DolLAYER “Mixed-up” Gulf cruise complete
The DolLAYER team was at sea from October 27 – November 10 to measure changes in the northern Gulf of Mexico shelf food webs during the vertically mixed time of… Read more »
Investigating the resilience of the AMOC, the system of currents that shapes our planet’s climate
The Atlantic Ocean contains one of the most powerful influences on our planet’s climate, the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC). This system, known as the Atlantic’s “great conveyor belt,” carries… Read more »
Photos: Semester at Skidaway students visit Wassaw Island
On Monday, Nov. 3, Semester at Skidaway students boarded skiffs at the UGA Skidaway Institute of Oceanography (SkIO) dock and traveled along Savannah’s coastal rivers to Wassaw Island, where they… Read more »
Photos: Semester at Skidaway students visit Sapelo Island
On Monday, Oct. 27, Semester at Skidaway students took the ferry to Sapelo Island, Georgia, where they toured the Sapelo Island National Estuarine Research Reserve and the University of Georgia… Read more »
Semester at Skidaway Alumni Spotlight: Sarah Belcher
Sarah Belcher, who participated in the UGA Skidaway Institute of Oceanography’s (SkIO) Semester at Skidaway program in fall 2022 and received a bachelor’s degree in ocean science from UGA Franklin College… Read more »
Hidden paths beneath the waves: How the open ocean shapes coastal waters
Although the open ocean may seem far away, it plays a powerful role in shaping our coastal ecosystems. In an interview-style conversation during Evening at Skidaway, Dr. Lukas Taenzer, a… Read more »
Semester at Skidaway Alumni Spotlight: Ava Meier
Ava Meier, who participated in the UGA Skidaway Institute of Oceanography’s (SkIO) Semester at Skidaway program in fall 2022 and received a bachelor’s degree in ocean science from UGA Franklin… Read more »
Video: Appendicularians up close
Appendicularians are abundant zooplankton that make mucous houses, which allow them to filter food from the water. Creating and discarding these houses is an important mechanism for transporting carbon to… Read more »
Clifton Buck promoted to full professor
The University of Georgia has promoted Clifton Buck of the Skidaway Institute of Oceanography (SkIO) to full professor, effective Aug. 1, 2025. Buck, a faculty member in the Department of… Read more »
Claire Eilers named a Presidential Graduate Fellow
Claire Eilers, a first-year doctoral student in the Department of Marine Sciences at the University of Georgia’s Franklin College of Arts and Sciences and based at the UGA Skidaway Institute… Read more »