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Annual newsletter celebrates CICR community
Our annual Center for Integrative Conservation Research newsletter, highlighting the great work of our community, is now available. Read it here!
ICON student named Mountain Sentinel Fellow
Eileen Joseph, PhD student in the Integrative Conservation and Forestry and Natural Resources Program, was recently accepted into the Moving Mountains Fellowship, offered by the Mountain Sentinels...
ICON internship looks at “Vultures in the void”
Asif Ali Sandeelo is a PhD candidate in the Integrative Conservation (ICON) and Anthropology program. As part of his ICON internship with IUCN Pakistan, he recently published an article ("Vultures...
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...
Upcoming Events
ICON Picnic at Bishop Park
Bring snacks to share and chairs/blanket. Friends and family are welcome!
Conservation Seminar Series
Monday, September 21, 1:15 PM
Jess Sterling, Technical Programs Director, Chattahoochee Riverkeeper. Odum School of Ecology Auditorium (Room 201). All are welcome to attend.
ICON Happy Hour
Friday, September 25, 5:00-7:00 PM
Creature Comforts (downtown). All are welcome to attend.
Conservation Seminar Series
Monday, September 28, 1:15 PM
Holly Nesbitt, Senior Visiting Research Scientist, University of Wyoming. Odum School of Ecology Auditorium (Room 201). All are welcome to attend.





