by Talley Vodicka | Apr 1, 2026 | ICON News
Congratulations to Wezddy Del Toro Orozco, Ph.D. candidate in the ICON and Forestry and Natural Resources Program, and a 2026 Engaged Scholar Awardee! The Engaged Scholar Award is given annually by the Graduate School in collaboration with UGA Public Service and...
by Talley Vodicka | Mar 20, 2026 | ICON News
We are excited to announce the winners of the 2026 ICON Program Awards! Amit Kaushik (ICON & Anthropology PhD Candidate) received the ICON Agile Scientist Award, Wezddy Del Toro Orozco (ICON & Forestry and Natural Resources PhD Candidate) received the J. Peter...
by Talley Vodicka | Jan 22, 2026 | ICON News
Photovoice is a method that combines photography, reflection, and collective engagement. Through the ICON ‘PhotoVoices’ initiative, we engage with photovoice to learn from, and share with each other as a community. PhotoVoices was initiated in 2024, with the hope to...
by Talley Vodicka | Oct 14, 2025 | ICON News
Amit Kaushik, a PhD candidate in Integrative Conservation (ICON) and Anthropology at the University of Georgia, has received a Dissertation Fieldwork Grant from the Wenner-Gren Foundation to support his project, titled “Caste and Conservation: Dalit Ecologies and...
by Talley Vodicka | Jul 23, 2025 | ICON News
Asif Ali Sandeelo (above), a fifth-year PhD candidate in the Integrative Conservation (ICON) and Anthropology program at UGA, has received a Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Grant (DDRIG) from the National Science Foundation (NSF) for his project titled “A...
by Talley Vodicka | Jun 23, 2025 | ICON News
ICON 8110 students visit Kituwah, the Cherokee Mother Town, in April with EBCI Forest Manager Josh Parris (Image: Laura German) By Laura German During this academic year, two ICON cohorts worked in partnership with the Natural Resources Department (NRD) of the Eastern...
