Ecovoice 2024
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Welcome to EcoVoice 2024, the Odum School of Ecology magazine.
IN THIS ISSUE: Features
Cover: Carleisha Hanns brings public education to freshwater conservation, GIS mapping
Scott Carver augments UGA’s network in disease ecology
Students explore infectious disease research through Ecology REU program
Collaboration and coronaviruses: Tamika Lunn brings interdisciplinary approach to disease ecology
Research and News Briefs
Tracking down a honey bee killer
Sonia Altizer named ESA Fellow
Researchers to develop tool to predict measles outbreaks
People are altering decomposition rates in waterways
Gene Rhodes elected AAAS Fellow
A genetic clock can predict lifespan in mammals
Extreme heat hurts monarchs and their parasites
Joro spiders well poised to populate cities
Land use, nutrient conditions contribute to oak decline
Odum faculty Jeb Byers, Craig Osenberg and Amy Rosemond named Athletic Association, Foundation professors
Creating a successful oyster reef breakwater
Students
Remembering Birkley
Odum School creates Student Ambassador program
Ecology undergrads have a large impact in sustainability
Outreach
Green Team connects UGA and middle school students with passion for ecology
Faculty profile
Ecology lecturer Allison Injaian identifies solutions
Staff profile
Academic advisor Misha Boyd helps students find community and strive for sustainability
Alumni
Working at the intersection of policy and research with Brian Watts, BS ’11
Pursuing momentum with Virginia Schutte, PhD ’14
Ecology establishes new Alumni Board of Members
Peter Groffman named ESA president-elect
Katharine Bleau named to 40 Under 40
Development
Wayne Harden gift will support graduate students
The Mack and Tamara Branch family commits to environmental stewardship
Honor Roll of Donors
EcoVoice 2022
Welcome to EcoVoice 2022, the Odum School of Ecology’s annual magazine.
IN THIS ISSUE: Transitions
Odum Students Changing the Landscape
Opening the Door to Discovery: Exploring Undergraduate Ecology Research Opportunities
Postcards from Costa Rica
On the Road—and the River— with the Ecological Problem Solving Class
Research
Disease Ecology Research Briefs
Dogs, Frogs, and Copepods: Model Provides Clues About Guinea Worm Transmission
Precision Conservation Saves Time, Money—and Species
UGA Partnerships Yield Tangible Results in Fighting Floodplain Invasive Species
Nutrients a Larger Factor than Temperature in Colorado Mountain Stream Ecosystems
Climate Change Could Increase Costs of Reproduction in Plants, Study Finds
Joro Spiders Likely to Spread Beyond Georgia
Outreach
EcoReach Grows with Help of Americorps VISTA
Inside the School
Discovery at the River’s Bend
Faculty Profile: John Schacke
Advancing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Ecology
Covich Honored at Joint Aquatic Sciences Meeting
In Memoriam: Gary W. Barrett
Ecovoice 2021
IN THIS ISSUE:
Transitions
Q&A with Interim Dean Sonia Altizer
John L. Gittleman Moves to Faculty Role After 14 Years as Dean
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Action Plan
Features
The Coronavirus Working Group: Tracking the Pandemic and Informing the Fight
Drawdown Georgia: Local Action to Fight Global Climate Change
The First Earth Day at UGA: Toward Balance
Research
Long-term Data Reveal Impact of Barriers and Drought on Migratory Shrimp in Puerto Rico
“Emerge,” New Program to Create Environment of Inclusion in Freshwater Science, Receives NSF Funding
Comprehensive Study Reveals an Unexpected Role of Fire in Longleaf Pine Forests
Evolution of the Fastest Jaws in Nature: Function Before Form in Miniature Trap-Jaw Ants
Researchers Model the Effects of Seasonal Animal Migration on Disease Transmission
Coral Reefs Show “Ecological Memory” and Resilience to Rising Temperatures
Disease Ecology Research Briefs
Researchers Identify Rules for Predicting Climate Change Effects on Host-Parasite Interactions
Outreach
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, UGA form Network for Engineering with Nature
EcoReach Creates Virtual Science Lessons for Kids
Inside the School
Newly Described Fish Species Named in Honor of Bud and Mary Freeman
Awards and Honors
Retirements
Meet Our Newest Faculty
In Memoriam
Alumni News
Honor Roll of Donors
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Ecovoice 2019 EcoVoice 2015
Welcome to EcoVoice 2015, the Odum School of Ecology’s annual magazine.
IN THIS ISSUE: Feature Story: From Wormsloe to the World One of Georgia’s most historically and environmentally significant places is home to innovative interdisciplinary research.
