Odum School of Ecology

10/09/2026

Save the date for our next Ecology Seminar!

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10/06/2026

Discover a living blueprint for global renewal.

The Odum School welcomes Laura Turner Seydel, Will Harris and Jodi Benoit of White Oak Pastures, and Jamila Norman of Patchwork Farms for a live discussion following a screening of the Golden Globe award-winning documentary Groundswell.

Tickets are $10 each and include a reception catered by Krista and Jerry Slater.

October 15, 2026
Doors at 5:30 pm
Screening at 6:00 pm
UGA Special Collections Library
Register: tinyurl.com/groundswelluga

10/01/2026

Save the date for next week's Ecology Seminar!

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09/29/2026

Save the date for next week's Conservation Seminar!

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09/28/2026

Dive into a global journey of the regenerative agriculture movement with us!

The Odum School welcomes Laura Turner Seydel, Will Harris and Jodi Benoit of White Oak Pastures, and Jamila Norman of Patchwork Farms for a live discussion following a screening of the Golden Globe award winning documentary Groundswell.

Tickets are $10 each and include a reception catered by Krista and Jerry Slater.

October 15, 2026
Doors at 5:30 pm
Screening at 6:00 pm
UGA Special Collections Library

tinyurl.com/groundswelluga

09/24/2026

How can you tell a shark’s age?

A new study by Benjamin Parrott has determined how to estimate the age of sharks by analyzing changes to individual animal’s DNA. Known as epigenetic clocks, these scientific age estimators focus on chemical alterations, known as DNA methylation, to measure wear and tear on the animal’s cells, providing a noninvasive, fast and accurate assessment of an animal’s age.

The predictive clock model has been successfully tested in dozens of other animals, but this study marks the first time it’s been used in sharks.

The tool can help shed new light on not just the biological evolution of shark populations but also the life cycle of other marine creatures with unknown aging data.

“Age structure is one of the most important things conservation biologists can measure,” said Parrott, associate professor of ecology. “If we could figure out how old wild sharks are, we could finally understand the age structure of their populations. That’s incredibly important for conservation of marine populations."

https://news.uga.edu/shark-dna-could-hold-answers-to-aging/

09/24/2026

Mark your calendar for next week's Ecology Seminar!

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09/22/2026

Save the date for our Conservation Seminar next week!

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09/17/2026

Mark your calendar for next week's Ecology seminar!

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09/16/2026

Amy Rosemond officially retired from Odum School of Ecology this summer after 30 years of research, teaching and administration. Throughout her career, she studied the effects of land use and climate change on the health of streams, uncovering important lessons about how excess nutrients and other pollutants harm natural ecosystems. But, she also had a huge impact on dozens of graduate student researchers – and visa versa. Read about Rosemond’s career and collaborative approach.

Through a career in teaching, research and administration, Rosemond pushed to expand our understanding of freshwater ecology.