Odum School of Ecology
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| Type | Public |
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| Established | 2001 |
| Dean | John Gittleman |
| 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 and the father of ecosystem ecology, the founder of the Institute.
Started in 1961 as the Institute of Radiation Ecology, a research institute of faculty across various departments of the University. The Institute (having dropped "radiation" from its name) assumed the status of a school within the Franklin College of Arts and Sciences in 1993. 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 to become the Odum School.
The following undergraduate degrees are offered by the Odum School:
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