem Solving heavily featured the Flint River, which cuts through the western half
Part 2: On the Road—and the River—with the Ecological Problem Solving Class
Aug 2022
No course built around water sharing and water policy would be complete without an agricultural component. Between visits to Albany State University’s Water Planning and Policy Center and UGA’s Stripling Irrigation Research Park, students in the Field Program in Ecological Problem Solving class learned about the relationship between farming and water.
Part 1: On the road—and the river—with the Ecological Problem Solving Class
Aug 2022
Odum’s Ecological Problem Solving class travelled through the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin to receive a whirlwind introduction to problem solving at the intersection of science, society and policy.