Steffney R. Thompson will lead the School of Law’s new Land Conservation Clinic (a refocused version of the Environmental Practicum). The clinic will be an interdisciplinary collaboration between the law school and Odum School of Ecology working at the nexus of law, science and policy to support and expand conservation efforts across Georgia and the Southeast.
Q&A with Mark D. Hunter, new dean of the University of Georgia’s Odum School of Ecology, who took office July 1, 2023.
Catherine Pringle’s path to freshwater ecosystem ecology was a sure one. “From childhood, I’ve been fascinated by nature, spending hours poking around in streams and creeks as a kid,” she
University of Georgia students in Alli Injaian’s Urban Ecology service-learning course spent the spring semester sharing their knowledge with aspiring ecologists at Burney-Harris-Lyons Middle School in Athens. These middle school students
Almost as soon as Shafkat Khan entered higher education, he knew he’d wind up in applied science. Which is probably why now, his perfect work day is one spent outdoors,
Sechindra Vallury, assistant professor and director of policy for the River Basin Center, was awarded a pre-seed grant from UGA’s Office of Research and Office of the Provost. Vallury’s team, one of 12 that received the award, includes Ecology lecturer John Paul Schmidt and faculty from five other schools and colleges.
Odum’s Michelle Evans won the British Ecological Society’s Rachel Carson Prize for her article in People and Nature.
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
Mark Hunter has been named the next dean of the Odum School of Ecology at the University of Georgia.
When Leslie Sitz graduated from the University of Georgia with a degree in history, she never thought she would find herself back on campus.
“I had a long journey [to get] here. I worked in lots of different places, lots of different organizations and had different experiences,” she said.