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 »
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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 »
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 »
UGA coastal units work to preserve a state treasure
(Published in UGA Research’s on-line magazine.) Georgia’s Atlantic seaboard stretches from the northern tip of Tybee Island to the bottom of Cumberland Island to the south. While that distance measures… Read more »
Welcome to marine science! New UGA graduate students get their feet wet.
Beginning graduate students in the University of Georgia Department of Marine Sciences received a quick welcome to the field through a one-week long special course conducted at UGA Skidaway Institute… Read more »
First Hawaii project cruise a success
After two years of delay due to the COVID-19 pandemic, University of Georgia Skidaway Institute scientists participated in their first cruise of their four-year project to study how dust in… 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 »