News Releases & Articles

Year in SkIO photos, 2024

December 18, 2024

SkIO Student Spotlight: Frank McQuarrie

December 16, 2024

A Semester at Skidaway

December 4, 2024

Cohen lab installs new, advanced flow cytometer with imaging capabilities

November 13, 2024

Adam Greer and his lab member Grace Mann hoist the towed plankton imaging system aboard the R/V Savannah.

New generation of plankton imaging systems offer flexibility

November 5, 2024

SkIO lab installs state-of-the-art isotope ratio mass spectrometry system

October 31, 2024

SkIO Student Spotlight: Nele Weigt

October 28, 2024

Study reveals how eel ear bones provide insights into trace metal sources on the continental shelf

October 15, 2024

Introducing MOCNESS, SkIO’s newest plankton sampling tool

October 8, 2024

Nick Foukal receives NASA SWOT funding to study circulation along Northwest Atlantic Shelf

September 17, 2024

Remembering Jack Blanton

September 9, 2024

New findings give insight into the diversity and adaptability of microeukaryotes in the North Atlantic

September 3, 2024

Rivero-Calle Lab to present at conference in the Canary Islands

August 28, 2024

SkIO welcomes Semester at Skidaway undergraduate students

August 23, 2024

Headshots of all six new graduate students.

SkIO faculty to advise 6 new graduate students

August 9, 2024

SkIO Student Spotlight: Mariah Ricci

August 5, 2024

SkIO researchers to participate in NASA Hackathon

August 1, 2024

SkIO welcomes Nicholas Foukal to faculty

July 30, 2024

SkIO Student Spotlight: Ben Lowin

July 24, 2024

SkIO Student Spotlight: Michael Sheridan

July 17, 2024

A group of SkIO scientists and Johnson High School educators stand on the back deck of the R/V Savannah.

Johnson High School educators join cruise on the R/V Savannah

July 15, 2024

Ashley Ohall stands in front of her instrument sitting on a lab bench.

Ashley Ohall’s poster receives first place award at conference

July 11, 2024

Natalie Cohen stands on the SkIO dock.

Natalie Cohen named 2024 Simons Early Career Investigator

July 10, 2024

SkIO Student Spotlight: Claire Zwiers-Cook

July 2, 2024

Skidaway researcher Sara Rivero-Calle stands on a bridge above one of Venice's canals.

Skidaway Institute scientist returns from training in Venice, Italy

July 1, 2024

The R/V Gannet, Gray’s Reef Memorial Sanctuary’s new research vessel, sitting on the dock at the Skidaway Institute.

Skidaway Institute to berth new research vessel in collaboration with Gray’s Reef National Marine Sanctuary

March 19, 2024

Explosion of plastic pollution topic of Evening @ Skidaway program

Nov. 20, 2023

New Sept. 12 Evening @ Skidaway speaker and topic

Aug. 30, 2023

UGA Skidaway Institute presents ‘Open Lab Night’ on July 11

July 3, 2023

May 15, 2023

Former UGA Skidaway Institute student graduates with master’s degree

May 11, 2023

Grad students experience epic cruise

April 19, 2023

UGA Skidaway Institute student presents poster at water conference

April 3, 2023

Protecting endangered North Atlantic right whales focus of Evening @ Skidaway program

