Byers named UGA Athletic Association Professor
Apr 2023
James E. “Jeb” Byers, a member of the University of Georgia faculty since 2008, has been named a UGA Athletic Association Professor in Ecology.
UGA celebrates winners of 2023 Research Awards
Apr 2023
Andrew K. Davis, animal ecologist and assistant research scientist in the Odum School of Ecology, won the Research Communications Award.
A collection of collections: The expansive world of the Georgia Natural History Museum
Apr 2023
The Georgia Natural History Museum is a hidden wonder on the University of Georgia’s campus. While driving on East Campus Road, you may have spotted the signature great white shark replica adorning
Hunter selected as next Odum School of Ecology dean
Mar 2023
Mark Hunter has been named the next dean of the Odum School of Ecology at the University of Georgia.
Capps is one of three UGA faculty members to receive 2023 Russell Awards
Mar 2023
Krista Capps, associate professor in the Odum School of Ecology, was recognized with a Russell Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching, the University of Georgia’s highest early career teaching honor for outstanding and innovative instruction.
Ecologist finds spider webs strong enough to hold birds
Feb 2023
Odum School of Ecology researcher Andy Davis found that Joro spider webs are strong enough to hold birds—a scientific first.
Snake Island vipers: predator or prey?
Feb 2023
Pit vipers, like those on Brazil’s Snake Island, have heat-sensitive organs between their eyes and nostrils that help them locate prey even in total darkness.
Ecology faculty Rohani and Drake part of Pathogen Genomics Center of Excellence
Jan 2023
Odum School of Ecology faculty Pej Rohani and John Drake are part of a University of Georgia team working to strengthen public health response to infectious disease threats and support
Van Rees takes multidisciplinary approach to research, conservation outreach
Nov 2022
Charles van Rees, assistant research scientist at the University of Georgia’s Odum School of Ecology, describes himself as a conservation scientist and naturalist.
Bartlett brings disease expertise to honey bee research, education
Nov 2022
No line of research is too big or small for Lewis Bartlett—literally. From mammoth extinctions to the western honey bee (Apis mellifera), he’s published on a wide range of topics during and since university.