Strategic Pivot Helps JellyCoUSA Co-founder Earn Entrepreneur of the Year Award
What began as a coastal challenge ultimately formed the foundation of University of Georgia startup, JellyCoUSA. During the summer and fall, cannonball jellyfish are abundant along Georgia’s coastline. In fact, cannonball jellyfish can make up over 16% of the region’s biomass. When Kevin Mis Solval, food scientist in the College of Agricultural & Environmental Sciences, began …
Irrigation Challenges During the Current Drought
By Ross Greene (Evans and Candler County ANR Agent), Bailey Ellison, Sarah Beth Thompson and Wesley Porter Every year is different and brings its own challenges. The end of the 2025 and the beginning of the 2026 season have been very dry, honestly drier than we have seen in the 2000’s. We have started to receive rainfall, but we …
Li Receives Young Investigator Award
IIPA member Dr. Beiwen Li recently received the 2026 Photonics Young Investigator Award. The award was established in 2022 by the journal Photonics to acknowledge the achievements of young investigators in the field of optics and photonics. Dr. Li is an Associate Professor in the School of Environmental, Civil, Agricultural and Mechanical Engineering at the University of …