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Ecology undergraduate presents research at Sigma Xi conference
Undergraduate Ecology Honors student Erin E. Froetschel received a Scientific Research Society Certificate of Recognition during the Eleventh Annual Sigma Xi Student Research Conference in Raleigh, NC.
Laying the groundwork: Preparations for the summer organic agriculture course are already underway
Winter may be a relatively quiet season for many farmers in the Georgia Piedmont, but not for Carl Jordan, senior research scientist emeritus at the Odum School of Ecology and the founder of Spring Valley EcoFarms, who is busy preparing for his summer-long course in organic agriculture.
Mouse to elephant? Just wait 24 million generations
Scientists have for the first time measured how fast large-scale evolution can occur in mammals, showing it takes 24 million generations for a mouse-sized animal to evolve to the size of an elephant.
Nature Climate Change covers article coauthored by Jeb Byers
A paper about climate change and marine invasive species, coauthored by Jeb Byers, was recently covered in the journal Nature Climate Change.
Ecology undergraduate one of nine 2011-2012 Crane Scholars
Ecology undergraduate Malavika Rajeev was one of nine University of Georgia students awarded the William Moore Crane Leadership Scholarship for the 2011-2012 academic year.
Virtual Wildlife
Students in the First-Year Odyssey ecology seminar “Great Ape Behavior and Conservation” experience "a study-abroad experience in a classroom.”
Ecosystem Ecologist, Odum School of Ecology
The Odum School of Ecology at the University of Georgia invites applications for a tenure-track position at the Assistant or Associate Professor level to bridge empirical and theoretical aspects of Ecosystem Ecology.
Odum School's Julie Rushmore one of nine UGA students to receive 2011-2012 Atlanta ARCS Foundation award
The Odum School's Julie Rushmore was one of nine UGA graduate students to receive a 2011-2012 Atlanta ARCS Foundation award. Rushmore, a joint DVM/Ph.D. candidate, studies the behavioral and ecological factors that affect disease transmission in African great apes.
New model more accurately describes risk of extinction for migratory animals
Predicting the risk of extinction is a complicated task, especially for species that migrate between breeding and wintering sites. Researchers at the University of Georgia and Tulane University have developed a mathematical model that may make such predictions more accurate. Their work appears in the early online edition of the Royal Society journal Biology Letters.
Grant from U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will fund study of disease transmission in apes
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has awarded a grant to UGA researchers studying social and ecological factors that affect disease transmission in wild chimpanzees. This is the second grant the scientists have received from the USFWS Division of International Conservation for their work.
Mohan presents findings on affects of climate change on eastern forests
Odum School Assistant Professor Jacqueline Mohan spoke about the effects of climate change on forests in the eastern U.S. as part of the UGA Climate and Society Initiative monthly discussion series. Her Oct. 19 talk was covered by the Athens Banner Herald.
O.E. (Gene) Rhodes named director of UGA’s Savannah River Ecology Laboratory
O.E. (Gene) Rhodes, Jr. has been appointed director of the University of Georgia Savannah River Ecology Laboratory, a world-renowned environmental research facility on the Department of Energy’s protected Savannah River Site near Aiken, S.C.
New book explores scientific impact of the work of H. Ronald Pulliam
Ecology alumnus Jianguo "Jack" Liu, Ph.D. '92, has published a new book, Sources, Sinks and Sustainability, an anthology of essays by more than 50 distinguished scientists influenced by the work of former Institute director H. Ronald Pulliam.
John Drake featured in UGA's "Focus on Faculty"
Associate Professor John Drake was profiled in the "Focus on Faculty" page of the University of Georgia web site.
Read the full profile: Focus on Faculty: John M. Drake
Carl Jordan and Spring Valley EcoFarms receive conservation award
Carl F. Jordan, professor emeritus in the Odum School of Ecology, and Spring Valley EcoFarms have received the 2011 Conservationist of the Year award from the Oconee River Soil and Water Conservation District.