March 29, 2023

UGA Skidaway Institute announces 2023 Evening @ Skidaway schedule

March 28, 2023

New interactive aquarium exhibit explains marine life cycles

March 22, 2023

UGA Skidaway Institute scientists receive pre-seed funding

March 14, 2023

Underwater robots used to help protect North Atlantic right whales

Jan. 12, 2023

Grad Students Receive Degrees and Honors

Dec. 16, 2022

2022 Shrimp Black Gill Stakeholders Cruise

Dec. 12, 2022

Salt marshes losing race to rising sea level

Sept. 13, 2022

Welcome to marine science! New UGA graduate students get their feet wet

Sept. 6, 2022

Inaugural Semester@Skidaway kicks off

Aug. 31, 2022

Alexander voted president-elect of SAML

Aug. 5, 2022

Gliders and saildrones conduct joint exercise at Gray’s Reef

July 29, 2022

First Hawaii cruise a success

July 12, 2022

UGA Skidaway Institute researcher wins prestigious chemistry prize

July 11, 2022

Girls learn marine science in special program at UGA Skidaway Institute

June 21, 2022

Summer interns experience first research cruise

June 3, 2022

Interns begin summer of education and research

May 12, 2022

Graduate students selected for intensive international training programs

April 29, 2022

RV Savannah overhaul funded

March 21, 2022

UGA Skidaway Institute scientist leads new international partnership

Feb. 28, 2022

UGA Skidaway Institute Hawaii research resumes after pandemic delay

Jan. 7, 2022

Cutting edge survey charts Georgia’s artificial reefs

Nov. 1, 2021

Plastic pollution to be focus of Evening @ Skidaway, Nov. 9

Oct. 6, 2021
Hurricanes and tsunamis the focus of Evening @ Skidaway program

Sept. 1, 2021
UGA Skidaway Institute and NOAA join forces to improve hurricane forecasts

July 7, 2021
UGA Skidaway Institute joins ocean color nanosatellite project

June 21, 2021
Evening @ Skidaway program to focus on using marine robots to track fish populations

May 21, 2021
RV Savannah cruises through COVID-19 pandemic

April 7, 2021
Community science supports environmental research

April 1, 2021
Paper by UGA Skidaway Institute scientist featured in prominent journal

March 25, 2021
Evening @ Skidaway program addresses climate change strategies

March 10, 2021
Stuck in the Arctic ice by COVID: A special Evening @ Skidaway presentation

February 26, 2021
New equipment system expands UGA Skidaway Institute’s research capability

February 25, 2021
Evening @ Skidaway program to explore hydrothermal vents

February 15, 2021
New faculty join UGA Skidaway Institute

January 15, 2021
Controlled burn scheduled for Skidaway Island

January 8, 2021
UGA Skidaway Institute launches 2021 Evening @ Skidaway lecture series in virtual format

December 3, 2020

UGA Skidaway Institute drones monitor Tybee Island dunes

November 16, 2020
Evening @ Skidaway programs resume in virtual format

September 14, 2020
UGA Skidaway Institute underwater gliders contribute to hurricane forecasts

August 4, 2020
UGA Skidaway Institute hurricane glider back on the job

July 27, 2020
Skidaway Institute researchers receive $1 million grant to study oceanic food web

July 17, 2020
UGA Skidaway Institute scientists featured in Woods Hole Film Festival video

June 10, 2020
New weather station goes online

May 26, 2020
Scientific serendipity: Researchers make surprising finding on ocean’s ‘thin layers’

May 22, 2020
COVID delayed Arctic researchers head home

May 19, 2020
UGA Skidaway Institute scientists use cutting edge tools to track fish migrations

May 14, 2020
New high-tech microscope to bolster UGA Skidaway Institute’s microplastics research

February 27, 2020
UGA Skidaway Institute scientists to study aerosol dust’s impact on life and chemistry in the ocean

February 24, 2020
Marine scientists map fish habitats

Feb. 21, 2020
Video premier highlights first 2020 Evening @ Skidaway

November 27, 2019
Greer joins UGA Skidaway Institute faculty

November 22, 2019
Climate change affecting black gill in Georgia Shrimp

November 14, 2019
UGA Skidaway Institute scientists prepare for groundbreaking Arctic expedition

November 12, 2019
UGA researchers encourage students to engage in citizen science

November 12, 2019
UGA Skidaway Institute scientists investigate missing carbon mystery

November 6, 2019
UGA Skidaway Institute’s Sanders receives Consortium for Ocean Leadership service award

October 31, 2019
UGA Skidaway Institute researcher publishes paper on iron recycling in the ocean

October 28 2019
Evening @ Skidaway program to examine Savannah’s ocean

October 23, 2019
Ocean Sciences Instructional Center dedicated at Skidaway Institute

October 2, 2019
UGA Skidaway Institute to dedicate Ocean Sciences Instructional Center

