Locations: In-person @ Tifton: NESPAL 126, Remotely @ Athens CAGT 128 and Griffin SLC 102 https://uga.zoom.us/j/94311227089?pwd=gsHNZCRRpKlM8hyDVg4O4LNNVMD5ap.1 Meeting ID: 943 1122 7089 Passcode: 648776

Aug 04

11:00AM - 2:00PM PBGG Thesis Defense Seminar: Identification of Candidate Quantitative Trait Loci for Resistance to Ramularia Leaf Spot in Upland Cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) by Ben Culver

About the speaker: Dr. Ru is Assistant Professor at Auburn University, where she leads the blueberry breeding program. The main goals of the program, which focuses on southern highbush blueberry and rabbiteye blueberry, include the improvement of spring frost tolerance, early maturity, disease resistance and fruit quality using high-throughput phenotyping. Locations: in-person @ Griffin SLC 116, remotely via Zoom @ Athens CAGT 128 and Tifton NESPAL 126. Zoom links will be shared closer to the seminar date.

Aug 14

2:30PM - 3:30PM PBGG External Speaker Seminar: Dr. Sushan Ru, Auburn University

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. Are you a CAES alumni interested in volunteering at Ag Dawg Kickoff? Sign up to reserve your spot and get a free t-shirt!  

Aug 20

5:30PM - 7:30PM Ag Dawg Kickoff 2025 Livestock Arena, Athens, GA

About the speaker: Dr. Whitaker is Professor of Horticulture and strawberry breeder. His applied research program focuses on elucidating the genetics of important traits in strawberry and developing new cultivars, working closely with regional growers associations. Locations: in-person @Tifton NESPAL 126, remotely @ Griffin SLC 116, remotely @ Athens CAGT 128. Zoom link will be shared closer to the seminar.

Aug 21

4:00PM - 5:00PM PBGG External Speaker Seminar: Dr. Vance Whitaker, University of Florida

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

About the speaker: Dr. Cacciatore is Associate Professor at the Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication here at UGA. His main research focus is the communication of science and risk topics ranging from healthcare to climate change, including media depiction of scientific issues, and the role of social media, values, and risk in public opinion formation. Locations: in-person @ Athens CAGT 128, remotely @ Griffin SLC 116, remotely  @Tifton NESPAL 126. Zoom link will be shared closer to the seminar.

Aug 28

4:00PM - 5:00PM PBGG External Speaker Seminar: Dr. Michael Cacciatore, University of Georgia

The D.W. Brooks Lecture Series and Faculty Awards for Excellence Ceremony will be held on Thursday, November 13, 2025. Save the date for this signature event!

Nov 13

3:30PM - 5:00PM D.W. Brooks Lecture and Award Ceremony Georgia Center For Continuing Education, ATHENS, GA