Porter named to International Scientific Advisory Board on Sea-Dumped Chemical Weapons
James W. Porter has been appointed to the International Scientific Advisory Board on Sea-Dumped Chemical Weapons, which advises the group that implements the U.N. Chemical Weapons Convention.
“Think globally, act locally” also applies to extinction
Study finds considerable regional variation in the impacts of extinction on biodiversity
When a species becomes extinct, its loss has an impact on global biodiversity. But a new study by University of Georgia researchers has found that species extinctions may have even greater impacts at the regional level, depending upon how closely related the lost species are to others nearby.
Thinking big about water quality: UGA ecologists to participate in continental-scale research study
Scientists at Kansas State University, the University of Georgia, and six other collaborating institutions were recently awarded $3.3 million from the National Science Foundation to conduct a-large scale study of how stream organisms influence water quality across North America.
Location matters: For invasive aquatic species, it’s better to start upstream
Researchers have found that a species invasion that starts at the upstream edge of its range may have a major advantage over downstream competitors, at least in environments with a strong prevailing direction of water or wind currents.
Tree-bound kite: Rare birds spend time in Oconee Forest Park
Assistant Research Scientist Richard Hall Hall prompted an influx of birders to Oconee Forest Park when he posted his photographs of an adult Mississippi kite feeding cicadas to its offspring on his blog, http://surfbirds.com/blog/rjhall in August. The story was covered in the Sept. 12, 2011 issue of Columns.
Ecology alumna Beth Shapiro named one of UGA Alumni Association’s Forty Under Forty
Beth Shapiro, who received her bachelor’s and master’s degrees in ecology from the University of Georgia in 1999, has been honored by the UGA Alumni Association as one of its “40 Under Forty” for 2011.
Associate Professor Amy Rosemond featured in Columns
Associate Professor Amy Rosemond was profiled in the Sept. 6 issue of UGA's Columns newspaper.
Read the full article here: Child of nature: Prof’s fascination with ecology started young
Ecology website DiscoverLife.org to celebrate first billion hits with symposium, launch of Georgia Natural History Survey
DiscoverLife.org, an online interactive encyclopedia created by associate professor John Pickering of the University of Georgia Odum School of Ecology, will reach its first billion hits this fall. To celebrate this milestone and plan for the future, the Discover Life staff and collaborators will hold a symposium entitled “Discover Life: The Next Billion Hits” Oct. 7 from noon to 5 p.m. in the ecology school.
Study shows climate change could drive loss of 50% of western U.S. trout habitat
Research by Odum School of Ecology alumnus Seth Wenger, Ph.D. ’06, about how climate change affects trout in the western U.S. has received widespread coverage in the media, including stories in the New York Times, Nature, Science, and more than 50 other news outlets.
Use of AI by Odum School researchers covered by New Scientist
An article in the August 20 issue of New Scientist describes how Odum School researchers are using artificial intelligence to understand and predict ecological problems such as species invasions and disease outbreaks.
Ecology Alumna Carrie Futch awarded fellowship with American Society for Microbiology/Centers for Disease Control
Carrie Futch, Ph.D. '10, a post-doctoral researcher with the University of Georgia College of Public Health, has been named a recipient of a post-doctoral fellowship in infectious disease and public health microbiology through the American Society for Microbiology and Centers for Disease Control.
Human pathogen killing corals in the Florida Keys
A research team from Rollins College in Florida and the University of Georgia has identified human sewage as the source of the coral-killing pathogen that causes white pox disease of Caribbean elkhorn coral.
Wright receives Georgia Academy of Science award
Odum School of Ecology undergraduate Alexander Wright received a commendation from the Awards Committee of the Georgia Academy of Science for the most outstanding paper presented in the Biological Sciences Section at the group's 89th annual meeting.
Moree receives public policy internship from American Society of Mammalogists
Graduate student James Moree has been awarded the American Society of Mammalogists-American Institute of Biological Sciences Public Policy Internship for fall 2011.
