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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...
ICC Keynote by Dr. Anand Pandian
On Friday, February 27, 3:40 pm in Coverdell S175, Dr. Anand Pandian will deliver the keynote address for the 2026 Integrative Conservation Conference. His talk is titled, "Communing with Others:...
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...
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