Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources at UGA

Center for Forest Business Advisory Committee elects new chair, vice-chair

wo of the forest industry’s top leaders have been elected the chairman and vice-chairman of the advisory committee for the University of Georgia’s Center for Forest Business. UGA alumnus William F. “Bill” Miller (BSFR ’70) and Pete Madden have been elected to the chair and vice-chair positions, respectively. Full story

Emerging Methods for Emerging Contaminants: Novel Approaches to Freshwater Mussel Toxicity Testing

Seminar Online: Peter Hazelton Full story

The Honorable Antoni Macierewicz, one of Poland’s most renowned members of Parliament, visits Warnell

The Warnell School received a rare visit from and exciting guest recently: a member of Poland’s parliament and one of the most renowned Polish politicians. The Honorable Antoni Macierewicz, former secretary of interior and former deputy minister for national defense in Poland, visited UGA Athens Campus on May 16, 2013, to thank a group of Warnell professors for conducting a recent study of wood samples relevant to a tree that played a controversial role in the tragic crash of Polish Air Force One Tu-154 near Smolensk, Russia, on April 10, 2010. Full story

Dr. Kamal Gandhi wins innovative instruction grant

Twenty-six University of Georgia faculty projects designed to improve teaching were recently funded through grants provided by the Office of the Vice President for Instruction, in collaboration with the Office of the Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost. Warnell's Dr. Kamal Gandhi, an assistant professor of forest entomology, was awarded one of the grants for her project, "Enhancing & Digitizing the Forest Pest and Pathogen Collection at UGA." Full story