Study: Severe low temperatures devastate coral reefs in Florida Keys
Increased seawater temperatures are known to be a leading cause of the decline of coral reefs all over the world. Now, researchers at the University of Georgia have found that extreme low temperatures affect certain corals in much the same way that high temperatures do, with potentially catastrophic consequences for coral ecosystems.
Study finds that predators don’t benefit from increased insect biomass caused by nutrient enrichment
A long-term study investigating how altering nutrient inputs to streams affected forest-dwelling organisms has yielded surprising results: In a paper published in the Online First edition of the journal Oecologia, researchers at the University of Georgia have shown that although nutrient enrichment led to increased production of aquatic insects, streamside predators that depend upon them as a food source did not benefit. In fact, they received significantly less nutrition from aquatic sources than did their counterparts at a similar untreated stream nearby.
EcoFocus Film Festival announces 2012 dates and issues call for submissions
The fourth annual EcoFocus Film Festival will take place from March 23-31 in Athens, Ga., and is accepting film submissions until September 15, 2011.
UGA study links land use with spread of West Nile virus
Researchers at the University of Georgia have developed a mathematical model showing a link between land cover pattern and the spatial spread of West Nile virus in New York City.
Ph.D. student Virginia Schutte’s NSF-funded research featured on LiveScience.com
Ph.D. student Virginia Schutte received an East Asia and Pacific Summer Institutes fellowship from the National Science Foundation in 2010, which allowed her to conduct research in Taiwan. She described her experience in a “Behind the Scenes” article for the online science and technology news site LiveScience.com.
Paper by Andy Davis cited in news reports on monarch butterfly populations
Odum School of Ecology Assistant Research Scientist Andy Davis has been interviewed by several news outlets about a paper he recently published in the journal Insect Conservation and Diversity.
GPS program tracks UGA students' journey across U.S.
For more than 20 years, the University of Georgia Interdisciplinary Field Program has allowed undergraduate students to learn geology, ecology and anthropology in a coast-to-coast outdoor classroom. This year, the students are sharing their progress by using SPOT, an online GPS tracking tool, which charts their route in real time.
Ecological biodiversity on Savannah River Site continues to thrive
Researchers at the University of Georgia Savannah River Ecology Laboratory have recently followed up on a study originally conducted in the 1970s and found that one of the most ecologically diverse streams in the world has not been negatively impacted by three decades of Department of Energy continued operations.
Odum School graduate Brian Watts receives Fulbright grant
Honors student Brian Watts of Douglasville, Georgia, who graduated with a bachelor of science degree from the University of Georgia Odum School of Ecology in May, has been awarded a Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship Grant. Watts will spend the 2011-2012 academic year in South Korea.
Professor Paul Hendrix wins Soil Ecology Society Lifetime Professional Achievement Award
Professor Paul Hendrix was honored with the Lifetime Professional Achievement Award from the Soil Ecology Society at the group’s biannual meeting, held in British Columbia in May.
Odum School researchers find a keystone nutrient recycler in streams
Researchers from the Odum School of Ecology have found that certain neotropical stream ecosystems rely almost entirely on a single fish species known as the banded tetra for the critical nutrient phosphorus. In a paper recently published in the journal Ecology, the researchers, led by Gaston E. “Chip” Small, Ph.D. '10, explain why this particular species plays such a crucial role—and why these stream systems are vulnerable as a result.
Ecology students receive CURO summer fellowships
Ecology undergraduates Melanie Fratto and Theresa Stratmann are among 35 UGA students awarded 2011 CURO summer fellowships.
Two UGA students awarded 2011 NSEP David L. Boren Undergraduate Scholarships for international study
Ecology major Rosemary Gay of Douglasville is one of two UGA students to receive a National Security Education Program David L. Boren Undergraduate Scholarship for international language study during the 2011-2012 academic year.
Inaugural Sustainable UGA Awards given for outstanding student, faculty, staff
Odum School Associate Dean Laurie Fowler and undergraduate Sheena Zhang '11 were named Sustainable UGA Outstanding Faculty and Outstanding Student by the UGA Office of Sustainability at a ceremony in April.
