Animal & Dairy Science

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Animal and Dairy Science: Corral an amazing future in animal and dairy science and bioscience

Explore our newest major, the Regenerative Bioscience Major

The Regenerative Bioscience major at UGA is the only one of its kind in the world! This program prepares students for the growing number of allied health and bioscience industry positions across the nation. Students can tailor the program to emphasize either human or animal health.

Get hands-on experience at our fully functioning animal processing facility

Meat Science Technology Center Store (MSTC)

The MSTC is a fully functional meat animal processing facility that is federally (USDA) inspected. The main purpose of the MSTC is to facilitate teaching, outreach and research education in the areas of meat animal production, meat science and muscle biology.

Learn more about our research and amazing faculty!

Regenerative Bioscience Center

The Regenerative Bioscience Center links researchers and resources collaborating in a wide range of disciplines to develop new cures for the devastating diseases that touch all of our lives. Regenerative medicine could offer new ways of treating diseases for which there are currently no treatments.

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Regents Entrepreneurs

The University System of Georgia Board of Regents approved two University of Georgia professors as Regents’ Entrepreneurs at its Dec. 1 meeting. Professors Steven Stice and Biao He, from the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences and College of Veterinary Medicine, respectively, are the first two UGA selections for a designation that was adopted by the board in February 2022.

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2023 Russell Awards

The University of Georgia has recognized three faculty members with the Russell Awards for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching, the university’s highest early career teaching honor for outstanding and innovative instruction. The 2023 Russell Award recipients are Gino D’Angelo in the Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources, Jillian Bohlen in the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, and Krista Capps in the Odum School of Ecology.

Featured Podcast

Cows of the Future

Join Tim and Kim and Dr. Francis Fluharty of the University of Georgia as they talk about changes in cattle over the past 60 years, whether these changes can be sustained in the future, and the desirability of selecting for cows that are excellent swimmers for future floods.

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Meet UGA’s 40 Under 40 Class of 2025 07/17/25 Rachael Andrews

Honorees include alumni in industries from oncological medicine to space exploration.

Steven Stice, the director of UGA’s Regenerative Bioscience Center, was elected to the 2025 class of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering College of Fellows. Stice has made enormous contributions to groundbreaking treatments for neurological disorders. (Photo by Chamberlain Smith)

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Innovative neural stem cell therapy for stroke enters new trial phase 07/14/25

The University of Georgia Regenerative Bioscience Center is researching how a novel stem cell therapy can rebuild the brain by enhancing the body’s self-repair system to treat a range of neurodegenerative disorders.

There are currently no FDA-approved drugs that directly repair or prevent brain damage following TBI, a major gap in treatment. (Illustration by Lindsay Robinson)

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New compound may help the brain heal itself after injury 07/09/25 Charlene Betourney

Researchers from the University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences found a new drug that may boost the brain’s ability to heal itself after injury.

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