Education
UGA study finds high marine debris, need for standardized reporting along Georgia coast
Skidaway Island, Ga. – University of Georgia researchers are hoping to find a consistent way to record the marine debris—particularly pieces of plastic—crowding Georgia’s beaches as part of an effort… Read more »
Scientists use underwater robots to excite students about science
Educators and scientists from the University of Georgia Skidaway Institute of Oceanography and the UGA Marine Extension Service have developed a novel education program based on ocean robots to spark… Read more »
Skidaway Institute intern wins research prize
An undergraduate student who conducted her research at the University of Georgia Skidaway Institute of Oceanography will attend a prestigious international science conference as a reward for winning the Outstanding… Read more »
More on teachers' workshop trip to Tybee
We had a nice story in the Savannah Morning News on Saturday about the teachers’ workshop trip to Tybee Island last week. Here is the story.
Hunting microplastics on Tybee Island
UGA Skidaway Institute of Oceanography’s Jay Brandes joined a group of K-12 teachers on an excursion to find microplastics in the beach sand on Tybee Island. The teacher workshop was… Read more »
Scientists use underwater robots to excite students about science
Can underwater robots catch the imagination of middle and high school students and spark an interest in science, technology, engineering and mathematics? Researchers and educators from the University of Georgia’s… Read more »
Cruisin' with some great teachers
Note: UGA Skidaway Institute professor Marc Frischer just completed a two-day cruise on board Skidaway Institute’s Research Vessel Savannah. The cruise was a mixture of science and education. We left… Read more »
Congratulations…
… to Skidaway Institute tech Tina Walters! She won a student poster award at the ASLO meeting held in New Orleans last month. The title of her winning poster is:… Read more »