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George Vellidis 04/28/25
Meet George Vellidis, director of the University of Georgia's Institute for Integrative Precision Agriculture. UGA launched the institute in 2022 to leverage interdisciplinary faculty expertise and industry ties to advance this field. “As researchers, it’s easy for us to work as individuals to solve a particular task,” said Vellidis. “But when we work together to look at problems from different perspectives, we come up with optimal solutions for even bigger challenges.”
Lady Belle takes home the 2025 Flavor of Georgia Grand Prize for its Sunday Dinner Griscuits. (Photo by Peter Frey/UGA) CAES News
2025 Flavor of Georgia Winners 04/25/25 Jordan Powers
A baked good secured the top spot at the 2025 Flavor of Georgia food product competition, beating out a record 173 products submitted in 12 categories. Sunday Dinner Gritscuits, produced by Lady Belle, are French gougeres, or cheese puffs, stuffed with macaroni and cheese flavored grits with collard greens and smoked turkey. Lady Belle is a French-Southern fusion microbakery specializing in handcrafted Parisian style macarons, Belle (Signature) Macarons and savory Gritscuits.
Graduates celebrate at UGA Commencement with fireworks in background CAES News
CAES Convocation 04/24/25 Makenna Grace Reavis
As the academic year winds down, the University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences is preparing for its spring 2025 convocation, to be held at 6 p.m. Thursday, May 8, at the Classic Center in Athens. “Convocation presents a unique opportunity for students to reflect on all they have achieved during their college careers,” said CAES Dean and Director Nick Place.
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Robin Buell 04/22/25
Meet Robin Buell, Georgia Research Alliance Eminent Scholar Chair in Crop Genomics. Buell's research at the University of Georgia focuses on unlocking the full potential of plants to address some of the world’s most pressing challenges. By studying their genomes, she aims to improve agricultural efficiency, develop sustainable biofuels, and create crops that thrive in changing environments.
Volunteers are critical to the UGA Cooperative Extension mission to facilitate youth development, agriculture and natural resources, and family and consumer sciences programming at the county, district and state levels. Master Gardener Extension Volunteers (above) work with community members in pollinator garden. CAES News
National Volunteer Week 04/21/25 Sheri Dorn
In addition to its experts throughout the state, University of Georgia Cooperative Extension is powered by thousands of volunteers who give generously to extend program impact and reach in support of UGA Extension missions. Throughout National Volunteer Appreciation Week, April 20-26, UGA Extension will host special events that highlight the volunteers who have donated their time to facilitate 4-H, Master Gardener, and Family and Consumer Sciences programming.
Great Pollinator Count reading CAES News
Community Science Counts 04/15/25 Emily Cabrera
Six years after founding the Great Southeast Pollinator Census, Becky Griffin held something remarkable in her hands — a children’s book inspired by the project she built from the ground up. "The Great Pollinator Count," written by Susan Richmond and published by Peachtree Publishing, is set to hit physical and digital bookshelves on April 15. The book celebrates the power of community science, pollinator conservation, and the educators and students who bring it all to life.
Third-year UGA students Sloka Sudhin, Anderson Smith and Oscar de la Torre were selected as 2025 Goldwater Scholars. (Photo by Stephanie Schupska) CAES News
Goldwater Scholarship 04/14/25 Stephanie Schupska
From crop molecular genetics to estuarine mussels to computer experiments, three University of Georgia undergraduates have been honored for furthering research in their fields of study. Juniors Oscar de la Torre, Anderson Smith and Sloka Sudhin are among the 441 undergraduates from across the nation to be recognized as Barry Goldwater Scholars this spring. They have earned the highest undergraduate award of its type for the fields of mathematics, engineering and natural sciences.
UGA students visited Atlanta-based companies Delta Air Lines and IHG Hotels & Resorts on March 21 to learn about the hospitality industry. (Submitted photo) CAES News
Career Caravan 04/11/25 Julia Thomas
The University of Georgia Career Center provides students with invaluable opportunities to explore diverse career paths. On March 21, the Career Center organized a “Career Caravan” to two prominent Atlanta-based companies: Delta Air Lines and IHG Hotels & Resorts. This immersive experience aimed to give UGA students, including those studying hospitality and food industry management at the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, firsthand learning from the hospitality industry.
Stan Gray in Rivers of Iris at Coastal Georgia Botanical Gardens CAES News
Mystery Irises 04/09/25 Jo Stafford
The Rivers of Iris exhibit at the Coastal Georgia Botanical Gardens (CGBG) is flourishing, but the technicolor blooms aren’t the only things attracting attention. Stan Gray, volunteer iris curator at CGBG, and Brian Shamblin, an associate research scientist with the University of Georgia’s Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources, are growing several mystery irises at the gardens that could prove to be one of two exceptionally rare iris species: Iris rivularis or a variant of Iris hexagona.
Members of the Women’s Staff Leadership Institute's seventh cohort include, in back, from left, Shari Crandall, Jennifer Willis, Lindsay Robinson, Cassie Ann Kiggen and Nicole Moon. In front, from left, are Ching-Yu Huang, Olivia Holt Williams, Shelly Terrazas, Takenya Moore and Brittany Rider. (Photo by Chamberlain Smith/UGA) CAES News
Women’s Staff Leadership Institute 04/08/25 Krista Richmond
The seventh cohort of the Women’s Staff Leadership Institute celebrated its graduation with a reception March 25. “I want to say first, congratulations to all of you graduating,” said Stacy Jones, associate vice president for public service and outreach and WSLI co-sponsor. “I hope that as you continue to walk as graduates and alumnae of this program that you pay attention to the fact that you’re taking some amazing journeys.”