Skidaway research team off to Norway
A team of UGA Skidaway Institute scientists and teachers will be spending the next several weeks conducting experiments at a mescosm faculty near Bergen, Norway. They and their colleagues will… Read more »
Blogging the PEACH project off of Cape Hatteras
Two of our scientists, Drs. Dana Savidge and Catherine Edwards, are heavily involved in a project off of Cape Hatteras, NC. Funded by the National Science Foundation, the “Processes driving Exchange… Read more »
UGA Skidaway Institute scientists study microbial chemical warfare
In the battlefield of the microbial ocean, scientists have known for some time that certain bacteria can exude chemicals that kill single-cell marine plants, known as phytoplankton. However, the identification… Read more »
UGA Skidaway Institute scientists study microbial chemical warfare
In the battlefield of the microbial ocean, scientists have known for some time that certain bacteria can exude chemicals that kill single-cell marine plants, known as phytoplankton. However, the identification… Read more »
Diving Deep Into Phytoplankton: How Tiny Ocean Organisms Help You Breathe — An Interview With GPB
You can hear Dr. Elizabeth Harvey’s interview with Georgia Public Broadcasting here. “You may have learned in school that photosynthesis is how plants use sunlight to turn water into hydrogen… Read more »
Tiny but all-consuming marine organism focus of UGA Skidaway Institute study
Savannah, Ga. – Doliolids are tiny marine animals rarely seen by humans outside a research setting, yet they are key players in the marine ecosystem, particularly in the ocean’s highly… Read more »
Death in the ocean keeps Skidaway Institute’s Harvey’s research alive
UGA Skidaway Institute of Oceanography scientist Elizabeth Harvey travels to the farthest reaches of the globe and in the nastiest weather to study microscopic marine plants known as phytoplankton. Last… Read more »
UGA Skidaway Institute scientists map Wassaw Sound
Skidaway Island, Ga. — A research team from the University of Georgia Skidaway Institute of Oceanography has completed the first high-resolution, bathymetric (bottom-depth) survey of Wassaw Sound in Chatham County.… Read more »
Scientists work to predict 22nd century look of the Georgia coast
Savannah, Ga. – University of Georgia Skidaway Institute of Oceanography scientist Clark Alexander is working on a project to predict how the Georgia coast—characterized by a complex system of barrier… Read more »
Skidaway Institute scientist shares Gulf oil spill research grant
Savannah, Ga. – University of Georgia Skidaway Institute of Oceanography scientist Catherine Edwards is part of a research team that has received an $18.8 million grant to continue studies of… Read more »