As climate, disease links become clearer, study highlights need to forecast future shifts
Climate change is affecting the spread of infectious diseases worldwide, according to an international team of leading disease ecologists, with serious impacts to human health and biodiversity conservation. Writing in the journal Science, they propose that modeling the way disease systems respond to climate variables could help public health officials and environmental managers predict and mitigate the spread of lethal diseases.
UGA Ecology Honors student to present research findings on Capitol Hill
University of Georgia Honors ecology student Theresa Stratmann will discuss her research with members of the Georgia and South Carolina congressional delegations as part of the Council for Undergraduate Research Posters on the Hill Program.
2013 EcoFocus Film Festival to take place March 20-24
Acclaimed documentary Chasing Ice will open the 2013 EcoFocus Film Festival on Thursday, March 21 at Cin? in Athens. The film screens at 7:00 p.m., with an opening night party at 6:00 and a panel discussion after the film. EcoFocus 2013 runs from March 20-24. For more information, see www.ecofocusfilmfest.org.
Ecology’s Rushmore Receives ARCS Foundation Award
Julie Rushmore, a doctor of veterinary medicine/Ph.D. candidate in ecology, received one of nine ARCS Foundation Awards presented to UGA doctoral students in 2012.
Ecologists at UGA link evolution to the speed of rabies virus emergence in new bat species
The number of genetic mutations that follow host shifts in rabies virus impacts the speed of disease emergence in new host species, according to new research by ecologists at the University of Georgia and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Searching for a silver bullet: Measuring biodiversity to inform species conservation
Ecologists in the University of Georgia Odum School of Ecology have found that evolutionary diversity can be an effective method for identifying hotspots of mammal biodiversity.
EcoVoice 2012
EcoVoice 2012 covers events at the Odum School from Spring 2011 to Summer 2012.
Hitting snooze on the molecular clock: rabies evolves slower in hibernating bats
The rate at which rabies virus evolves in bats may depend heavily upon the ecological traits of its hosts, according to researchers at the University of Georgia, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and KU Leuven in Belgium.
New report reviews southeastern green building programs
A new report just published by the Southeast Watershed Forum, with research conducted by the University of Georgia River Basin Center, provides a comprehensive review of green building programs throughout the Southeast.
Ecology students receive Udall scholarships
Ecology students Malavika Rajeev and Theresa Stratmann were among the three University of Georgia Honors students?a record number?awarded 2012 Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation Scholarships.