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.
Cummins explores the effects of temperature gradients on freshwater ecosystems in the Southeast
Jun 2024
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.
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.
Managing the ebb & flow of the I-85 corridor
Jun 2024
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.”
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.
Monarchs’ journey north: How you can help boost their numbers
Jun 2024
In this Forests for Monarchs article, Dean Mark Hunter shares four actions you can take to have a positive impact on monarch butterfly conservation.
People are altering decomposition rates in waterways
May 2024
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.
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.
Ecology’s spring 2024 convocation honors 54 graduates
May 2024
The Odum School of Ecology celebrated spring 2024 graduation with a convocation ceremony on May 9 at UGA’s Georgia Center for Continuing Education & Hotel.
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.