Ecology faculty Rohani and Drake part of Pathogen Genomics Center of Excellence

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

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Waning vaccine protection leads to resurgent mumps

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

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Odum School Convocation honors fall and summer 2022 graduates

The Odum School of Ecology celebrated fall 2022 graduation with a convocation ceremony and reception for graduates and their friends and families on Dec. 16 in the ecology auditorium.

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Q&A with Melissa Lee, development and alumni relations coordinator

Meet Melissa Lee, the Odum School of Ecology’s new development and alumni relations coordinator.

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Reception to celebrate new book exploring the power of parasites

The Odum School of Ecology will host a reception Jan. 6 to celebrate Animal Behavior and Parasitism, a new book edited by faculty members Sonia Altizer, Vanessa Ezenwa and Richard

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UGA graduate student pursues environmental justice in freshwater science

For Jasmine Longmire, ecological justice feels personal.  During her junior year at Georgia Gwinnett College, she experienced a kidney failure that changed how she views her health—and her purpose. She

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Dean’s Corner, November 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

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Odum School welcomes inaugural Student Ambassadors

The Odum School of Ecology’s new Student Ambassadors help host events, assist with campus visits, and provide insight into the student experience.

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Van Rees takes multidisciplinary approach to research, conservation outreach

Charles van Rees, assistant research scientist at the University of Georgia’s Odum School of Ecology, describes himself as a conservation scientist and naturalist.

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Bartlett brings disease expertise to honey bee research, education

No line of research is too big or small for Lewis Bartlett—literally. From mammoth extinctions to the western honey bee (Apis mellifera), he’s published on a wide range of topics during and since university. 

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