Corps Partnership
UGA’s Skidaway Institute works with local leaders and the Army Corps of Engineers to safeguard the coastline. Read the full story, published in We Are Georgia. Every few months and… Read more »
research
UGA teams up with Georgia Tech to restore state’s coastlines
Three University of Georgia research faculty are working with a team from Georgia Tech on a coastline restoration project that is supported by nearly $1 million from the National Coastal… Read more »
Study shows chromium behavior in oxygen-stratified Chesapeake Bay
A new study offers fresh insight into how chromium isotopes behave in aquatic environments like the Chesapeake Bay, where oxygen levels change with depth. The findings challenge how previous studies… Read more »
Study reveals jellies carve out their own space in the ocean
Gelatinous zooplankton, often called jellies, play a key role in marine food webs. They can be very abundant, and some feed on the millimeter-sized eggs and larvae of fishes. Yet… Read more »
Study confirms accuracy of SeaHawk CubeSat’s HawkEye ocean color data
The first comprehensive evaluation of HawkEye, an ocean-color instrument aboard the SeaHawk CubeSat, shows that its imagery is suitable for remote-sensing work, according to a new paper led by University… 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 »
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 »
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 »
Nick Foukal helps lead an expedition measuring East Greenland Current
From August 29 through September 12, University of Georgia Skidaway Institute of Oceanography faculty member Nick Foukal is aboard the Research Vessel Thorunn Thordardottir for an international research project focused… Read more »