University of Georgia
College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences

Areas of Exploration

Advances in Plant Sciences
Advances in Plant Sciences
Developing advanced plant varieties and protecting existing ones with the goal of global food security and sustainability.
Advances in Animal Sciences
Advances in Animal Sciences
Researching humane innovations in the livestock, poultry, and entomology to create a sustainable food supply.
Society’s Role in Agricultural and Environmental Sciences
Society’s Role in Agricultural and Environmental Sciences
Exploring the economic and educational impacts of the public on agriculture for a more informed future.
Advances in Food Science & Safety
Advances in Food Science & Safety
Creating food products and reducing pathogens in the name of a safe, abundant food supply for the growing global population.
Environmental Resource Management
Environmental Resource Management
Stewarding natural resources through research of responsible practices for a sustainable future.
Integrative Precision Agriculture
Harnessing the power of technology and big data to sustainably provide for our planet’s growing population.
Integrative precision agriculture (IPA) applies to every aspect of the agriculture industry, from planting and harvesting to creating more environmentally conscious farming practices. Visit our Integrative Precision Agriculture website to learn more about how our researchers are engineering for tomorrow.
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Regenerative Bioscience Center
CAES Faculty Research Cell Therapy to Fight Chronic Diseases
UGA’s Regenerative Bioscience Center (RBC) is a synergistic unit of researchers from a range of disciplines and institutions. The RBC is making great strides in developing new cures to treat devastating diseases such as stroke, heart disease, Parkinson's and Alzheimer's, transforming the field of medicine along the way.
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Controlled environment agriculture
Plant Growth Facilties
University of Georgia plant growth facilities (PGF) provides controlled environment greenhouses and growth chambers and dedicated staff to support faculty and student agricultural research in Athens.
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Graduate Programs
Our master's and doctoral degree programs attract students from all over the world. Graduate students work alongside our world-class faculty to expand their knowledge in field, laboratory, facility and online settings.
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Office of the Associate Dean for Research
109 Conner Hall
Athens, GA 30602

Email: agresch@uga.edu

Phone: (706) 542-2151

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We are committed to discovering, innovating and delivering the science required to feed and fuel the world.

See how we are leading innovation in research

32,000 research citations over the past five years

$43.8M in external funding support for research

$52.4M New competitive federal grants increased 6.3% from $49.3M

918 Peer reviewed journal articles published by CAES Faculty

785 grants received in FY21

Funded by: USDA NIFA, USDA ARS, National Science Foundation, CDC top funders, among many others

Research News

The Joro Watch team is pursuing a number of approaches to Joro spider research, looking into their impact on native species — like pollinators and native spiders — habitat, lifecycle and management. To help facilitate more conclusive research, UGA experts ask that the public help gather critical data by monitoring spider populations in the environment. (Photo by Carly Mirabile) CAES News
Joro Watch engages citizen-scientists to study future of Joro spiders Jordan Powers
They have been described as palm-sized, parachuting creatures with the potential to spread up the East Coast. Now dozens of webs are appearing in trees, on fences and in gardens around the Southeast, and social media and message boards are buzzing with Joro spider sightings. Discussions of eradication methods ranging from chemical sprays to “Joro sticks” are rampant. Joro season is here.
Franklin West (left) and Steven Stice of UGA’s Regenerative Bioscience Center have received $1.1 million in grants from the National Institutes of Health to study potential treatments for traumatic brain injury. CAES News
Regenerative Bioscience team receives NIH support for TBI research Charlene Betourney
Two faculty members in UGA’s Regenerative Bioscience Center, Steven Stice and Franklin West, have been awarded multiple grants from the National Institutes of Health totaling $1.1 million to study potential treatments for traumatic brain injury. Stice and West will collaborate with MRI expert Qun Zhao to evaluate the brain’s functional organization and neural repair of networks following traumatic brain injury.
A bee on a flower in the Trial Gardens at the University of Georgia. (UGA file photo) CAES News
Diverse landscapes at the heart of bee conservation Amanda Budd
New research from the University of Georgia revealed that mixed land use — such as developments interspersed with forest patches — improves bee diversity and is leading to new solutions for bee conservation. UGA College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences researchers found that small amounts of development actually had a positive impact on the number of bee species present in a given area.
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