Odum School's Mohan discusses CO2,poison ivy link on True South Radio
Odum School of Ecology Assistant Professor Jaccqueline Mohan was a guest on “True South Radio” on Athens station WGAU 1340 AM on May 14. Mohan discussed how rising levels of CO2 in the atmosphere are affecting the growth rate and virulence of poison ivy.
Ecology well represented at 2011 CURO Symposium
Ecology was well represented at the UGA Honors Program’s 2011 CURO Symposium, with seven Odum School undergraduates presenting papers and six presenting posters. Associate Professor John Drake received the Excellence in Undergraduate Research Mentoring Early Career Faculty Award, and the Savannah River Ecology Laboratory received the Excellence in Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program Award.
Andrew Park receives 2011 John M. Bowen Award
Andrew W. Park, assistant professor in the University of Georgia Odum School of Ecology and the College of Veterinary Medicine Department of Infectious Diseases, has been named the recipient of the 2011 John M. Bowen Award for Excellence in Animal/Biomedical Research.
Odum School of Ecology presents departmental awards to students, faculty, and staff
The Odum School of Ecology recognized students, faculty, and staff with departmental awards for outstanding accomplishments during the 2010-2011 academic year at its recent Spring Fling celebration, held at Flinchum’s Phoenix on April 29, 2011.
Chip Small, Ph.D. '10, receives Graduate Student Excellence in Research Award
The University of Georgia Graduate School honored Gaston “Chip” Small with its 2011 Graduate Student Excellence in Research Award in Life Sciences. Small received his doctorate from the Odum School of Ecology in 2010.
Outbreak of strange moth posing danger to oak trees
Black-dotted brown moth can strip the leaves off oaks
Researchers at the University of Georgia are tracking an outbreak of caterpillars that can eat and strip the leaves off oak trees, potentially affecting the tree’s health for a year or more. The leaf-eating caterpillars have been confirmed in several counties surrounding Athens, including Clarke, Madison, Oglethorpe and Oconee. They are also possibly in both Barrow and Gwinnett counties, but UGA researchers fear they are also spreading throughout the state.
EcoVoice 2011, Vol. 2 No. 1
EcoVoice is back! Find out more about the latest happenings at the Odum School of Ecology.
Ecology undergraduates Pierson and Stratmann inducted into Blue Key Honor Society
Ecology undergraduates Todd Pierson and Theresa Stratmann were inducted into the Georgia chapter of the national Blue Key Honor Society on April 10, 2011.
UGA Honors undergraduate Todd Pierson receives 2011 Udall Scholarship
Ecology major Todd Pierson, a second-year Honors student, is one of 80 recipients nationwide of the Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation Scholarship, which recognizes sophomores and juniors who are pursuing careers in environmental or Native American issues.
Invasive ladybugs eat their native competition, but a shared enemy determines who survives
A University of Georgia Odum School of Ecology researcher studying invasive ladybugs has developed new models that help explain how these insects have spread so quickly and their potential impacts on native species.
Emergent trends linking data sets around the world: Effects of global change on tropical watersheds
Continued research and syntheses by UGA Odum School of Ecology faculty and alumni
To better understand how global changes are altering the loss of carbon from tropical landscapes through rivers, University of Georgia Odum School of Ecology Ph.D. alumnus Chip Small '10 and professor Catherine Pringle are coordinating an effort to synthesize our understanding of these processes.
Alan Covich to address European Sediment Network conference
Professor Alan Covich of the University of Georgia Odum School of Ecology will present a keynote address on “Sediments and Biodiversity: Bridging the Gap between Science and Policy” at an international conference sponsored by the European Sediment Network in Venice, Italy, on April 7, 2011.
In Memoriam: Thelma H. Richardson
On Friday, March 4, 2011, we lost a dear colleague and friend when Thelma Richardson died after suffering a massive stroke. A celebration of Thelma’s life will be held on Saturday, April 23 from 2 to 5 p.m. at the Odum School of Ecology.
