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UGA works with APLU to support diverse STEM leadership 09/02/21 Leslie Matos
The Aspire Alliance’s Institutional Change Initiative (IChange) has selected 27 college and university faculty and administrators for the third cohort of fellows for the IAspire Leadership Academy. The program aims to create not only individual, but institutional change by supporting these individuals and giving them a support network.
Sarah Cook, who earned her master’s degree in Agricultural Leadership in 2014, is serving as president of the CAES Alumni Association for the 2021-22 term. CAES News
Sarah Cook installed as president of the CAES Alumni Association 09/01/21 Maria M. Lameiras
After earning her undergraduate degree in regional economic development, Sarah Cook joined the Georgia Department of Economic Development’s Center of Innovation for Agribusiness on the University of Georgia Tifton campus. It was there that she fully grasped the importance of Georgia’s No. 1 industry.
Skipping meals, especially breakfast, can lead to the inability to focus in class, headache or fatigue, and possibly overeating once they make it to a meal or snack. CAES News
Healthy eating habits, routines essential for student success 09/01/21 Leslie Matos
We’ve all heard it before, “Breakfast is the most important meal of the day.” But what really happens when students skip meals?
Plant pathology graduate student Makayla Mitchell has received faculty support in UGA's Department of Plant Pathology to create a research project that aligned with her interests. CAES News
Research and Extension Experiences for Undergraduates program offers mentorship in the lab 08/26/21 Maria M. Lameiras
As a plant science and biotechnology major at Fort Valley State University, Makayla Mitchell knew she wanted to get research experience outside of her home institution. She found that opportunity in the Research and Extension Experiences for Undergraduates (REEU) program in Crop Genetics and Genomics at CAES.
UGA College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences Dean Nick Place participated in the Great Georgia Pollinator Census while visiting the Georgia Mountain Research and Education Center. CAES News
All the buzz on the third annual Great Georgia Pollinator Census 08/26/21 Leslie Matos
Thousands of Georgians came together on August 20 and 21 to count pollinator insects in their local gardens for the third annual Great Georgia Pollinator Census. 
To support efforts to isolate genes responsible for water intake, Aggrey and Rekaya have been awarded a grant through the U.S.-Egypt Science and Technology Joint Fund to pursue a project titled “Improving the Efficiency of Water Intake Utilization in Poultry.” CAES News
UGA researchers partner with Cairo University to address water scarcity in poultry production 08/25/21 Claire S. Kinnard
With nearly 2.5 million employed in an industry that produces 1.1 billion broilers per year, Egypt’s poultry industry is booming. Because of its dry climate, however, the country’s production levels are heavily reliant on producers’ ability to use resources efficiently without compromising output.
Using hypothesis-driven data mining, a UGA research team led by Xiangyu Deng of UGA’s Center for Food Safety analyzed over 30,000 genomes of Salmonella Enteritidis obtained from global sources and the international trade of live poultry over five decades. CAES News
Evidence of study suggests source of pandemic foodborne illness 08/25/21 Jennifer L Reynolds
Researchers at the University of Georgia have provided multifaceted evidence to suggest the likely origins behind the global spread of Salmonella Enteritidis, which has caused recurring outbreaks of the foodborne pandemic linked to poultry products.
Do you want to have a great year at the University of Georgia? Eight UGA Amazing Students share their best advice for success on campus. CAES News
Eight student tips for success at UGA 08/20/21 Sara Freeland
Do you want to have a great year at the University of Georgia? Eight UGA Amazing Students share their best advice for success on campus.
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CAES students chosen to research global challenge areas as FFAR Fellows 08/19/21 Maria M. Lameiras
Two doctoral candidates in the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences at University of Georgia have been selected for the 2021 class of the Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research (FFAR) Fellows program.