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.
Lizzie King: Linking social change and ecological data
May 2020
Restoration ecologist Elizabeth King incorporates social and cultural information into her ecological research.
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.
Odum School holds virtual Spring Fling awards ceremony
Apr 2020
The Odum School of Ecology honored faculty, students and staff achievements at a virtual Spring Fling celebration on April 24,2020.
EcoReach creates virtual science lessons for kids
Apr 2020
University of Georgia student organization EcoReach has created a suite of online hands-on science activities that students can do from home.
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2020 UGA CURO [Virtual] Symposium is April 21-24
Apr 2020
The 2020 CURO Symposium features 22 Odum School students, including Best Student Paper in the Life Sciences winner Culzean Kennedy.
The story behind UGA’s first Earth Day
Apr 2020
The first Earth Day at UGA featured a day-long teach-in led by students and faculty from the Institute of Ecology and student group Balance.