For her dissertation, Carolyn Cummins (PhD ’24) investigated how temperature affects leaf litter breakdown, carbon cycling and insect physiology in freshwater ecosystems—work that is becoming more important as climate change impacts water systems globally.
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.
Krista Capps and UGA scientists from across four schools and colleges have brought their research together to synthesize the water issues facing the I-85 “urban archipelago.”
In this Forests for Monarchs article, Dean Mark Hunter shares four actions you can take to have a positive impact on monarch butterfly conservation.
New research published in Science by Krista Capps and J.P. Schmidt reveals that humans may be accelerating decomposition of organic matter in waterways, which could exacerbate greenhouse gas emissions and threaten biodiversity.
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.
Assistant research scientist Charles van Rees provided expertise on periodical cicadas for the Network for Engineering With Nature’s “Nature At Work” series, describing the life cycle and population strategy of these interesting insects.
Research by ecology/SREL associate professor Ben Parrott and ecology alum Emily Bertucci-Richter (PhD ’22) provides fascinating new insights into the phenomenon of epigenetic drift and how it influences aging.
Regents’ Professor and CEID Director John Drake is co-author on a new report calling for a more unified approach to planetary health.
Virginia Schutte (PhD ’14) prefers to be uncomfortable—at least intellectually. For her, it’s an indicator of success. It’s how she knows that she’s pushing forward, challenging herself and trying new