Robert Schmitz named a 2026 UGA Distinguished Research Professor
March 27, 2026 — UGA Today Part of the same spring Honors Week announcement — recognized for developing genome-wide approaches to plant epigenomics.
C. Robin Buell named 2026 SEC Professor of the Year
March 24, 2026 — UGA Today The SEC's highest faculty honor, recognizing scholarly excellence in teaching, research and service. Buell is the fourth UGA faculty member to receive it.
Jill Anderson named a 2026 UGA Creative Research Medalist
March 27, 2026 — UGA Today Recognized for a decade-plus field study on how climate change affects genetic adaptation in a Rocky Mountain wildflower — work that's reshaped thinking on extinction risk and assisted migration.
Robert Schmitz elected to the National Academy of Sciences
April 29, 2026 — UGA Today / Department of Genetics Schmitz, professor in the Department of Genetics, was elected in recognition of his work on plant epigenomics — how DNA methylation shapes gene regulation in crops. This brings UGA's NAS membership to 19.
Melissa Mitchum named 2025 APS Fellow
https://www.apsnet.org/members/give-awards/awards/Fellows/Pages/MelissaMitchum.aspx
Jeff Bennetzen named 2025 ASPB Fellow
Congratulations to ASPB’s 2025 Award Recipients
Robin Buell elected to National Academy of Science
https://research.uga.edu/news/buell-perez-elected-to-national-academy-of-sciences/
Anne Frances Jarrell wins 1st Place at the NAPB 2023 Poster Competition!
Anne Frances Jarrell from the 2021 Cohort won first place for the PhD Poster Competition at the 2023 National Association of Plant Breeders meeting! In Spring 2022, Anne Frances officially joined the Robin Buell lab as a Graduate Research Assistant. She is interested in using advances in genomics to improve crop breeding, specifically to increase …
Dr. Donglin Zhang recently named a 2024 Plant Biotechnology Fellow by the American Society for Horticultural Sciences!
Congratulations to Dr. Donglin Zhang for recently being named a 2024 Plant Biotechnology Fellow by the American Society for Horticultural Sciences! Fellows of the Society are recognized for outstanding contributions to horticulture in one or more of the following areas: research, teaching, administration, or extension on a state, national, and/or international level; exhibition of leadership …
Incoming IPS Graduate Student Information
August 14 2023 10:00 AM – IPS welcome at CAGT 12:00 PM – Welcome luncheon at CAGT 2:00 PM – Graduate School Welcome Fair at The Classic Center (300 N Thomas Street, Athens, GA 30601)