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ICON Photovoices Accepting Submissions
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...
Amit Kaushik Awarded Wenner-Gren Foundation’s Dissertation Fieldwork Grant
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...
Indigenous Peoples’ Day 2025
In honor of Indigenous Peoples’ Day 2025, the Department of Anthropology is hosting two events: Monday, Oct. 13, 3:00-4:30 pm. The Living Forest: A Proposal for Indigenous-Led Conservation and...
ICON PhD Program Accepting Applications for Fall 2026
The University of Georgia’s Integrative Conservation (ICON) PhD program is seeking exceptional students for doctoral research assistantships, to begin mid-August 2026. Applicants are encouraged to...
PhD Candidate Receives NSF Grant for Research on Understanding the Interface of Diplomacy, Politics, and Conservation
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)...
CICR Newsletter – Summer 2025
Our annual Center for Integrative Conservation Research newsletter, highlighting some of the achievements of our community over the last year, is now available. Read it here!
Upcoming Events
Spring Affiliate Gathering
Tuesday, April 21, 2:30 PM
Building 2130 (CICR Office), Room 232
ICON Defense by Shishir Rao
Thursday, April 30, 9:00 AM
"Hydropower Development in the Western Ghats of India Through an Integrative Lens"
Shishir Rao, Integrative Conservation and Ecology PhD Candidate
Geography 0200C
Sustainability Certificate Showcase & Graduation
Saturday, May 2, 1:00-5:00 PM
Presentation of the spring capstone projects by Sustainability Certificate students, networking & refreshments, and a celebration of the Spring 2026 graduates
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