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IPBGG Grad Student Spotlight
Jazib Ali Irfan

We're proud of our awesome graduate students and want to recognize their excellence!

The Institute for Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics offers both a Master's degree and a Doctorate of Philosophy in Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics.

Starting off our Grad Student Spotlight series:

Jazib Ali Irfan

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August's Alum of the Month
Lucky Paudel

Lucky Paudel is from Butwal, Nepal. He obtained his undergraduate degree from CCS Haryana Agricultural University, India in 2011. After graduation, he returned to Nepal and worked as an Agriculture Extension Officer for four years. It was during this period, he developed keen interest in plant breeding and decided to become a molecular plant breeder.

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Excellence Recognized
van der Knaap Named Distinguished Professor
Congratulations to Esther van der Knaap, a 2022 recipient of the Distinguished Research Professor award.

The title of Distinguished Research Professor is awarded to faculty who are internationally recognized for their original contributions to knowledge and whose work promises to foster continued creativity in their discipline.

The Research Awards Program is sponsored by the University of Georgia Research Foundation (UGARF). Awards are given annually to honor outstanding faculty, postdoctoral fellows and graduate students, and to recognize excellence in UGA research, scholarly creativity, technology commercialization and entrepreneurship.
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Congratulations!

Congratulations to this year's Innovation in Plant Breeding Award winners:

  • Gaurab Bhattarai
  • Kendall Lee
  • Sam McDonald
  • Madhav Subedi
  • Habib Widyawan

Named after John Ingle, these awards are highly competitive while also providing a great way to practice and home grantsmanship skills.  All PBGG graduate students and postdocs are encouraged to apply for next year's competition.  Instructions and deadlines are at the link above.

Also, congratulations to Samuele Lamon for being selected a 2022-2025 FFAR Fellow! Learn more about FFAR, the Fellows program, and consider applying.

Students pictured: Top Row (l-r): Gaurab Bhattarai, Kendall Lee, Sam McDonald; Bottom Row (l-r): Madhav Subedi, Habib Widyawan, Samuele Lamon.

Top Row (l-r): Gaurab Bhattarai, Kendall Lee, Sam McDonald Bottom Row (l-r): Madhav Subedi, Habib Widyawan, Samuele Lamon
Robin Buell, GRA Eminent Scholar Chair in Crop Genomics, works in a plant growth chamber. Buell received nearly $800,000 in funding to study the genome of tepary bean in an effort to address climate-related difficulties faces in production of common bean. CAES News
UGA genomicist seeks to offset climate impacts on important food crop Maria M. Lameiras
The common bean — which includes many varieties of dry beans, from navy and black beans to red, pinto and green beans — are an important nutritional source for many world populations. However, rapidly changing climate conditions are making them increasingly difficult to grow in many locations due to high temperatures and susceptibility to diseases and pests.
UGA's Southeast Research and Education Center will host its annual field day from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 10. The 720-acre facility has over 60 ongoing research projects, with an emphasis on the efficient use of water. CAES News
UGA Southeast Research and Education Center to host Midville Field Day Aug. 10 Emily Cabrera
The University of Georgia Southeast Research and Education Center will host its annual field day from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 10. The annual event is an open house tour of current research projects taking place at the center where College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences faculty will highlight the work they are doing in cotton, peanuts, soybeans, corn, small grains and cover crops.
A four-leaf clover, recently found in the writer's backyard. (Photo by Aaron Hale) CAES News
The science and secrets of four-leaf clovers Aaron Hale
If you’ve ever scanned a field looking for a lucky four-leaf clover, then perhaps you’ve wondered why they are so rare. It turns out scientists aren’t exactly sure about the mysteries of four-leaf clovers, either.
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