Evening @ Skidaway focuses on climate change solutions
The possibility of “seeding” the ocean with iron to mitigate global climate change will be the topic of an Evening @ Skidaway program. on Tuesday, May 9. In a talk… Read more »
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UGA Skidaway Institute student presents poster at water conference
University of Georgia ocean sciences major and former Semester@Skidaway student Dillon Doomstorm presented a poster highlighting his student research at the Georgia Water Resources Conference, held at UGA March 30-31.… Read more »
UGA Skidaway Institute scientists receive pre-seed funding
A team led by UGA Skidaway Institute of Oceanography scientist Sara Rivero-Calle has received “pre-seed” funding to develop proposals to use satellite remote sensing tools to study the Earth’s water… Read more »
Underwater robots used to help protect endangered North Atlantic right whales
Scientists at the University of Georgia Skidaway Institute of Oceanography and the University of South Carolina are using underwater robots and artificial intelligence to help save endangered North Atlantic right… Read more »
2022 Shrimp Black Gill Stakeholders Cruise
UGA Skidaway Institute scientist Marc Frischer hosted the 2022 shrimp black gill stakeholders cruise on board the RV Savannah on Thursday, Dec. 15. In addition to collecting shrimp for research,… Read more »
Salt marshes losing race to rising sea level
A race between rising sea levels and sediment discharge from coastal rivers may determine the future health of salt marshes in Georgia and South Carolina, and it appears that rising… Read more »
Semester@Skidaway students boat to Wassaw Island
The Semester@Skidaway cohort got an up-close look at coastal processes with a field trip to Wassaw Island. The trip was organized by UGA Skidaway Institute Director Clark Alexander and his… Read more »
Semester@Skidaway students take first research cruise
The UGA marine science students in the Semester@Skidaway program took their first research cruise on board the Research Vessel Savannah over the weekend of Oct. 8-9. Professor Jay Brandes led… Read more »
Inaugural Semester@Skidaway kicks off
The fall semester 2022 marks a major milestone in the growth of the University of Georgia Skidaway Institute’s education mission beyond its historical role as a research laboratory. The Semester@Skidaway… Read more »
Alexander voted president-elect of SAML
UGA Skidaway Institute of Oceanography director Clark Alexander was voted the 2022-23 president-elect of the Southern Association of Marine Laboratories (SAML), and will serve as president for 2023-2024. SAML is… Read more »