Q&A with Melissa Lee, development and alumni relations coordinator
Dec 2022
Meet Melissa Lee, the Odum School of Ecology’s new development and alumni relations coordinator.
UGA graduate student pursues environmental justice in freshwater science
Dec 2022
For Jasmine Longmire, ecological justice feels personal. During her junior year at Georgia Gwinnett College, she experienced a kidney failure that changed how she views her health—and her purpose. She
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.
Soil pioneer Coleman publishes memoir
Oct 2022
University of Georgia Odum School of Ecology emeritus professor David C. Coleman has written a memoir, Rootin’ in the Rhizosphere: Growing up in Ecosystem Ecology.
Training wheels
Oct 2022
Allyson Mann, new communications director at the University of Georgia’s Odum School of Ecology, ponders how to replace someone who’s irreplaceable.
Postcards from Costa Rica
Oct 2022
The Odum School’s semester-long Tropical Ecology study away program brings undergraduates to Costa Rica for an intensive 12 weeks to experience what the syllabus describes as “one of the most
Opening the door to discovery: Exploring undergraduate ecology research opportunities
Oct 2022
Chances are that you’ve heard about research by ecology undergraduate Benjamin Frick, AB ’23. With faculty mentor Andy Davis, Frick coauthored a paper about Joro spiders that was published in
Dean’s Corner, May 2022
May 2022
Dean Altizer on attending JASM 2022 and the outsize influence of UGA in aquatic ecology, celebrating our graduates, and welcoming new staff.
Alumni coordinator builds strong networks
May 2022
As development and alumni relations coordinator, Allison Walters builds the network of Odum alumni and creates a collaborative environment.