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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!
ICON 8002 Practicum: New Iterationsof the ICON-EBCI Partnership
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...
CICR celebrates the 2024-25 ICON graduates
Congratulations to the following students on defending their Integrative Conservation dissertations this year: Rachel Arney, PhD, ICON & Geography, “The Politics of Environmental Knowledge...
Kristen Morrow Receives Dissertation Completion Award
Kristen Morrow was awarded the Dissertation Completion Award for the 2025-2026 academic year. This competitive award from the UGA Graduate School provides support to doctoral candidates in the final...
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