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Three individuals sit behind a display table at an outreach event. The table is covered with educational materials, brochures, tools, and small demonstration items arranged in trays. A banner on the front of the table reads, “Department of Horticulture, College of Agricultural & Environmental Sciences, University of Georgia,” with the UGA logo. A partially visible sign behind the table includes the word “Agriculture” and photos of produce and plants.
Graduate students Sindoora Nalajala and Sangram Sandhu who were representing IPBGG and Department of Horticulture during the ShowCAES event on UGA Tifton Campus on 9/22/26.  They shared their research projects with visitors.
Several attendees stand around an informational display table during a campus outreach event. Two presenters stand behind the table explaining materials and demonstrations to visitors. The table is covered with bright green 3D-printed objects, clear containers, brochures, and samples. The black tablecloth displays the text “Department of Plant Breeding and Genetics, College of Agricultural & Environmental Sciences, University of Georgia.” A poster board with photos and research information is positioned behind the table against a brick wall.
Graduate students Sindoora Nalajala and Sangram Sandhu who were representing IPBGG and Department of Horticulture during the ShowCAES event on UGA Tifton Campus on 9/22/26.  They shared their research projects with visitors.
Eight people stand together outdoors in a research field under a blue sky, posing for a group photo while holding red cordless power tools. Several individuals raise the tools overhead, and others hold them at shoulder height. The group stands on a grassy path bordered by rows of low-growing plants and shrubs. Trees are visible in the background, and the bright sunlight suggests a clear day during fieldwork or a research activity.
The blueberry breeding team works together to manage the genetic materials at the UGA Blueberry Research Farm, Alapaha, Georgia on September 28, 2026.
Person seated at a laboratory bench holding a capped sample tube beside racks containing numerous clear tubes with blue caps. The laboratory workspace includes equipment, storage containers, and an open binder with data sheets on the countertop. A fleece jacket with a visible The North Face logo is worn by the person.
M.S. graduate student, Jacob Wittmer, is documenting for the blueberry tissue culture project in the lab on September 1, 2026.
The members of the UGA blueberry team line up in behind a nursery pad.
Blueberry Breeding Team picture taken at the blueberry nursery pad at UGA-Tifton in August, 2026.
A group of people working at the nursery pad of a blueberry operation.
The Blueberry Breeding Team working at the blueberry nursery pad of the breeding program located at UGA Tifton campus in August 2026.
Establishing new field plots at the UGA Blueberry Research farm, Alapaha, GA, in Nov. 2024. From left to right: Juliet, Emily, Tracey, Sindoora and Adriana
Establishing new field plots at the UGA Blueberry Research farm, Alapaha, GA, in Nov. 2024.
From left to right: Juliet, Emily, Tracey, Sindoora and Adriana
Emily Walter introduces her research project to a group of middle school students from Spring Creek Charter on March 24,2024.
Emily Walter introduces her research project to a group of middle school students from Spring Creek Charter on March 24,2024.
Blueberry lab members, Tracey, Juliet, Sindoora, and Emily engage in testing blueberry lines in the lab on March 22, 2024.
Blueberry lab members, Tracey, Juliet, Sindoora, and Emily engage in testing blueberry lines in the lab on March 22, 2024.
Ph.D. student Rosan Adhikari (right) from the UGA Entomology Department examining thrips under a microscope while Sindoora (left) provided the samples.
Ph.D. student Rosan Adhikari (right) from the UGA Entomology Department examining thrips under a microscope while Sindoora (left) provided the samples.
Left to right: Tracey Cook, Ye Chu, Emily Walter and Jacob Sanders (student worker from ABAC); taken at the blueberry lab located at NESPAL,  UGA Tifton campus.
Left to right: Tracey Cook, Ye Chu, Emily Walter and Jacob Sanders (student worker from ABAC); taken at the blueberry lab located at NESPAL,  UGA Tifton campus.
Graduate students and families kayaking in the Okefenokee Swamp.
Graduate students and families kayaking in the Okefenokee Swamp.