Ecology Ph.D. student Athena Anderson redesigns field lab experience
Ecology Ph.D. student Athena Rayne Anderson described her redesign of the Ecology 3500 field lab curriculum to incorporate team- and inquiry-based learning methods in an article published in the Bulletin of the Ecological Society of America.
Associate Dean Laurie Fowler receives Ogden Doremus Award for Excellence in Environmental Law
Laurie Fowler, associate dean of the University of Georgia Odum School of Ecology, received the Ogden Doremus Award for Excellence in Environmental Law from the non-profit public interest legal group GreenLaw at a ceremony in Atlanta on Oct. 5, 2010.
Professor Emeritus Gene Helfman delivers Smith Memorial Lecture
Professor Emeritus Gene Helfman delivered the 2010 Smith Memorial Lecture at the South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity (SAIAB) in Grahamstown, South Africa.
UGA Costa Rica campus’ Ecolodge San Luis named ‘Business of Month’
For the second time in three years, the Ecolodge San Luis at the UGA Costa Rica campus has been named ?Business of the Month? by the Rainforest Alliance?s Eco-Index for Sustainable Tourism program.
Study helps clarify role of soil microbes in global warming
Current models of global climate change predict warmer temperatures will increase the rate that bacteria and other microbes decompose soil organic matter, a scenario that pumps even more heat-trapping carbon into the atmosphere. But a new study led by a University of Georgia researcher shows that while the rate of decomposition increases for a brief period in response to warmer temperatures, elevated levels of decomposition don’t persist.
UGA Honors student Christina Faust awarded 2008 Harry S. Truman Scholarship
Christina Faust, a University of Georgia Honors student from Athens, has been awarded a 2008 Harry S. Truman Scholarship, a prestigious national honor recognizing outstanding juniors who are preparing for public service careers.