Researchers from UGA’s Franklin College of Arts and Sciences have been recognized with one of the Ecological Society of America’s top honors in plant ecology and environmental science.

Congratulations to Jill Anderson in genetics and the Odum School of Ecology, Megan DeMarche in plant biology, recent plant biology Ph.D. graduate Derek Denney, and their collaborators on receiving the 2026 W.S. Cooper Award from the Ecological Society of America. The award recognizes an outstanding publication in geobotany, physiographic ecology, plant succession, or the study of plant distributions across environmental gradients.