Team Science: UGA builds support for effective teams
Oct 2021
The UGA Office of Research is building a support network to help faculty teams, including one led by Jeb Byers, win funding for high-impact research.
Exploring the underwater world of Georgia’s creeks
Oct 2021
One of Andrew Nagy’s favorite things to do is wade into a local creek, dip his trusty D-net into the water, and learn more about the creatures he pulls up.
What causes disease outbreaks?
Sep 2021
New research from the UGA CEID finds large-scale outbreaks of zoonotic diseases are driven by more and different factors than smaller ones.
Dogs, frogs, and copepods: Model provides clues about Guinea worm transmission
Sep 2021
The parasite that causes Guinea worm disease in humans may be maintained by dogs, frogs and copepods, according to new research from UGA.
Seven decades of environmental research at Savannah River Ecology Lab
Aug 2021
The Savannah River Ecology Laboratory was first envisioned by Eugene Odum, who received funding for a baseline biological inventory in 1951.
Exhibit highlights GMNH bivalve collection
Aug 2021
A new exhibition at the UGA Odum School of Ecology showcases the Georgia Museum of Natural History’s collection of bivalve mollusks.
UGA launches major hiring initiative in data science, AI
Aug 2021
UGA is making a significant investment in faculty with expertise in using big data to address some of society’s most urgent challenges, including in the area of infectious diseases.
UGA ecologists will present research at 2021 ESA annual meeting
Jul 2021
The 106th annual meeting of the Ecological Society of America, Aug. 2-6, 2021 online, will feature presentations from 18 UGA researchers.
Using community science to illuminate firefly habitats in metro Atlanta
Jul 2021
The Atlanta Firefly Project uses community science to investigate where urban fireflies thrive and how landscape management affects local populations.
New method to monitor ants’ pulse developed by UGA researchers
Jul 2021
Researchers at the Odum School have developed a new non-destructive method to monitor the heart rate of ants using common lab equipment.