That’s a wrap on the November DolLAYER cruise
The November cruise is officially complete for DolLAYER. We were able to go back to the sites where we saw the large bloom of diatoms earlier in the trip. We… Read more »
Science
DolLAYER November cruise underway
We are underway for the 7th DolLAYER cruise and the 2nd major field sampling campaign of the project (NSF Grant #2244690). On November 7, 2024, we departed Skidaway Institute of… Read more »
SkIO lab installs state-of-the-art isotope ratio mass spectrometry system
The UGA Skidaway Institute of Oceanography’s (SkIO) Skidaway Island Stable Isotope Laboratory has received and installed a new, advanced isotope ratio mass spectrometry system, enabling scientists to analyze stable isotopic… Read more »
Johnson High School educators join cruise on the R/V Savannah
Educators from Johnson High School plan to use what they experienced on the R/V Savannah to mold future lessons and projects. In late June, several dozen miles off the Southeast… Read more »
Ashley Ohall’s poster receives first place award at conference
First-year master’s student Ashley Ohall took home a first place prize at this past spring’s 2024 Microplastics in the Coastal Region conference for her research advancing capabilities to identify microplastics… Read more »
SkIO Student Spotlight: Claire Zwiers-Cook
Originally from Grand Rapids, Michigan, just east of Lake Michigan, Claire Zwiers-Cook is a PhD student studying in Natalie Cohen’s lab at the University of Georgia Skidaway Institute of Oceanography… Read more »
Evening @ Skidaway Dec. 12
The 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… Read more »
Explosion of plastic pollution topic of Evening @ Skidaway program
IMPORTANT UPDATE: The venue for this program has been changed to the newly renovated McGowan Library Auditorium! The problem of plastic pollution in our environment has caught the public’s attention… Read more »
Tour the Earth by satellite in Evening @ Skidaway program
During the five years it has been in orbit, the SeaHawk-1 CubeSat nanosatellite has captured thousands of images of the Earth as scientists used it to study the ocean. Now… Read more »
Evening @ Skidaway, Sept. 12
New 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… Read more »