Evening@Skidaway
Evening @ Skidaway, Nov. 9
YouTubePlastic pollution has become a defining characteristic of mankind’s imprint on the environment in this century. UGA Skidaway Institute of Oceanography researcher Jay Brandes will explore the issue of plastic pollution in the coastal environment in a virtual Evening @ Skidaway program, “The Ocean’s Plastic Problem – A Very 21st Century Pollutant,” presented via YouTube... Read more »
Evening @ Skidaway, Tuesday, Jan. 24
McGowan Library Auditorium 10 Ocean Science Circle, Savannah, GA, United StatesFirst 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 will be the first of 12 Evening @ Skidaway programs to be presented on... Read more »
Evening @ Skidaway March 14
McGowan Library Auditorium 10 Ocean Science Circle, Savannah, GA, United StatesThe 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 a talk titled “The Gulf of Mexico: A Confluence of Life,” UGA Skidaway Institute of Oceanography scientist Adam Greer will call on his years of... Read more »
Evening @ Skidaway, Protecting Right Whales, Tues. April 11
McGowan Library Auditorium 10 Ocean Science Circle, Savannah, GA, United StatesScientists 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 be the topic of an Evening @ Skidaway program on Tuesday, April 11. In a talk titled “Eavesdropping Underwater: Monitoring Right Whales off Georgia’s Coast... Read more »
Evening @ Skidaway, June 13
McGowan Library Auditorium 10 Ocean Science Circle, Savannah, GA, United StatesSince 2010, scientists from 35 countries have been working together as part of the GEOTRACES program to map ocean chemistry in unprecedented detail. The program has taken them from the Arctic to the Antarctic and around the world. UGA Skidaway Institute of Oceanography scientist Daniel Ohnemus will discuss GEOTRACES and his part in it in... Read more »
Open Lab Night, Tues., July 11
Skidaway Institute of Oceanography 10 Ocean Science Circle, Savannah, GA, United StatesThe University of Georgia UGA Skidaway Institute of Oceanography will present an “Open Lab Night” as part of its Evening @ Skidaway series on Tuesday, July 11. Visitors will have the opportunity to visit informally with scientists in their laboratories. The program will begin with a reception at 6:30 p.m., followed by lab visits until... Read more »
Evening @ Skidaway Aug. 8
McGowan Library Auditorium 10 Ocean Science Circle, Savannah, GA, United StatesHarmful algal blooms focus of Evening @ Skidaway Savannah, Ga. – Harmful algal blooms (HABs) can negatively affect ecosystems along the southeastern U.S. coast, yet monitoring efforts in Georgia lag behind those in adjacent states, meaning scientists are likely underestimating their frequency. UGA Skidaway Institute of Oceanography scientist Natalie Cohen will discuss this issue in... Read more »
“Bonus” Evening @ Skidaway Aug. 22
McGowan Library Auditorium 10 Ocean Science Circle, Savannah, GA, United StatesArt and science come together for a “bonus” Evening @ Skidaway program Athens-based artist Barbara Mann has been working with metal and jewelry for more than 45 years. Her fascination with marine processes like the carbon cycle, and the role of marine life within these processes, is serving as the inspiration for her latest collection... Read more »
Evening @ Skidaway, Sept. 12
McGowan Library Auditorium 10 Ocean Science Circle, Savannah, GA, United StatesNew Sept. 12 Evening @ Skidaway speaker and topic Spanish moss and resurrection ferns are common sights in the trees throughout southeast Georgia, but few people understand the important role they play in the water cycle. UGA Skidaway Institute of Oceanography scientist Althea Moore will explore the fascinating world of these plants in an Evening... Read more »
Evening @ Skidaway Dec. 12
Skidaway Institute of Oceanography 10 Ocean Science Circle, Savannah, GA, United StatesThe problem of plastic pollution in our environment has caught the public’s attention in recent years. Rapidly increasing production of plastics for bottles, containers, clothing and other materials has led to a rapid input of plastic waste into our air, land, rivers and oceans. UGA Skidaway Institute researcher Jay Brandes will discuss the magnitude of... Read more »