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David Hecht, ICON PhD, receives Young Alumni Award from Luther College
David Hecht, PhD (ICON and Anthropology 2022), is the recipient of the Young Alumni Award from Luther College, located in Decorah, Iowa. Dr. Hecht will deliver the 2026 Commencement Speech at Luther...
Conservation and Environmental Management Reimagined: Toward Anti-Oppressive Futures — A Four-Part Framework
In a recent article, CICR faculty and collaborators foreground the unintended consequences of environmental management and offer a framework for environmental researchers and practitioners to...
Wezddy Del Toro Orozco receives Engaged Scholar Award!
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...
Roberta Salmi named Creative Engagement Fellow
Dr. Roberta Salmi, associate professor of anthropology and director of the Primate Behavioral Ecology Lab in the Franklin College of Arts and Sciences, and member of the CICR Executive Committee, is...
CICR affiliates among recipients of Presidential Interdisciplinary Seed Grants
Congratulations to the recipients of the Presidential Interdisciplinary Seed Grants! The 2025 awardees are listed below, with CICR and ICON affiliates highlighted: “Incentivizing Prevention: A...
2026 ICON Awards announced
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...
Upcoming Events
ICON PhD Program Orientation
Thursday, August 13, 9:30 AM-12:00 PM
Annual orientation for our new students, with lunch and networking to follow!
210 River Rd. 2nd Floor, Room 232
Sustainability Certificate 10th Anniversary Kickoff: Reading with Ron Balthazor
Wednesday, August 26, 4:30-6:00 PM
Celebrate 10 years of UGA's interdisciplinary Sustainability Certificate with a reading by the program's founding director, Ron Balthazor, from his new work, A Book of Seasons. Light refreshments will be served; sponsored by the Sustainability Certificate, the Office of Sustainability, and the Department of English.
Auditorium, Odum School of Ecology