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January's Alum of the Month
Yasin Topcu

Yasin Topcu was born in the city of Isparta, Turkey that makes up approximately 65 percent of the world's rose oil production.

During his early years, he helped his father in cherry orchard and rose garden. Hence, he was exposed to agriculture at a young age. That’s why he wanted to pursue a degree in agriculture.

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IPBGG Grad Student Spotlight
Stephanie Botton

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

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

Next up in our Grad Student Spotlight series:

Stephanie Botton

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Grad Student Excellence
2022 IPBGG Scholarship Awards

Please congratulate the PBGG student recipients of the following awards:

  • Qian Feng - Roger and Cindy Boerma Plant Breeding Excellence Scholarship Award
  • Sam McDonald - Roger and Cindy Boerma Plant Breeding Excellence Scholarship Award
  • Mark Miller - Glenn and Helen Burton Feeding the Hungry Scholarship Award
  • Hallie Wright - Peggy Ozias-Akins Leadership in Science Award

Besides the recognition that goes with the award, each recipient receives $2500.  We had 9 outstanding candidates, and a 5-person committee was appointed to screen and select the applicants. 


Ph.D. student Maria Huertas-Diaz counts plaque assays in professor Biao He's lab at the College of Veterinary Medicine. (Photo by Andrew Davis Tucker/UGA) CAES News
UGA posts record $545.6M in research and development spending in FY22 Michael Terrazas
For the first time in its history, the University of Georgia surpassed a half-billion dollars in research and development spending in fiscal year 2022. With total expenditures of $545.6 million — representing a jump of more than 10% from the previous year — UGA did not simply exceed the half-billion mark, it rocketed past it.
A peanut split in half lengthwise, exposing the pale, immature peanut inside the shell. Photo by Edwin Remsburg for UGA CAES CAES News
Field to jar: UGA researchers combat aflatoxin contamination in peanuts Maria M. Lameiras
On a warm morning in mid-September, tractor-drawn peanut-digging equipment burrowed beneath the peanut vines on the first of Tift County peanut farmer Greg Davis’s fields. This is the day peanut producers — and University of Georgia Cooperative Extension agents and UGA peanut researchers — work all season for.
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PBGG Events

Ways to view: Athens: CAGT Room 128 - Attend seminar in person Griffin: 102 SLC - Join your colleagues and watch the Zoom feed Tifton: 125 NESPAL - Join your colleagues and watch the Zoom feed 
Feb 02
4:00PM - 5:00PM PBGG Spring Seminar Series: Diploid Potato Breeding: Reimagining the Potatoes of Tomorrow by Anne Frances Jarrell CAGT 128 and via Zoom
Ways to view: Athens: CAGT Room 128 - Attend seminar in person Griffin: 102 SLC - Join your colleagues and watch the Zoom feed Tifton: 125 NESPAL - Join your colleagues and watch the Zoom feed 
Feb 09
4:00PM - 4:45PM PBGG Spring Seminar Series: Bringing Cranberries to the Thanksgiving Table by Daniel Matusinec CAGT 128 and via Zoom
IPBGG Annual Retreat 2023
May 17
05/17 8:00AM - 05/19 5:00PM IPBGG Annual Retreat 2023 Columbus Georgia Convention & Trade Center, Columbus, GA
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