“Emerge,” new program to create environment of inclusion in freshwater science, receives NSF funding
Apr 2021
“Emerge” is a new NSF-funded program from the Society for Freshwater Science to promote diversity and inclusion in STEM.
UGA professor, alumnus are among 2021 ESA Fellows
Mar 2021
UGA professor Pejman Rohani and alumnus Shuijin Hu were elected Fellows of the Ecological Society of America in 2021.
EcoReach launches “Backyard Critters” to connect students with nature in Athens
Mar 2021
University of Georgia student group EcoReach has launched “Backyard Critters,” a new program to connect students with nature in Athens.
Light pollution drives increased risk of West Nile virus
Mar 2021
By attracting birds and mosquitoes, light pollution is enhancing the likelihood that they’ll spread West Nile virus to animals and humans.
Patten to deliver “Nonagenarian Ecologist” Lecture April 1
Mar 2021
Bernard C. Patten, Regents’ Professor Emeritus in the UGA Odum School of Ecology, will give the “Nonagenarian Ecologist” Lecture Apr. 1, 2021.
Evolution of the fastest jaws in nature
Mar 2021
GMNH associate Douglas Booher, BS ’98, explores the evolution of the trap-jaw mechanism in Strumigenys ants, which has resulted in one of the natural world’s fastest movements.
Erika Zavaleta to deliver 2021 Odum Lecture
Mar 2021
Ecologist Erika Zavaleta will deliver the 2021 Odum Lecture, “The interdependence of biological and cultural diversity,” on March 23.
Building connections during a pandemic
Mar 2021
Ecology alum Destiny Loyd, MS ’18, has expanded the reach of the UGA Mentor Program during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Long-lived butterfly parasites can’t take the heat
Mar 2021
Debilitating parasite spores that infect monarch butterflies can persist for years at cool temperatures, but are knocked out by heat.
Disease Detectives
Mar 2021
Center for the Ecology of Infectious Diseases researchers are working toward predicting future outbreaks by studying how hosts and parasites interact in the wild.