Articles
Ecology of Infectious Diseases
Cancelled Flights
Nutrient Pollution Damages Streams in Ways Previously Unknown
Species Going Extinct 1,000 Times Faster Than in Pre-Human Times
WiSci: Women in Science
UGA Hosts International Conference on Ecology, Evolution of Infectious Diseases
Watershed UGA
Odum School Introduces New Bachelor of Arts Degree in Ecology
Departments
News Briefs
Student Profiles
Odum Lecture: Nancy Grimm
Alumni News
Graduate Student Symposium
Spring Fling
Meet Our Newest Faculty
Inside the School
Honor Roll of Donors
In Print
Download: Ecovoice 2015
EcoVoice 2014
Writer: Beth Gavrilles, [email protected]
Contact: Beth Gavrilles, [email protected]
EcoVoice is back! Find out more about the latest happenings at the Odum School of Ecology.
IN THIS ISSUE: Feature Story: Blue Is the New Green The UGA River Basin Center is meeting Georgia’s water challenges
Articles
Ecosystem Services: Report finds protecting natural areas makes good fiscal sense
Climate Change: As climate and disease links become clearer, study highlights need to forecast future shifts
Coral Reef Ecology in the Caribbean and Pacific
Drought Affects the Carbon Cycle in Georgia Blackwater Rivers
New Model to Assess Fish Passage
Improving Global Conservation Funding
On Cricket Sex and Gender Discrimination in Science: Marlene Zuk speaks at UGA
EcoFocus Film Festival 2014
Departments
Student Profiles
Alumni News
Spring Fling
Faculty Profile
Inside the School
Honor Roll of Donors
In Print
Download: EcoVoice 2014
EcoVoice 2013
Writer: Beth Gavrilles, [email protected]
Contact: Beth Gavrilles, [email protected]
EcoVoice is back! Find out more about the latest happenings at the Odum School of Ecology.
IN THIS ISSUE: Features
A Question of Latitude
Longleaf Pine Ecosystem Recovery
Hotspots and Silver Bullets
Using Social Networks to Fight Disease
Articles
The Ecology of Fear
EcoReach Expands
EcoFocus Film Festival 2013
Symposium Honoring Professor Emeritus Bernard Patten
Spring Fling: Costa R(on)ica!
Departments
Notes from the Dean
Student Profiles
Alumni News
Faculty Profile
Inside the School
Honor Roll of Donors
In Print
Download: EcoVoice 2013
EcoVoice 2012
Writer: Beth Gavrilles, [email protected]
Contact: Beth Gavrilles, [email protected]
EcoVoice 2012 covers events at the Odum School from Spring 2011 to Summer 2012.
IN THIS ISSUE:
Futurity: The Next Five Years and Beyond, by Dean John Gittleman
Mohan Receives NSF Grant to Study “Forests of the Future”
OSE Outreach: RBC Staff, Students Review Southeastern Green Building Programs
OSE Undergraduates: What We’ve Been Up To, by Malavika Rajeev
The Future of UGA Sustainability: The Time is Now, by OSE IDEA Board Chair Rutherford Seydel
Research Spotlight: Unraveling the Ecology and Evolution of Bat Rabies
2012 Graduate Student Symposium, by Kyle McKay and Kimberly Kellett
Ecology Awards
Former Student and Professor Return to UGA Campus for a Seminar Highlighting Their Work
Professor Emeritus Bruce Wallace Honored by Colleagues at NABS Annual Meeting
Alumni News
New Faculty Highlight: ElizabethKing
First Annual Parents and Families Day, by Lee Snelling
Inside the School: Student, Post Doc, Faculty, and Staff News
Professors Appointed to Emeritus Status
2011 Donor Honor Roll
Download: EcoVoice 2012
EcoVoice 2011
Writer: Beth Gavrilles, [email protected]
Contact: Beth Gavrilles, [email protected]
EcoVoice is back! Find out more about the latest happenings at the Odum School of Ecology.
IN THIS ISSUE:
Ecology Responds to Gulf Oil Spill
Ecology Small Grants Fund Grad Student Research
Notes from Dean Gittleman
A World Premiere, U.S. Premiere, and Inspiring Environmental Films from Around the World
Odum School Outreach
Odum School Lives Up to the Legacy: Dr. Eugene Odum is Celebrated through the School’s Green Initiatives
Alumni News
Upcoming Events
Dave Coleman Publishes Big Ecology
Graduate Student Symposium 2011Inside the School: Student News, Post Doc News, Faculty News, and Ecology Awards
In Memoriam: Thelma Richardson
Download: EcoVoice 2011
EcoVoice 2008/2009
Writer: Anisa S. Jimenez, [email protected]
Contact: Anisa S. Jimenez, [email protected]
In the Odum School’s bi-annual newsletter, read more about our environmental film festival, new faculty members, the undergraduate recycling effort, how we’re helping save a not-so-little piece of Ecuador, how the River Basin Center is working to protect coastal areas from global climate change, updates on our Green Building and much more !
IN THIS ISSUE: EcoFocus Film Festival – page 1
Download: EcoVoice Fall 2008/ Winter 2009 .
Ecovoice Spring/ Summer 2008 Odum Update: Fall 2007
