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 »
Science
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 »
Protecting endangered North Atlantic right whales focus of Evening @ Skidaway program
Scientists are using cutting edge technology to protect the endangered North Atlantic right whales on their long, annual migrations to their calving grounds off the Georgia coast. Their efforts will… 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 »
Evening @ Skidaway program to focus on the Gulf of Mexico
The wide variety of marine life and the many uses of the Gulf of Mexico will be the topic of an Evening @ Skidaway program on Tuesday, March 14. In… Read more »
First 2023 Evening @ Skidaway program to focus on underwater archaeology
The University of Georgia Skidaway Institute of Oceanography will kick off its 2023 Evening @ Skidaway speaker series on Tuesday, Jan. 24, with a program on underwater archaeology. The talk… Read more »
Grad students receive degrees and honors
UGA Skidaway Institute of Oceanography graduate student Kun Ma was awarded her doctoral degree in marine sciences at UGA’s December Commencement ceremony. UGA Skidaway Institute Professor Jay Brandes was Ma’s… 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 »