University of Georgia
College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences
Spring 2025 CAES Convocation
Please join us at the Classic Center on Thursday, May 8 to celebrate our 2025 graduates. The ceremony will begin at 6:00 p.m. For those who cannot attend in person, we encourage you to watch the livestream of the ceremony and celebrate your graduate remotely. Please contact Mary Formo at mformo@uga.edu with any questions.

We are dedicated to discovering, teaching and delivering the science required for healthy living to flourish.

About the college CAES Year in Review Impact Report

$726,200 in scholarship funding provided by our College to CAES students last year

Scholarships

No. 1 public university for hospitality and tourism management in the U.S. niche.com

Hospitality and Food Industry Management

No. 5 public university for agricultural sciences in the U.S. niche.com

UGA Admissions

First and only regenerative bioscience program offering both bachelor’s and doctoral degrees

Regenerative Bioscience Center

8:1 student to faculty ratio

Academic Affairs

$54.8M in research expenditures

Research

$77.1M in new awards

Research

1,057 Extension employees serving Georgia

UGA Extension

21,217 alumni in the CAES family

Alumni & Giving

CAES IN THE NEWS:


A coffee cup casting a wide shadow against an orange background.

SELF
Why Does Coffee Make Me Feel Queasy—and How Can I Prevent That Nausea?


Two drive-through workers look out through the drive-through window smiling while wearing uniforms from The Varsity.

ATLANTA JOURNAL-CONSTITUTION
‘What’ll ya have?’ goes quiet in Athens as The Varsity opens in ‘burbs


A group of people in professional dress posing with shovels dug into an agricultural field during a groundbreaking ceremony.

MORNING AGCLIPS
UGA Grand Farm breaks ground in Perry, Georgia


Student life at CAES

No matter the program, we have unique learning opportunities inside and outside the classroom for our students. CAES offers world-class immersive learning experiences, including internships, research opportunities and study abroad programs. See where CAES can take you and discover how you can unlock your true potential at UGA.


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Upcoming Events

Join us for an Ag Dawgs After Hours reception in Washington, D.C.! Connect with CAES alumni and friends from the D.C. area and get a chance to meet the 2025 Ag Fellows. Dean Nick T. Place will be present and provide an update on the college. Hors d'oeuvres and refreshments will be provided.
May 20
6:00PM - 8:00PM Ag Dawgs After Hours: Washington, D.C. Longworth House Office Building, Room 1301, Washington, DC
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
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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Sustainability, Conservation and the Environment
Without a healthy environment — both physical and financial -- there is no agricultural industry. UGA Experiment Station researchers study natural resource management, conservation methods and cultural practices as well as financial accounting, value added products and sustaining the industry through profitability.
Environmental resource management Impact reports

IMPACT

By the Numbers

$91.4 billion in output from agriculture contributed to Georgia's $1.4 trillion economy (Georgia Ag Impact Report)

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$899.3 million generated in statewide economic impact in 2024.

Learn more about the research CAES is doing to feed and fuel the world

Agricultural research is foundational in the land-grant university mission – education for everyone, research for scientifically-based decisions and extension outreach to help ensure best practices are being used. (Statistics CAES Impact Statements)

Our statewide research impact

The Research and Education Centers (RECs) play a central role in this mission by providing faculty and students with the opportunity to conduct experiments across a wide range of environments and production systems. CAES has eight off-campus REC facilities located throughout the state.

This research network is vital to Georgia agriculture and collectively allows faculty and students to address local production concerns as well as to answer more fundamental research questions and further the development of new technologies related to agriculture and natural resources.

Research and Education Centers

College News

iStock image of garden tomatoes on a table. CAES News
Planting the best tomato sandwich 05/08/25 Jordan Powers cultivate.caes.uga.edu
Whether nestled between bacon and lettuce, perched atop a smear of cottage cheese, or simply sprinkled with salt and fresh-cracked pepper, there’s nothing quite like a homegrown sandwich tomato. Long before the first sandwich can be assembled, and even before gardeners begin planting, setting up trellises and fighting pests, home gardeners must select which tomato types to add to their planting list. To make the choice easier, we asked experts to rank their top sandwich tomato cultivars based on what they’d most likely recommend to home gardeners across the state. 
C. Robin Buell, left, and Daniel R. Perez, right, are UGA's newest National Academy of Sciences members. (Photos by Andrew Davis Tucker/UGA and Peter Frey/UGA) CAES News
Buell, Perez elected to National Academy of Sciences 05/07/25 Olivia Randall news.uga.edu
University of Georgia professors C. Robin Buell and Daniel R. Perez have been elected to the National Academy of Sciences, the organization announced on April 29. Members are elected to NAS in recognition of their distinguished and continuing achievements in original research. Membership is a widely accepted mark of excellence in science and is considered one of the highest honors a scientist can receive.
Institute for Integrative Precision Agriculture Conference CAES News
Integrative Precision Agriculture Conference showcases the future of farming 05/06/25 David Mitchell research.uga.edu
It’s a Thursday morning in the Perry Events Center, a high-ceilinged, white-walled open room that used to serve as an armory. It’s filled with just shy of 150 attendees of the second Integrative Precision Agriculture Conference hosted by the University of Georgia’s Institute for Integrative Precision Agriculture.
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