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

Urtnasan "Uugii" Ganbaatar and UGA Professor Mohamed Mergoum attended the the annual Norman E. Borlaug International Symposium, sponsored by the World Food Prize Foundation. A Borlaug Fellow, Ganbaatar spent three months working with Mergoum to perform research and gain knowledge using advanced genetic technologies for wheat breeding. CAES News
Borlaug Fellow works with UGA faculty to improve wheat grown in Mongolia Maria M. Lameiras
For Borlaug Fellow Urtnasan “Uugii” Ganbaatar, the opportunity to work with University of Georgia wheat breeder and geneticist Mohamed Mergoum is opening up a world of growth. With her colleagues at the Institute of Plant and Agricultural Sciences, part of the Mongolian University of Life Sciences, Ganbaatar wants to implement the advanced breeding techniques used at UGA to improve her country's dominant crop.
CAES’ new Poultry Science Building will give researchers and students a high-tech new roost. CAES News
Poultry Science Building to give researchers, students a high-tech new roost Maria M. Lameiras
In 1958, a carpenter named LC Powers built himself and his wife, Ruby Nell, a broiler house on their family’s land in northeast Georgia. The chicken house could hold 10,000 chicks, but there was barely enough electricity to power a few light bulbs in the open-sided building. The Powers’ great-granddaughter, Kylie Bruce, recounted her great-grandparents’ story at the groundbreaking for a new, technologically advanced Poultry Science Building.
On Aug. 23, 2019, students at Colham Ferry Elementary School participated in the state's first-ever pollinator census. On Dec. 1, the Great Georgia Pollinator Census will become the Great Southeast Pollinator Census, expanding to include both South Carolina and North Carolina in the citizen science research project. CAES News
Great Pollinator Census expands to include neighboring states Becky Griffin
Widening interest in efforts to support pollinators has led to a name change for the Great Georgia Pollinator Census, which will become the Great Southeast Pollinator Census on Dec. 1. The census began as a statewide community science initiative in Georgia in August 2019, created and coordinated by Becky Griffin, University of Georgia Cooperative Extension community and school garden coordinator.
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