Odum School Convocation honors fall and summer 2022 graduates

The Odum School of Ecology celebrated fall 2022 graduation with a convocation ceremony and reception for graduates and their friends and families on Dec. 16 in the ecology auditorium.

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UGA graduate student pursues environmental justice in freshwater science

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

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Dean’s Corner, November 2022

November brings us to the home stretch of the fall semester, and is a time of reflection and change. Exams and term papers are ramping up, the weather is taking

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Odum School welcomes inaugural Student Ambassadors

The Odum School of Ecology’s new Student Ambassadors help host events, assist with campus visits, and provide insight into the student experience.

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Grad student assesses alligators’ exposure to contaminants

University of Georgia graduate student Laura Kojima is examining the levels of chemical contaminants found in alligator tail muscle, as well as assessing the concerns for contaminant exposure associated with the hunting and consumption of alligators.

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Dean’s Corner, October 2022

The fall semester is in full swing here in the Odum School of Ecology, showcasing a number of exciting activities and events. Following student orientation and Ecology’s annual faculty retreat

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Postcards from Costa Rica

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

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Opening the door to discovery: Exploring undergraduate ecology research opportunities

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

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Undergraduate service-learning: Odum students changing the landscape

If you stepped into the Ecology courtyard this summer, you may have noticed some new additions: Philadelphia fleabane, golden Alexander, blue-eyed grass, and mealycup sage are just some of the

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Part 3: On the Road—and the River—with the Ecological Problem Solving Class

Biodiversity, Conservation, and Recreation on the Flint  The last week of Maymester 2022’s Field Program in Ecological Problem Solving heavily featured the Flint River, which cuts through the western half

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