• Open Ship Night

    Skidaway Institute of Oceanography 10 Ocean Science Circle, Savannah, GA, United States

    *EVENT AT CAPACITY* Thank you for you interest in this event. The event is currently at capacity.  For more UGA Skidaway Institute events, please visit the events page on our website: https://www.skio.uga.edu/event/ -------- Join us on Tuesday, April 21, for Open Ship Night at the University of Georgia Skidaway Institute of Oceanography. Tour the 104-foot Research... Read more »

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

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

    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... Read more »

  • Evening at Skidaway — From Space to the Sea: Using Advanced Technology to Understand the AMOC

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

    The Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC), the giant current system often called “the Atlantic Ocean’s conveyor belt,” plays a huge role in regulating Earth’s climate and transporting heat and nutrients throughout the ocean. In this live Evening at Skidaway Q&A, Dr. Nicholas Foukal explains how satellites and other advanced tools are helping scientists better understand... Read more »