Odum School of Ecology

Drawn to action

May 2020

Henry Adams, BS ’15, is combining his ecological knowledge and artistic talent to raise funds for COVID-19 relief.

Drake discusses infectious disease modeling on CBS podcast

May 2020

Prof. John Drake discussed infectious disease modeling on Debriefing the Briefing, a CBS News podcast covering the coronavirus pandemic.

Can the course of the pandemic be predicted?

May 2020

Prof. John Drake gave a talk, “Can the course of the epidemic be predicted?” for UGA’s “Ask Me Anything” series on the COVID-19 pandemic.

Odum Class of 2020 graduates online

May 2020

UGA’s May 8 commencement ceremonies were postponed, but the Odum School commemorated the occasion with a Class of 2020 convocation website celebrating our 49 graduates.

Fellowship honors late Prof. Emerita Rebecca Sharitz

May 2020

The family of the late Prof. Emerita Rebecca Sharitz and her husband Carl Byrne Hatfield has created a fellowship in their memory to support doctoral students in ecology and plant biology working at SREL.

Model projects 1,500 additional deaths in Georgia

Apr 2020

A new study posted on the Center for the Ecology of Infectious Diseases website and led by Prof. John Drake estimates that social distancing measures have saved more than 2,900 lives in Georgia, but relaxing those measures could result in 1,500 additional deaths through June 7.