UGA Skidaway Institute student finalist for national fellowship
UGA Skidaway Institute of Oceanography graduate student Christine Burns has been named a finalist for a prestigious John A. Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship.
Evening @ Skidaway program examines the ‘other carbon problem’
University of Georgia Skidaway Institute of Oceanography scientist Clifton Buck will present an Evening @ Skidaway program to describe the science behind the “other carbon problem” — ocean acidification — on Tuesday, August 14, in the McGowan Library on the University of Georgia Skidaway Marine Science Campus (10 Ocean Science Circle, Savannah, GA 31411). The… Read more »
UGA Skidaway Institute scientists publish two papers on Arctic processes
The Arctic is experiencing the effects of climate change faster than anywhere on the planet, yet it is one of the least understood regions, due largely to the difficulty of making observations and collecting samples there. With the support of National Science Foundation funding, two University of Georgia Skidaway Institute of Oceanography scientists are studying… Read more »
UGA Skidaway Institute presents “Open Lab Night” on July 10
The University of Georgia Skidaway Institute of Oceanography will present an “Open Lab Night” on Tuesday, July 10, as part of its yearlong series of public programs to celebrate the Institute’s 50th anniversary. Visitors will have the opportunity to visit informally with scientists in their laboratories. The program will begin with a reception at 6:15… Read more »
2018 Evening @ Skidaway Programs
UGA Skidaway Institute of Oceanography is celebrating its 50h anniversary with a series of a monthly public science programs. The schedule of Evening @ Skidaway programs for the remainder of 2018 includes seven lecture programs and two “open lab nights.” July 10 — Open Lab Night August 14 — Dr. Cliff Buck / Ocean Acidification:… Read more »
UGA Skidaway Institute scientist participates in congressional briefing on plastic pollution
University of Georgia Skidaway Institute of Oceanography researcher Jay Brandes was invited to participate in a congressional briefing titled, “The Ocean Plastic Pollution Problem: Solvable with Science Innovation, and Education.” The briefing was sponsored by the Coalition for Ocean Leadership in conjunction with the House Oceans Caucus and was held in the Rayburn House Office… Read more »
UGA Skidaway Institute of Oceanography ship crew rescues stranded boaters
A routine research cruise quickly turned into a lifesaving, nighttime rescue mission for the crew of UGA Skidaway Institute of Oceanography’s Research Vessel Savannah. On the evening of June 8, the ship rescued two Florida fishermen who were clinging to the hull of their capsized boat in the open ocean approximately ten miles off the… Read more »
UGA Skidaway Institute researcher receives prestigious fellowship
University of Georgia Skidaway Institute of Oceanography scientist Julia Diaz has been awarded a prestigious Sloan Research Fellowship. Diaz is joined by 125 other 2018 Sloan Fellows from across the U.S. and Canada.
UGA Skidaway Institute scientist to spend winter 2020 locked in Arctic ice
Spending the Christmas holidays and the better part of January and February on a ship frozen solid in the Arctic ice cap isn’t most people’s idea of a great way to spend the winter. However, University of Georgia Skidaway Institute of Oceanography scientist Cliff Buck is planning to do just that. Buck is part of… Read more »
Summer internship applications deadline Feb. 28
UGA Skidaway Institute has a limited number of internships available for undergraduate college students for the summer of 2018. The deadline to apply is February 28.