As coastal fisheries decline, major source of nutrients for entire ecosystem is lost
A new study by researchers at the UGA Odum School of Ecology and Florida International University has found that the elimination of large marine predators through overfishing and habitat alteration removes a vital source of nutrients for coastal ecosystems.
Citizen science data reveal links between migration and disease in monarch butterflies
A UGA Odum School of Ecology study that enlisted the help of hundreds of citizen scientists from across the U.S. and Canada has found that parasite infections in monarch butterflies increase during the summer breeding season, a finding that could help improve conservation efforts.
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.
Upcoming EcoTones show featured in Flagpole Magazine
Upcoming performance by the EcoTones was featured as the "Calendar Pick" of the Feb. 23 issue of Flagpole Magazine.
UGA research cited at AAAS climate change panel
Research by Erin Lipp, assistant professor of environmental health science, and ecology Ph.D. student Jason Westrich was cited during the 2011 annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science during a panel on climate change and potential increases in waterborne toxins and microbes harmful to human health.
Water bottle refilling stations installed in the ecology building at UGA
The Odum School of Ecology has installed the first water bottle filling stations on campus, as part of UGA’s sustainability efforts to reduce waste and the impacts associated with single use disposable bottles.
Testing toxic cleanups, one gator at a time
An article in the Feb. 3, 2011 edition of USA Today featured the work of Tracey Tuberville, Ph.D. '08, assistant research scientist at the Savannah River Ecology Laboratory, in assessing wildlife for radiation contamination at the Savannah River Site.
Ecology undergraduate Elizabeth Nixon wins statewide art competition
Undergraduate ecology and scientific illustration major Elizabeth Nixon won first place in the State Botanical Garden of Georgia 2010 art competition sponsored by the J.A. and H.G. Woodruff, Jr. Charitable Trust.
Long-distance migration may help reduce infectious disease risks for many animal species
It’s a common assumption that animal migration, like human travel across the globe, can transport pathogens long distances, in some cases increasing disease risks to humans. But in a paper just published in the journal Science, researchers in the UGA Odum School of Ecology report that in some cases, animal migrations could actually help reduce the spread and prevalence of disease and may even promote the evolution of less-virulent disease strains.
Entire Southeast needs a new strategy for conserving water
An op-ed about freshwater sustainability by Odum School of Ecology postodoctoral researcher John Kominoski, Ph.D. '08, was featured in the December 22 issue of the Atlanta Journal Constitution.
Freshwater sustainability challenges shared by Southwest and Southeast, researchers find
A team of researchers that includes Odum School postdoctoral associate John Kominoski, Ph.D. '08, has found that the Southeast, with the exception of Florida, does not have enough water capacity to meet its own needs.
Odum School researchers find evidence of criticality in North American gypsy moth invasion
In a paper just published in the journal Ecology Letters, ecologists at the University of Georgia Odum School of Ecology and other researchers studying invasive insects report that the success of new gypsy moth populations is partly dependent upon the size of the patch they occupy—information that could eventually help control the spread of the moths and other invasive pests.
UGA scientists find climate change affects amphibian breeding
Researchers from the University of Georgia Savannah River Ecology Laboratory, writing in the Proceedings of the Royal Society B, suggest that the breeding periods of several salamander and frog species have shifted over the last thirty years, possibly due to changes in temperature and precipitation patterns.
Group seeks grant to clean up creek
A story in the Dec. 15 Athens Banner Herald featured the efforts of Ecology students, faculty, and staff to improve the health of Lily Branch, a stream that flows through the UGA campus.
Jeb Byers featured on WFSU online blog
Associate professor Jeb Byers was recently featured in the WFSU Online blog In the Grass, On the Reef: Science and Culture on the Forgotten Coast.
