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Kelly Dawe, Distinguished Research Professor and UGA Athletics Association Professor in Plant Biology, was featured for his pioneering and ground-breaking work in a recent UGA Research article.

The University of Georgia Herbarium, founded in the 1920's, is one of the largest herbaria in the southeastern United States with over 280,000 sheets of pressed plants from around the world.

Philip Bentz, a former graduate student in the Leebens-Mack lab, was recognized by the Department of Plant Biology with the 2024 Paper of the Year Award for his graduate work on Asparagus (published in September 2024).

Species stressed by climate change must move or adapt in order to persist. But can they?

Congratulations to all our graduates this semester! It was a pleasure interacting with you as members of our Department and we are wishing you all the best for a successful future!