Vahsen to join Odum School of Ecology in January 2025
Jul 2024
Megan Vahsen will join the Odum School of Ecology as an assistant professor in January 2025.
Carver augments UGA’s network in disease ecology
Jun 2024
Ecology professor Scott Carver is probably best known for his work explaining why wombat poo is square (which won him a 2019 Ig Nobel Prize). Since arriving in January, he’s been working to apply his expertise in new areas while leveraging UGA’s significant resources in disease ecology.
Altizer named 2024 Ecological Society of America Fellow
Jun 2024
Sonia Altizer, the Martha Odum Distinguished Professor of Ecology, was named a 2024 Fellow by the Ecological Society of America.
Pathway to discovery: Professors endow student research
May 2024
Odum faculty Jim and Karen Porter retired in 2016, but their impact on students continues through an endowment fund that supports research by ecology undergraduates.
2024 Research Awards
May 2024
Jeb Byers is named Distinguished Research Professor, a distinction awarded to senior faculty members who are internationally recognized for their innovative body of work and its transformational impact on their field.
AAAS elects 3 more UGA faculty as Fellows
Apr 2024
Gene Rhodes, UGA Athletic Association Professor in Applied Ecology, was one of three UGA faculty named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
Academic advisor helps students find community and strive for sustainability
Apr 2024
As the undergraduate advisor for the Odum School of Ecology, Misha Boyd finds ways to enhance the student experience. With her inclination for the pursuit of fresh initiatives and hearing the perspectives
Collaboration and coronaviruses: Lunn brings interdisciplinary approach to disease ecology
Feb 2024
Bats deserve more than just a few weeks in the limelight each Halloween. The flying mammals are critical pollinators and pest control agents, according to Tamika Lunn, a disease ecologist and new
Odum faculty named Athletic Association and Foundation Professors
Jan 2024
Two faculty in the Odum School of Ecology have been recognized with named professorships based on their long-standing commitments to excellence in research, education and service at UGA. Craig Osenberg
Ecology lecturer identifies solutions
Oct 2023
Alli Injaian, lecturer and academic coordinator at the Odum School of Ecology, sometimes feels like a talent manager. Fifty percent of her job is teaching, but the other 50% involves instructional service and administrative responsibilities like determining faculty teaching assignments.