Gardening practices can be tailored for pollinators
Feb 2019
Researchers conducted a review and meta-analysis to formulate a more focused approach to establishing healthy habitats for pollinators and determine where more information is needed.
UGA student joins new class of young science leaders
Feb 2019
Ecology doctoral student David Vasquez was one of 40 young science leaders chosen to be a fellow of the Yale Ciencia Academy for Career Development.
Byers receives the Felton Jenkins Jr. Hall of Fame Faculty Award
Feb 2019
James E. “Jeb” Byers has been named the sole research and comprehensive university recipient of the Felton Jenkins Jr. Hall of Fame Faculty Award, which recognizes a faculty member with a strong commitment to teaching and student success.
Alumni News: Fath, PhD ’98, publishes textbook on sustainability
Jan 2019
Foundations for Sustainability: A Coherent Framework of Life-Environment Relations, co-authored by UGA Ecology alumnus Brian Fath takes a holistic, systems approach to sustainability.
Rohani publishes pertussis textbook
Jan 2019
Pertussis: Epidemiology, Immunology, and Evolution, a new textbook co-edited by the University of Georgia’s Pejman Rohani, UGA Athletic Association Professor of Ecology and Infectious Diseases, brings together current research from multiple disciplines to shed light on the resurgence of this deadly disease.
Meet our Postdocs: Paola Barriga
Jan 2019
Paola Barriga, a postdoctoral associate at the UGA Odum School of Ecology, studies the migration of monarch butterflies.
Focus on Faculty: Courtney Murdock
Jan 2019
Courtney Murdock, an assistant professor with a joint appointment in the College of Veterinary Medicine and the Odum School of Ecology, studies the transmission of mosquito-borne diseases to inform predictions
Ecologists create a new model to predict extinction risk
Jan 2019
A new population viability model with an accompanying web app from the UGA River Basin Center is helping scientists to better forecast population changes and extinction risk for imperiled species.
Focus on Faculty: Gene Rhodes
Jan 2019
Olin “Gene” Rhodes, a professor in the Odum School of Ecology and director of the Savannah River Ecology Laboratory, conducts basic and applied research that informs the management and conservation of wildlife.
Rohani named UGA Athletic Association Professor
Jan 2019
Four faculty members have been named University of Georgia Athletic Association Professors in recognition of their extraordinary records of scholarship, instruction and outreach.