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Associate Dean for Research
Robert N. Shulstad
109 Conner Hall
Athens, GA 30602

Phone: 706/542-2151
Email: agresch@uga.edu

Assistant Dean for Research
Harald Scherm
109 Conner Hall
Athens, GA 30602

Phone: 706/542-2151
Email: scherm@uga.edu

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Recent News in Research

Tift Building

May 22, 2013 — When Gov. Nathan Deal signed the budget recently passed by the Georgia state legislature, a long-awaited renovation project for the University of Georgia Tifton campus finally moved forward. more >>

Truffles used in gourmet food industry

A group of truffles are shown next to pecans in an orchard.

May 21, 2013 — Prized by chefs and foodies, pecan grove truffles have long been the secret jewels of Georgia’s pecan orchards. However, new research and truffle searching methods may soon bring the fungal delicacy to more Georgia tables. more >>

Tomato Yellow Leaf Curl

University of Georgia Entomologist Rajagopalbabu Srinivasan examines a tomato plant on a plot on the Tifton campus.

May 16, 2013 — Tomato yellow leaf curl virus has been a chronic threat to tomato production in South Georgia for more than a decade. The problem is only getting worse. more >>

Ag Awareness

Third graders participate in a recycling relay race.

May 10, 2013 — Area third graders got a chance to get outside and explore Thursday morning on the Tifton campus of the University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences. more >>

Technology aiding peanut farmers

Auto-steer technology allows drivers to watch their crops be planted or harvested while the tractor moves down the field.

May 7, 2013 — Auto-steer technology is driving peanut farmers to higher crop yields and bigger profit margins. more >>

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Making Life Better

For more than 100 years, scientists working at University of Georgia Agricultural Experiment Stations have conducted research to improve the quality of life for Georgians and for citizens worldwide.

Their research is conducted in laboratories across the state on three main UGA research campuses, located in Athens, Griffin and Tifton; six research and education centers; and research farms. At these locations, researchers can conduct experiments under varying geographic and climatic conditions across the state.

These studies focus on making our food supply safer and longer-lasting, breeding landscape plants that use less water and require less pesticides, monitoring greenhouse gases and other pollutants, creating leaner cuts of meat through alternative livestock diets and creating new and useful products from crop by-products.

UGA agricultural scientists continue to conduct ground-breaking and life-changing research in much the same way their counterparts did 100 years ago when they bred Empire Cotton, a variety that saved the state's cotton industry and put cotton back on the throne in Georgia agriculture.