skidaway institute
Black gill TV story
We had a cruise yesterday that had two purposes — to collect data and samples for the black gill research project, and also to provide a group of K-12 teachers… Read more »
A surprise catch
Here’s something you don’t see every day. While we were trawling for shrimp in Wassaw Sound on board the Research Vessel Savannah, a young loggerhead sea turtle got caught up… Read more »
Teachers join UGA Skidaway Institute research cruises
JoCasta Green became a teacher after she was told as a child she couldn’t be a scientist because she was a girl. In May, the pre-K teacher from Decatur, Georgia,… Read more »
UGA Skidaway Institute team studies nutrient levels in Georgia’s coastal estuaries
How much of a nutrient load is too much for Georgia’s coastal rivers and estuaries? A research team from University of Georgia Skidaway Institute of Oceanography is helping Georgia’s Environmental… Read more »
Skidaway building rehabilitation and repurposing project approved
We had some good news this week. Governor Nathan Deal signed the FY17 Georgia state budget which includes a $3 million bond package for UGA Skidaway Institute of Oceanography to… Read more »
Skidaway scientist interviewed for sea leval rise TV story
UGA Skidaway Institute professor Clark Alexander was featured in a story by WSAV-TV reporter Andrew James regarding sea level rise and coastal flooding. A longer version of this story is… Read more »
UGA Skidaway Institute scientists study dynamic Cape Hatteras waters
Sometimes called the “graveyard of the Atlantic” because of the large number of shipwrecks there, the waters off of Cape Hatteras on the North Carolina coast are some of… Read more »
Planned renovation project attracts media attention
WTOC-TV’s Yana Jones visited Skidaway Institute yesterday to produce a story on the planned renovation/repurposing project of the old Roebling show barn. http://www.wtoc.com/story/31583088/renovation-plans-for-skidaway-institute-of-oceanography-included-in-state-budget
Molecular-level relationships key to deciphering ocean carbon
Athens, Ga. – From beach shallows to the ocean depths, vast numbers of chemical compounds work together to reduce and store atmospheric carbon in the world’s oceans. In the past,… Read more »