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Evening at Skidaway — Tiny Plants, Big Impact: Phytoplankton and the Ocean’s Microbial Food Web

May 26 @ 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
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Phytoplankton are enormously important for life on Earth. They serve as the base of ocean food webs and supply much of the world’s oxygen. Learn more about these microscopic plants and the organisms that eat and infect them during a live Evening at Skidaway Q&A with Dr. Sean Anderson, a postdoctoral researcher in the Cohen Lab at the UGA Skidaway Institute of Oceanography.

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  • Speaker: Dr. Sean Anderson
  • Topic: “Tiny Plants, Big Impact: Phytoplankton and the Ocean’s Microbial Food Web”
  • Location: SkIO Library Auditorium, 10 Ocean Science Circle, Savannah, GA 31411
  • Date: Tuesday, May 26, 2026
  • Time: Welcome reception starts at 6:30 p.m. Talk starts at 7:00 p.m.
  • Cost: Free

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  • Email: Jackson.Schroeder@uga.edu
  • Phone: (912) 598-2325

Details

  • Date: May 26
  • Time:
    6:30 pm - 8:00 pm

Venue

  • SkIO Library Auditorium
  • 10 Ocean Science Circle
    Savannah, GA 31411 United States