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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...
CICR Director Transition
We are thrilled to announce the transition from our current director, Dr. Laura German, to our new director, Dr. Elizabeth "Lizzie" King. Dr. King is...
Upcoming Events
ICON Dissertation Prospectus Defense: “Integrating Local and Fishers’ Ecological Knowledge for Data-poor Marine Species Conservation: The Pacific Seahorse as a Case Study”
Jesus Alejandro Najera Medellin, PhD Student, ICON and Anthropology
Monday, November 2, 1:30 pm
Baldwin Hall, G-32 and on Zoom
The Struggle Over Native Land: Reckoning with the University of Georgia's Legacy
Monday, November 2, 5:30-7:00 PM
UGA Chapel. All are welcome to attend.
ICON Dissertation Prospectus Defense: “The Ecology of Segregation: Race, Biodiversity, and Lived Experience in Atlanta Parks”
Dominique Valentine, PhD Student, ICON and Anthropology
Tuesday, November 10, 11:00 am – 12:00 pm
Journalism Building, 510
ICON Coffee Hour
Friday, November 13, 10:00-11:00 AM
Warnell Building 4 Lobby. All are welcome to attend!
ICON Dissertation Prospectus Defense: “Living with the River: Ideas of the future, sense of place, and co-creation of risk communication in the River Arts District post-Helene"
Hannah Boone, PhD Student, ICON and Anthropology
Friday, November 13, 3:30 pm
Baldwin Hall, 202