September 17, 2019
Evening @ Skidaway explores the wonder of water

August 16, 2019
Skidaway Marine Science Day scheduled for Saturday, October 19

July 10, 2019
UGA Skidaway Institute gliders improve hurricane predictions

June 24, 2019
Evening @ Skidaway program to examine Georgia’s dynamic shorelines

April 26, 2019
UGA Skidaway Institute researcher offers career insights to future scientists

April 25, 2019
New glider joins fleet

April 23, 2019
Special Evening @ Skidaway program to explore climate change in the South

March 15, 2019
UGA scientists investigate marine murder mystery

March 8, 2019
UGA Skidaway Institute presents monthly Evening @ Skidaway programs

March 7, 2019
UGA Skidaway Institute professor selected for prestigious NSF assignment

February 20, 2019
UGA Skidaway Institute researcher receives prestigious fellowship

February 12, 2019
UGA Skidaway Institute grad student helps Ft. Pulaski battle erosion

December 5, 2018
Ohnemus joins UGA Skidaway Institute faculty

July 30, 2018
Skidaway Institute researchers probe doliolid secrets

July 13, 2018
UGA Skidaway Institute student finalist for national fellowship

July 6, 2018
UGA Skidaway Institute scientists publish two papers on Arctic processes

June 25, 2018
UGA Skidaway Institute presents “Open Lab Night” on July 10

June 19, 2018
UGA Skidaway Institute scientist participates in congressional briefing on plastic pollution

June 13, 2018
UGA Skidaway Institute of Oceanography ship crew rescues stranded boaters

March 8, 2018
UGA Skidaway Institute researcher receives prestigious fellowship

March 1, 2018
UGA Skidaway Institute scientist to spend winter 2020 locked in Arctic ice

February 1, 2018
Evening @ Skidaway launches UGA Skidaway Institute’s 50th anniversary celebration

January 8, 2017
UGA Skidaway Institute’s 76-year old Roebling House gets a makeover

December 15, 2017
New grants to fund Skidaway Institute research

October 20, 2017
UGA Skidaway Institute researchers study estuarine grazing activity

September 19, 2017
Microplastics and microfibers prevalent in Georgia coastal waters

September 5, 2017
UGA Skidaway Institute research adapted for teens

July 24, 2017
UGA Skidaway Institute researchers probe complex Atlantic Ocean currents

July 24, 2017
The coast is not so clear

July 13, 2017
Clark Alexander named director of UGA Skidaway Institute of Oceanography

April 18, 2017
UGA Skidaway Institute scientists study microbial chemical warfare

March 9, 2017
Skidaway Institute scientist shares Gulf oil spill research grant

February 8, 2017
Tiny but all-consuming marine organism focus of UGA Skidaway Institute study

February 3, 2017
UGA Skidaway Institute research paper selected for Research Spotlight

January 31, 2017
Scientists track microplastic pollution on the Georgia coast

January 23, 2017
UGA Skidaway Institute scientist authors paper on coral superoxide

January 19, 2017
UGA Skidaway Institute professor appointed to Ossaaw Island Foundation Board of Trustees

January 5, 2017
UGA Skidaway Institute’s Alexander honored by coastal environmental group

December 7, 2016
UGA Skidaway Institute develops cutting-edge microbial imaging laboratory

December 1, 2016
UGA Skidaway Institute associate professor cited for top research articles

November 10, 2016
Fall black gill cruise rolls out new research

September 28, 2016
UGA Skidaway Institute receives $79,000 gift to support marine research

July 21, 2016
UGA Skidaway Institute scientists study role of sunlight on marine CO2 production

July 1, 2016
UGA Skidaway Institute receives funding for regional glider network

June 9, 2016
Teachers join UGA Skidaway Institute research cruises

June 7, 2016
Death in the ocean keeps Skidaway Institute’s Harvey’s research alive

June 6, 2016
UGA Skidaway Institute team studies nutrient levels in Georgia’s coastal waters

April 5, 2016
UGA Skidaway Institute scientists study dynamic Cape Hatteras waters

January 7, 2016
UGA Skidaway Institute researchers study sand resources near the Georgia Coast

December 3, 2015
UGA researchers study microplastics on Georgia coast

November 30, 2015
Climate change likely to increase carbon input into Arctic Ocean

November 12, 2015
Three Skidaway scientists approved for Georgia Sea Grant funding