Odum School of Ecology

Odum School of Ecology

Type	Public
Established	2001^[1]
Dean	Mark D. Hunter
Location	Athens , Georgia , USA
Website	ecology.uga.edu

The Odum School of Ecology is a school within the University of Georgia and the successor of the UGA Institute of Ecology. It is named after Eugene Odum, renowned UGA biologist, the father of ecosystem ecology, and the founder of the Institute.^[2]

History

It was started in 1961 as the Institute of Radiation Ecology, a research institute of faculty across various departments of the University. In 1993 the Institute (having dropped "radiation" from its name) assumed the status of a school within the Franklin College of Arts and Sciences. The College of Environment & Design (CED) was formed in 2001 by joining the School of Environmental Design and the Institute of Ecology. Six years later, on July 1, 2007, the Institute split from CED and was renamed as the Odum School in honor of its founder, Eugene Odum.^[1]^[3]

Affiliated centers and labs

Center for the Ecology of Infectious Diseases
Coweeta Hydrologic Laboratory
Joseph W. Jones Ecological Research Center
Marine Institute at Sapelo Island
River Basin Center
Savannah River Ecology Laboratory
Wormsloe Institute for Environmental History at the Wormsloe Historic Site

Degrees offered

Undergraduate

The following undergraduate degrees are offered by the Odum School:

Bachelor of Science in Ecology (B.S.)
Bachelor of Arts in Ecology (B.A.)

Graduate degrees

Master of Science in Ecology
Master of Science in Integrative Conservation and Sustainability
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Ecology
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Integrative Conservation and Ecology

Certificates (non-degrees)

Conservation Ecology
Environmental Ethics

References

^ ^a ^b Shearer, Lee (February 2007). "Independent school of ecology waiting for final approval". Athens Banner-Herald. Morris Communications. Archived from the original on 2011-06-14. Retrieved 2008-03-25.
^ Craige, Betty Jean. "Eugene Odum (1913-2002)". georgiaencyclopedia.org. New Georgia Encyclopedia. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
^ Dendy, Larry. "UGA to open nation's first School of Ecology July 1; John Gittleman named dean". UGA Today. University of Georgia. Retrieved 2 March 2018.