Ecology Spring Convocation 2023
May 2023
The Odum School of Ecology Spring 2023 Convocation will take place on Friday, May 12, in the Forestry Building II.
Vallury awarded interdisciplinary ‘pre-seed’ grant
May 2023
Sechindra Vallury, assistant professor and director of policy for the River Basin Center, was awarded a pre-seed grant from UGA’s Office of Research and Office of the Provost. Vallury’s team, one of 12 that received the award, includes Ecology lecturer John Paul Schmidt and faculty from five other schools and colleges.
British Ecological Society announces journal prize winners
Apr 2023
Odum’s Michelle Evans won the British Ecological Society’s Rachel Carson Prize for her article in People and Nature.
Flushed and forgotten: Study finds septic tanks may require more frequent maintenance
Apr 2023
A recent study by Ecology’s Krista Capps shows that younger septic systems—those between two and 10 years old—often exhibited hydraulic issues similar to much older systems.
Byers named UGA Athletic Association Professor
Apr 2023
James E. “Jeb” Byers, a member of the University of Georgia faculty since 2008, has been named a UGA Athletic Association Professor in Ecology.
UGA celebrates winners of 2023 Research Awards
Apr 2023
Andrew K. Davis, animal ecologist and assistant research scientist in the Odum School of Ecology, won the Research Communications Award.
A collection of collections: The expansive world of the Georgia Natural History Museum
Apr 2023
The Georgia Natural History Museum is a hidden wonder on the University of Georgia’s campus. While driving on East Campus Road, you may have spotted the signature great white shark replica adorning
10 students, alumni win NSF Graduate Research Fellowships
Apr 2023
Odum School of Ecology graduate students Matthew J. Pierce and Julia Gul’zira Sharapi, alumna Julia Nicole Weil (BS ’22), and teaching assistant Vanessa Amurao Gremler are among 10 UGA recipients of 2023 National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowships.
Hunter selected as next Odum School of Ecology dean
Mar 2023
Mark Hunter has been named the next dean of the Odum School of Ecology at the University of Georgia.
Capps is one of three UGA faculty members to receive 2023 Russell Awards
Mar 2023
Krista Capps, associate professor in the Odum School of Ecology, was recognized with a Russell Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching, the University of Georgia’s highest early career teaching honor for outstanding and innovative instruction.