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Research at the UGA College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences

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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

Research

Recent News in Research

Top scholar

UGA animal science professor Franklin West.

January 12, 2012 — Franklin West, a University of Georgia assistant professor of animal and dairy science in the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, has been named one of the nation’s top scholars under 40 by Diverse: Issues in Higher Education magazine. more >>

Researchers prove stem cell safety.

UGA researchers Franklin West and Steve Stice.

December 8, 2011 — Pig stem cells discovered by two animal science researchers at the University of Georgia reveal a better way to determine the safety of future stem cell therapies than rodent-based models. more >>

Expo weathers on

October 20, 2011 — Despite an uncomfortable mix of wet, cold and windy weather, North America’s premier farm show, the Sunbelt Ag Expo, marched on this week in Moultrie, Ga. More than 70,000 visitors perused the wears of 1,200 vendors, a North Carolina farmer was tapped as the Southeast’s top and land-grant universities brought their messages to the masses. more >>

Stink bug

October 19, 2011 — More than 200 species of stink bugs call North America home. As many as 60 species live in Georgia. One more was recently discovered in southern South Carolina. The brown marmorated stink bug, or Halyomorpha halys, will likely soon invade Georgia, according to a University of Georgia entomologist. more >>

In the Field: Georgia Peanut Tour 2011 (Video)

The Georgia Peanut Tour celebrated its 25th anniversary this year. More than 200 people from 12 states and six countries went on the three-day networking tour, which focused on south Georgia peanut research and production around Bainbridge, Ga., including stops in Miller County, Attapulgus and Blakely.

October 5, 2011 — The Georgia Peanut Tour celebrated its 25th anniversary Sept. 27-29. More than 200 people from 12 states and six countries went on the networking tour, which focused on south Georgia peanut research and production around Bainbridge, Ga., including stops in Miller County, Attapulgus and Blakely. 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.