The acting director of the Applied Coastal Research Laboratory, John Van Stan, is the recipient of Georgia Southern University’s Award for Excellence in Research/Creative Scholarly Activity for 2019-2020. “This is a very prestigious award and one that is well deserved on John’s part,” said James Reichard, chair of Georgia Southern’s Geology and Geography Department where… Read more »
Former UGA Skidaway Institute graduate student Christine Burns is the author of a blog post on the NOAA Knauss Fellowship blog. Christine received her master’s degree from UGA last fall and was selected for a Knauss Fellowship with the NOAA Office of Coast Survey.
U.S. and German representatives from lab equipment manufacturer MACHEREY-NAGEL visited Marc Frischer’s lab to conduct their yearly wet lab training on March 14. Tina Walters played a key role with coordinating the logistical organization of the lab and ensuring the lab was equipped with the lab essentials to perform their practical experimental assays. Team members… Read more »
The organizers of the Skidaway Island Marathon, Endurance Race Services, donated $1,000 to the Associates of Skidaway Institute. The marathon, held on March 23 this year, supports a number of area non-profit groups. This is the fifth year the marathon has been held on the Skidaway campus. The donation will be used to support Skidaway… Read more »
University of Georgia Skidaway Institute of Oeanography scientist Marc Frischer was recently featured in a magazine and online article discussing his work and offering guidance to young people interested in science. This article was produced by Futurum, a magazine and online platform aimed at inspiring young people to follow a career in the sciences, research… Read more »
The UGA Skidaway Marine Science Campus is a little cleaner, thanks to the Boy Scouts of Skidaway Troop 57. On Saturday, April 27, the scouts collected trash and debris from the Groves Creek section of the campus. The area is very popular with fishermen who drop their hooks from a bluff overlooking Groves Creek. In… Read more »
The renovation of the Roebling cattle barn is progressing with the expectation the project will be substantially completed by August 22. The building will house two state-of-the-art classrooms and one large teaching lab, all capable of distance learning. There will be two faculty offices, a reception area, two student group offices and generous open collaboration… Read more »
Researchers from the University of Georgia Skidaway Institute of Oceanography and the Southeast Coastal Ocean Observing Regional Association (SECOORA) welcomed a new glider to their research fleet with a christening ceremony at UGA Skidaway Institute on Tuesday, April 23. The new glider was purchased and is owned by SECOORA, but will be based at UGA… Read more »
The effects of climate change make headlines almost daily. All across America and the globe, communities have to adapt to rising sea levels, intensified storms and warmer temperatures. The University of Georgia Skidaway Institute of Oceanography, The Book Lady Bookstore and the UGA Press will present Rick Van Noy, author of Sudden Spring: Stories of… Read more »
University of Georgia Skidaway Institute of Oceanography researcher Elizabeth Harvey will present an Evening @ Skidaway program titled “The Ocean – The Earth’s Medicine Cabinet” on Tuesday, May 14, in the McGowan Library on the University of Georgia Skidaway Marine Science Campus (10 Ocean Science Circle, Savannah, GA 31411). The event will begin with a… Read more »