Explosion of plastic pollution topic of Evening @ Skidaway program

The problem of plastic pollution in our environment has caught the public’s attention in recent years. Rapidly increasing production of plastics for bottles, containers, clothing and other materials has led to a rapid input of plastic waste into our air, land, rivers and oceans.

UGA Skidaway Institute researcher Jay Brandes will discuss the magnitude of the problem and the search for solution in an Evening @ Skidaway program titled, “22,000 Pieces of Plastic in the Ocean for Every Person on Earth: How Did We Get Here?” on Tuesday, December 12, at UGA Skidaway Institute. (more…)

Faculty Opening: Assistant or Associate Professor in Coastal Physical Oceanography

The University of Georgia Skidaway Institute of Oceanography and the Department of Marine Sciences in the Franklin College of Arts and Sciences invite applications or nominations for a nine-month, tenure-track faculty position resident at the Skidaway Institute of Oceanography in Savannah, Ga. For additional information, click <HERE>.