Drawn to action
May 2020
Henry Adams, BS ’15, is combining his ecological knowledge and artistic talent to raise funds for COVID-19 relief.
Can the course of the pandemic be predicted?
May 2020
Prof. John Drake gave a talk, “Can the course of the epidemic be predicted?” for UGA’s “Ask Me Anything” series on the COVID-19 pandemic.
Odum Class of 2020 graduates online
May 2020
UGA’s May 8 commencement ceremonies were postponed, but the Odum School commemorated the occasion with a Class of 2020 convocation website celebrating our 49 graduates.
The story behind UGA’s first Earth Day
Apr 2020
The first Earth Day at UGA featured a day-long teach-in led by students and faculty from the Institute of Ecology and student group Balance.
UGA professor, alumnus are 2020 ESA Fellows
Apr 2020
UGA ecologist John Drake was named a Fellow of the Ecological Society of America and Jacob Allgeier, PhD ’13, was named an Early Career Fellow for 2020.
Ecology community mourns Lawrence R. Pomeroy
Apr 2020
Groundbreaking marine ecologist Lawrence R. Pomeroy, 94, passed away peacefully on March 26, 2020, in Burlington, North Carolina.
Sánchez studies urbanization, wildlife and disease
Apr 2020
Alumna Cecilia Sánchez, PhD ’19, is a postodoctoral associate studying how urbanization affects wildlife behavior and disease transmission.
Alumna describes being “stuck in the field” by COVID-19 lockdown
Apr 2020
Julie Tierney shared her story of being “stuck in the field” when travel restrictions due to the COVID-19 pandemic abruptly went into effect.
UGA alumnae model impacts of COVID-19 interventions
Apr 2020
Stanford biologist and UGA alumna Erin Mordecai has developed a model to explore the impacts of social distancing strategies on COVID-19.
Nutrient concentrations in most U.S. streams are too high, study finds
Mar 2020
Nutrient concentrations in most U.S. streams and rivers are too high, according to a team of ecologists with ties to the University of Georgia.