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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
Ben Lowin, a 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 of… Read more »
For undergraduate students interested in research, gaining hands-on experience and building a professional network are two essential components of success. For more than 15 years, faculty members at the UGA… Read more »
The ocean’s structure, how it is layered and mixed, has a significant influence on life beneath the surface. A new study led by University of Georgia Skidaway Institute of Oceanography… Read more »
Childhood ocean adventures drive UGA student’s marine science research. Grace Mann sat in her principal’s office at Salem High School in Virginia and told her principal something he surely had… Read more »
This spring, the Research Vessel Savannah was outfitted with a new flow-through system featuring more than a dozen instruments that continuously measure key biogeochemical parameters on the ocean’s surface as… Read more »
Every six or seven years, sand is pumped onto Tybee Island’s beaches to counteract natural erosion caused by waves, tides, wind and human activity. Since the last nourishment was completed… Read more »