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College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences

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Cultivate - Student Spotlight
Reilly Grady
Visit our digital storytelling platform, Cultivate, to learn more about Reilly Grady, an agribusiness major and the 2023 Georgia Legislative Intern. Would you like to be featured on Cultivate? Fill out the form at the link to nominate yourself or someone you know!
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Events at CAES

The Garden Gala, a farm-to-table dinner on Saturday, June 7, 2025, will be crafted from UGArden-grown ingredients by local chefs.  This ticketed affair will bring together supporters, community members, and local leaders in sustainable agriculture to celebrate UGArden’s impactful journey and the people that made it all possible. Proceeds from the event will go towards fully funding the Friends of UGArden Endowment. Reach out to ugarden@uga.edu for more information. Tickets are on sale now!
Jun 07
6:00PM - 10:00PM Garden Gala: Farm-to-Table Dinner Flinchum's Phoenix, Athens, GA
An exciting way to kick off the new school year, the CAES Alumni Association hosts Ag Dawg Kickoff to welcome students, faculty, and staff at the start of every fall semester. Attendees are provided with food, musical entertainment, and student club exhibits. The event allows students, faculty, and staff to interact and discover ways to get involved with activities offered by CAES.
Aug 20
5:30PM - 7:30PM Ag Dawg Kickoff Livestock Arena, Athens, GA
Join us for the Plant Synthetic Biology Symposium on August 26-28, 2025, at the University of Georgia Richard B. Russell Building Special Collections Libraries. Registration cost is $150.
Aug 26
08/26 5:00PM - 08/28 12:00PM 2025 Plant Synthetic Biology Symposium Richard B. Russell Building Special Collections Libraries, Athens, GA
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Each week, students in CAES receive a newsletter with the top announcements and most important events so that they walk into their week with all of the information they need. If you'd like to see what we are up to on a weekly basis, use the form below to subscribe to This Week in CAES!


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CAES Student News

Issmat Kassem CAES News
Inside the fight against antimicrobial resistance 05/22/25 Jordan Powers cultivate.caes.uga.edu
University of Georgia Center for Food Safety researcher Issmat Kassem has dedicated nearly two decades to studying antimicrobial resistance.
iStock image - a close up of hands scraping food from a cutting board into a compost bin. CAES News
Composting 101: Everything you need to know to get started 05/21/25 Emily Cabrera, Jordan Powers cultivatingcuriosity.caes.uga.edu
In this episode of Cultivating Curiosity, we dive into the benefits of composting and the science behind the Earth-friendly practice.
Graduate students Leniha Lagarde (left) and Sofia Varriano collect feces samples from pastured chickens at Foster Brady Farms in Madison, Georgia. CAES News
Poop with a purpose: CAES study analyzes chicken feces to boost farm sustainability 05/19/25 Maria M. Lameiras
Community science outreach will help broaden knowledge of how free-range chickens impact integrated crop-livestock systems.
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Agribusiness Agricultural Education Agricultural and Applied Economics Agricultural and Environmental Science Communication Agriscience and Environmental Systems Animal Biosciences Animal Health Animal and Dairy Science Applied Biotechnology Avian Biology Biological Science Entomology Environmental Economics and Management Environmental Resource Science Food Science Honors Interdisciplinary Studies Horticulture Hospitality and Food Industry Management Poultry Science Regenerative Bioscience Turfgrass Management Water and Soil Resources