IRIS affiliate and Odum School of Ecology research scientist Charles van Rees provided expertise (and “pure naturalist glee”) for this article about periodical cicadas.

Check it out to learn more about these interesting insects that are popping up everywhere this spring! ☀️

You might have noticed a LOT more of these insects hanging around this spring.

But despite their giant wings, eerie song, and bright red eyes, cicadas aren’t here to do any harm.

Read more about these critters with expertise from Charles B. van Rees below 👇

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Planning to toast Cinco de Mayo with a margarita? Keep in mind that bats are a primary pollinator for agave—a key ingredient of tequila! 🦇 Bats are also critical pest control agents—learn more in this profile of ecology faculty member Dr. Tamika Lunn.

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Congrats to our own Sonia Altizer, named an ESA Fellow!

For April's #ResearchRewind , we're celebrating #EarthMonth and the UGA researchers who have dedicated their careers to studying the planet. Odum School of Ecology's James Porter is a professor emeritus who continues to advocate for coral reef protection.

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🏆🌿 A trailblazing capstone project for UGA's Sustainability Certificate won the Green Sports Innovation Award for the first Zero Waste UGA Athletics program! 🌍♻️ This Earth Week, 🐾 stomp out your carbon pawprint—support sustainability at UGA! t.uga.edu/9QX

🎓🔄 Students funded by the Seydel Award in Sustainability created Reduce, Reuse, Regalia, a graduation gown rental program that's eco-friendly and affordable. 🌍💚 🌱 🐾 Stomp out your carbon pawprint—support Odum students committed to sustainability! t.uga.edu/9QX

🌿🦋 Students funded by the Seydel Award in Sustainability remove invasive plants on campus and replace them with native pollinators. 🌎🌼 🌱 This Earth Week, celebrate their efforts to foster healthier biodiversity and stomp out your carbon pawprint! 🐾💚 t.uga.edu/9QX

Meet Laura Naslund: dedicated field researcher, ecologist-turned-biogeochemist/infrastructure expert, and powerhouse graduate student. Fresh off defending her doctoral dissertation, we sat down with Naslund to look back on her PhD journey. 

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Join us TODAY for our last spring Ecology seminar: 'Modern disturbances alter the role of nitrogen fixers in ecosystem recovery' by Nina Wurzburger, associate professor, Odum School of Ecology.

Wednesday, April 24, 10:20 a.m., Ecology auditorium.

Hope to see you there!

Mark your calendars for our last spring Ecology seminar: 'Modern disturbances alter the role of nitrogen fixers in ecosystem recovery' by Nina Wurzburger, associate professor, Odum School of Ecology.

Wednesday, April 24, 10:20 a.m., Ecology auditorium.

Hope to see you there!

🌍♻️ The average American’s carbon footprint weighs in at a whopping 16 tons per year! Celebrate Earth Week by helping us raise $1,600 for the Sustainability Support Fund in Ecology. 🌿🐾 Stomp out your carbon pawprint and help protect our world. 💚✨ t.uga.edu/9QX

I guess it’s announcement time 😮‍💨
In August 2024, I’ll be starting my new position as Assistant Professor & Director of the new cert program in Restoration Ecology & Engineering With Nature at Odum School of Ecology. Coming soon to an academia near you: the Wildlife & Water lab!

The world's oldest wombat
ABC Hobart Odum School of Ecology
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Join us TODAY: 'Rethinking streams: Five ideas for advancing freshwater conservation and management' by Seth Wenger, associate professor, Odum School of Ecology; director of science, River Basin Center.

Wed., April 17, 10:20 a.m., Ecology auditorium.

Hope to see you there!

How fast can a #wombat run? Faster than Usain St. Leo Bolt?
Odum School of Ecology
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Mark your calendars: 'Rethinking streams: Five ideas for advancing freshwater conservation and management' by Seth Wenger, associate professor, Odum School of Ecology; director of science, River Basin Center.

Wed., April 17, 10:20 a.m., Ecology auditorium.

Hope to see you there!

The Lilac-breasted Roller is always dressed for spring. This monogamous bird mates for life, with courtship rituals that include swooping, diving, and rolling through the air. Lilac-breasted Rollers are so at home in the sky that they also breed in flight!

Join us TODAY for an ecology seminar with Odum assistant professor Takao Sasaki: 'Collective behavior in ants'

10:20 a.m. in the Ecology auditorium. Hope to see you there!

Congrats to Odum's Jeb Byers, named a 2024 Distinguished Research Professor! An internationally prominent scientist in population, community and marine ecology, he is known for quantifying and predicting the success of biological invasions. t.uga.edu/9Pt @ugaresearch