Julie Rushmore receives Atlanta ARCS Foundation scholarship and Global Impact Grant
The Atlanta chapter of the Achievement Rewards for College Students Foundation recently awarded $55,000 to seven outstanding UGA doctoral students in the biomedical and health sciences, including Ecology student Julie Rushmore, who also received a special $10,000 grant for global health research abroad.
Paper on maximum size of mammals receives wide coverage
The findings of the paper “The evolution of maximum body size of terrestrial mammals,” co-authored by Odum School of Ecology dean John Gittleman and postdoctoral researcher Patrick Stephens and recently published in the journal Science, has received coverage in over 100 news outlets in the U.S. and internationally, including the New York Times, USA Today, and the BBC.
Giants among us: Paper explores evolution of the world’s largest mammals
In a paper just published in the journal Science, an international team of researchers that includes Odum School of Ecology dean John Gittleman and post doctoral researcher Patrick Stephens has found striking patterns in the evolution of the largest mammals that ever walked the earth.
Beth A. Shapiro (BS ’99, MS ’99), receives Young Alumnus Award
Ecology alumna Beth A. Shapiro (BS ’99, MS ’99), assistant professor at Penn State University, will receive the University of Georgia Young Alumnus Award on Nov. 5, 2010, for her professional and civic contributions and her continuing engagement with UGA.
UGA Odum School of Ecology featured on National Geographic’s “Great Migration” series
Footage of monarch butterflies shot at the Odum School of Ecology for “Great Migrations: Born to Move,” will air on National Geographic Channel Sunday, Nov. 7 at 8 p.m.
UGA researchers to study transmission of human pathogen to coral reefs
The spread of lethal diseases from animals to humans has long been an issue of great concern to public health officials. But what about diseases that spread in the other direction, from humans to wildlife? Odum School Associate Dean James W. Porter has received a five-year $2 million Ecology of Infectious Diseases grant from the National Science Foundation and National Institutes of Health to lead a study of the first known case of such a “reverse zoonosis” that involves the transmission of a human pathogen to a marine invertebrate, elkhorn coral.
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.
Professor Emerita Judy Meyer receives Naumann-Thienemann medal from the International Society of Limnology
Judith L. Meyer, distinguished research professor emerita in the UGA Odum School of Ecology, has been awarded the 2010 Naumann-Thienemann medal from the International Society of Limnology.
UGA students testing the waters with real-world environmental lessons
A front-page story in the Oct. 12 issue of the Athens Banner Herald featured Associate Dean Laurie Fowler's Fall 2010 Environmental Practicum class.
Associate Professor Jeb Byers featured in Columns
The August 30 issue of UGA's Columns newspaper featured a profile of Odum School Associate Professor Jeb Byers.
Researchers to study anthropogenic drivers of rabies in vampire bats
A team of researchers, led by associate professor Sonia Altizer with PhD student Daniel Streicker of the UGA Odum School of Ecology, will study the factors that drive the spread of rabies with a $580,000 grant from the National Science Foundation for a three-year study of rabies in vampire bats in Peru.
Study may help predict extinction tipping point for species
What if there were a way to predict when a species was about to become extinct—in time to do something about it? Findings from a study by John M. Drake, associate professor in the University of Georgia Odum School of Ecology, and Blaine D. Griffen, assistant professor at the University of South Carolina, may eventually lead to such an outcome—and that is only the start.
UGA researchers demonstrate relationship between predation and extinction in small populations
A study by Odum School of Ecology postdoctoral researcher Andrew M. Kramer and associate professor John M. Drake has important implications for the conservation of threatened and endangered species and the management of invasive species.
Research by Odum School's Mohan cited by the Washington Post
A recent article in the Washington Post about this year's bumper crop of poison ivy cited research by Odum School assistant professor Jacqueline Mohan.
Taking stock of Trail Creek
Ecology masters student Jessica Sterling published an article in the August 25, 2010 issue of Flagpole Magazine about the ecological impacts of the recent chemical spill into Trail Creek in Athens.
