Evening @ Skidaway explores the wonder of water
McGowan Library Auditorium 10 Ocean Science Circle, Savannah, GA, United StatesYou need it to survive. It makes up the majority of your body. It covers the majority of the surface of this planet. Yet, for such a simple molecule, water is surprisingly complex, and scientists are learning new things about water every year, from its most basic behavior to where it can be found in... Read more »
Dedication of Ocean Sciences Instructional Center
Skidaway Institute of Oceanography 10 Ocean Science Circle, Savannah, GA, United StatesA 71-year old cattle barn will be reborn as a modern classroom and laboratory building in a dedication ceremony on Oct. 22 at the University of Georgia Skidaway Institute of Oceanography on Skidaway Island, Ga. University president Jere Morehead presided over the ceremony, which capped the year-long renovation of the reinforced concrete and steel beam... Read more »
Evening @ Skidaway – The View from the Porch – The Ocean in Savannah’s Front Yard
McGowan Library Auditorium 10 Ocean Science Circle, Savannah, GA, United StatesGeorgia’s beaches border a section of the Atlantic Ocean that is significantly different from much of the rest of U.S. coast. Known as the South Atlantic Bight, our coastal ocean’s ecology is shaped by a broad and shallow continental shelf, with the Gulf Stream on one side and numerous estuaries on the other. UGA Skidaway... Read more »
Evening @ Skidaway: The Ocean — The Cradle of the Earth’s Biodiversity
McGowan Library Auditorium 10 Ocean Science Circle, Savannah, GA, United StatesLife on Earth is thought to have first arisen in the ocean approximately 3.6 billion years ago, transforming the planet and giving rise to the great diversity of life that exists today. UGA Skidaway Institute scientist Marc Frischer will lead a journey from the formation of the Earth through the evolution of life in the... Read more »
Evening @ Skidaway — Beyond the Gulf Stream
McGowan Library Auditorium 10 Ocean Science Circle, Savannah, GA, United StatesThe UGA Skidaway Institute of Oceanography will kick off its 2020 Evening @ Skidaway program series on Monday, March 9, with the premier of the video, “Beyond the Gulf Stream.” The video was shot and produced by local videographer Kyle Maddox-Lawrence, who joined a 2019 research cruise on board the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute Research... Read more »
Evening @ Skidaway programs resume in virtual format
ZOOM Savannah, GA, United StatesThe UGA Skidaway Institute of Oceanography will resume its Evening @ Skidaway speaker series on Tuesday, December 8, in a virtual format due to COVID-19 restrictions. The program is titled "More than wind and waves: Hurricanes' impact on the ocean chemistry." Scott Noakes The December 8 program will feature UGA scientist Scott Noakes who is... Read more »
Virtual Evening @ Skidaway, Tues., Feb. 9
ZOOM Savannah, GA, United StatesThe University of Georgia Skidaway Institute of Oceanography will kick off its 2021 Evening @ Skidaway speaker series on Tuesday, Feb. 9, with a program on using satellites to explore the ocean. Due to restrictions imposed by COVID-19, the talk, titled "Oceanography from Space," by UGA Skidaway Institute scientist Sara Rivero-Calle will be presented virtually.... Read more »
Evening @ Skidaway program to explore hydrothermal vents
Until they were first discovered in the 1970s, scientists had no idea of the existence of hydrothermal vents in the ocean floor and the unique biological communities that surround them. UGA Skidaway Institute researcher Natalie Cohen will explore hydrothermal vents in a virtual Evening @ Skidaway program titled “What’s so hot about hydrothermal vents?” on... Read more »
Evening @ Skidaway March 23 – Four months in the ice: Arctic science during a pandemic
YouTubeWhat would it be like to spend the winter on an icebreaker frozen into the Arctic ice cap? UGA Skidaway Institute researcher Chris Marsay will discuss what he experienced while conducting climate change research in the winter of 2020 in a special Evening @ Skidaway presentation. The program, titled "Four months in the ice: Arctic... Read more »
Evening @ Skidaway — “A Look at Climate Mitigation Solutions: Ideas for the Century Ahead”
YouTubeAre there any strategies available to manage or mitigate climate change? That question will be the focus of the next virtual Evening @ Skidaway program. University of Georgia Skidaway Institute of Oceanography researcher Dan Ohnemus will present a talk, “A Look at Climate Mitigation Solutions: Ideas for the Century Ahead,” via YouTube on Tuesday, April... Read more »