Odum School seeks Academic Program Assistant

The Odum School of Ecology is searching for an Academic Program Assistant to provide a variety of academic support.

Dean’s Corner, January 2022

Dean Altizer reflects on challenges and successes as spring semester gets underway, including recent faculty honors and upcoming events.

Odum School convocation honors fall 2021 graduates

The Odum School celebrated fall 2021 graduation with a convocation ceremony and reception for graduates and their families on Dec. 17.

Shoring up the species barrier

UGA scientists take a multidisciplinary collaborative approach to understanding spillover, how zoonotic pathogens cross the species barrier.

Seven decades of environmental research at Savannah River Ecology Lab

The Savannah River Ecology Laboratory was first envisioned by Eugene Odum, who received funding for a baseline biological inventory in 1951.

UGA Ecology’s Elizabeth Esser is a 2021 Udall Scholar

Ecology major Elizabeth Esser, a UGA Foundation Fellow from Grafton, Wisc., is one of two UGA students named 2021 Udall Scholars.

Sonia Altizer named interim dean of UGA’s Odum School of Ecology

Sonia Altizer, Georgia Athletic Association Professor of Ecology, has been named interim dean of the Odum School of Ecology, effective July 1, 2021.

EcoReach launches “Backyard Critters” to connect students with nature in Athens

University of Georgia student group EcoReach has launched “Backyard Critters,” a new program to connect students with nature in Athens.

Disease Detectives

Center for the Ecology of Infectious Diseases researchers are working toward predicting future outbreaks by studying how hosts and parasites interact in the wild.