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.
Q & A with Incoming Interim Dean Sonia Altizer
Q & A with Georgia Athletic Association Prof. Sonia Altizer, who will start her new role as interim dean of the Odum School on July 1, 2021.
Evolution of the fastest jaws in nature
GMNH associate Douglas Booher, BS ’98, explores the evolution of the trap-jaw mechanism in Strumigenys ants, which has resulted in one of the natural world’s fastest movements.
Long-lived butterfly parasites can’t take the heat
Debilitating parasite spores that infect monarch butterflies can persist for years at cool temperatures, but are knocked out by heat.
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.
Ecologist studies the forces that shape savannas
Ricardo Holdo, an associate professor in the Odum School of Ecology, studies savannas and the many forces that shape them.
Herd immunity an impractical strategy, study finds
Achieving herd immunity to COVID-19 is an impractical public health strategy, according to a new model from UGA scientists.
Rosemond is new president of Society for Freshwater Science
Amy Rosemond, a professor in the UGA Odum School of Ecology, is the new president of the Society for Freshwater Science.