UGA researchers unlocking the secrets of cross-species rabies transmission
Like most infectious diseases, rabies can attack several species. However, which species are going to be infected and why turns out to be a difficult problem that represents a major gap in our knowledge of how diseases emerge. A paper just published in the journal Science by a team of researchers led by Daniel G. Streicker, a Ph.D. student in the University of Georgia Odum School of Ecology, has begun to close that knowledge gap.
Ethell Vereen featured as one of UGA's Amazing Students
Ecology PhD student Ethell Vereen is featured as UGA's Amazing Student for the week of August 8, 2010.
A conversation with Tom Shannon, PhD ‘07
How would you prepare for being interviewed on the NBC Nightly News? And how would you respond to being parodied by Jon Stewart on the Daily Show? Tom Shannon, Ecology PhD ’07, recently had the chance to find out.
Odum School recognizes outstanding students and faculty
The Odum School of Ecology recognized graduate and undergraduate students who have won prestigious awards, grants, and fellowships this year, and announced the winners of the 2010 Ecology departmental awards at the annual Ecology Spring Fling celebration at Flinchum’s Phoenix on April 29.
Odum School awards degrees at spring 2010 commencement
Seventeen students graduated from the Odum School with degrees in ecology on May 8, 2010.
UGA researcher Rebecca Sharitz receives National Wetlands Award
Rebecca Sharitz, a researcher at the University of Georgia Savannah River Ecology Laboratory received the National Wetlands Award for Science Research at a ceremony in Washington, D.C. on May 19. She was chosen out of a competitive nationwide field for her expertise on southeastern floodplain forests and Carolina bays and substantial contributions to wetland science.
Odum School faculty, students, alumni respond to Gulf oil spill
Local and national media are reporting on Odum School faculty, students, and alumni responding to the Gulf oil spill.
International workshop on carbon cycling in tropical streams organized by Odum School researchers in Costa Rica
Chip Small, UGA Ecology Ph.D. ’10 and Catherine Pringle, distinguished research professor in the Odum School, organized a workshop to bring together scientists who study tropical rivers and streams around the world. “Carbon cycling in tropical streams" took place at the Organization for Tropical Studies La Selva Biological Station, Costa Rica, from April 15-17.
Jeb Byers named to NRC committee that will set ballast water discharge limits
Jeb Byers, associate professor in the Odum School of Ecology, has been appointed to the National Research Council's Committee on Assessing Numeric Limits for Living Organisms in Ballast Water. The committee will conduct a study to inform the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Coast Guard how to establish environmentally protective ballast water discharge limits in the next Vessel General Permit, which regulates discharges incidental to the normal operation of vessels.
Ecology Ph.D. students receive NSF Graduate Research Fellowships
Two Ecology Ph.D. students, Carolyn Keough and Virginia Shcutte, are among 13 UGA students and alumni awarded Graduate Research Fellowships by the National Science Foundation.
Professor emeritus David C. Coleman publishes new history of ecosystem science
Odum School of Ecology professor emeritus David C. Coleman has written a new ecology text book. Big Ecology: The Emergence of Ecosystem Science, published by the University of California Press and available this month, provides a personal overview of the history and development of the science of ecosystem ecology. Coleman has been part of the evolution of ecosystem ecology since the 1960s, when he first came to UGA as an assistant professor and research associate.
Odum School of Ecology Professor Emerita Judith L. Meyer delivers Abel Wolman Distinguished lecture at National Academy of Sciences
Judith L. Meyer, distinguished research professor emerita in the UGA Odum School of Ecology, delivered the seventeenth annual Abel Wolman Distinguished Lecture of the Water Science and Technology Board. The lecture, “Flowing Water, In and For Cities,” took place on April 14 at the National Academy of Sciences in Washington, DC.
EcoFocus Film Festival 2010 issues call for film submissions
The EcoFocus Film Festival, an initiative of the UGA Odum School of Ecology, is now accepting film submissions for the third annual festival which will take place in October, 2010 in Athens, Georgia.
