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. 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. Affiliated centers and labs River Basin Center Center for the Ecology of Infectious Diseases Marine Institute at Sapelo Island Joseph W. Jones Ecological Research Center Coweeta Hydrologic Laboratory Savannah River Ecology Laboratory Wormsloe Institute for Environmental History at the Wormsloe Historic Site Center for the Ecology of Infectious Disease 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 Conservation Ecology & Sustainable Development Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Ecology Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Integrative Conservation Certificates (non-degrees) Conservation Ecology Environmental Ethics References External links Announcement of the School's formation The Prehistory of the Odum School of Ecology Coweeta Hydrologic Laboratory Colleges and schools of the University of Georgia 1961 establishments in Georgia (U.S. state)