Odum School of Ecology Celebrates Class of 2021 with Online Convocation
May 2021
The Odum School of Ecology held an online convocation to celebrate the awarding of degrees to the class of 2021
Odum School presents awards at virtual 2021 Spring Fling
Apr 2021
The Odum School honored students, faculty, postdocs and staff at the 2021 Spring Fling virtual awards celebration aboard the “S.S. Odum.”
New fish species named in honor of UGA ecologists
Apr 2021
A newly discovered fish species, Percina freemanorum, has been named in honor of UGA ecologists Mary and Byron “Bud” Freeman.
UGA professor, alumnus are among 2021 ESA Fellows
Mar 2021
UGA professor Pejman Rohani and alumnus Shuijin Hu were elected Fellows of the Ecological Society of America in 2021.
Patten to deliver “Nonagenarian Ecologist” Lecture April 1
Mar 2021
Bernard C. Patten, Regents’ Professor Emeritus in the UGA Odum School of Ecology, will give the “Nonagenarian Ecologist” Lecture Apr. 1, 2021.
Evolution of the fastest jaws in nature
Mar 2021
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.
Building connections during a pandemic
Mar 2021
Ecology alum Destiny Loyd, MS ’18, has expanded the reach of the UGA Mentor Program during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Long-lived butterfly parasites can’t take the heat
Mar 2021
Debilitating parasite spores that infect monarch butterflies can persist for years at cool temperatures, but are knocked out by heat.
Zehnder coauthors Learning That Matters
Jan 2021
Caralyn Zehnder, PhD ’06, has coauthored a new book, Learning That Matters: A Field Guide to Course Design for Transformative Education.
Alumni News: Study identifies bird species that could spread Lyme disease
Jan 2021
A study led by alumnus Daniel Becker, PhD ’17, just published in the journal Global Ecology and Biogeography, identifies bird species with the potential to transmit the Lyme disease bacterium