Too Cold To Go – January 24, 2011
Marc Frischer continues his account of the challenges of conducting research during the winter on the north coast of Alaska. Another balmy day in Barrow, as I’m writing it is… Read more »
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Back to Barrow – January 22 & 23, 2011
Skidaway Institute professor Marc Frischer is back in Barrow, Alaska, along with grad student Zac Tait, to conduct field work on his project into the effects of warming climate on… Read more »
Two scientists join Skidaway Institute of Oceanography from Norway
Two new scientists have joined Skidaway Institute of Oceanography from Bergen Norway. Marine plankton biologist Jens Christian Nejstgaard joins the faculty as an associate professor. Nejstgaard received his bachelor’s degree… Read more »
Controlled burn planned for Skidaway Institute campus
A team of rangers from the Georgia Forestry Commission (GFC) will conduct a controlled burn in the coming weeks on the campus of the Skidaway Institute of Oceanography. The planned… Read more »
Skidaway Institute scientist discovers important new eddies off southeast US coast
Skidaway Institute of Oceanography professor Dana Savidge aims much of her research efforts towards observing the way ocean currents move in the Gulf Stream and across Georgia’s continental shelf. Those… Read more »
Skidaway Institute scientists cruise Florida’s ‘Big Bend’
“It’s a really exciting place to do oceanography, because you can throw almost any kind of instrument over the side, and it will come up with observations that lead to… Read more »
Skidaway Institute introduces new coastal management tools
Scientists from the Skidaway Institute of Oceanography have introduced a powerful new tool to monitor coastal erosion to coastal planners and managers. The digital tool, AMBUR (Analyzing Moving Boundaries Using… Read more »
Busy day in Grove Creek
The Skidaway Institute campus was busy earlier this week, as researchers began a month-long field study in the Grove Creek salt marsh adjacent to our campus. The project has two… Read more »
Skidaway Institute’s research center receives LEED® Gold Certification plaque
The Savannah Branch of the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) presented a LEED® Gold Certification plaque to the Marine and Coastal Science Research and Instructional Center (MCSRIC) at Skidaway Institute… Read more »
Skidaway Marine Science Day a success!
We had a beautiful day last Saturday as more than 1,900 visitors converged on our campus for our annual open house, Skidaway Marine Science Day. The event featured activities geared… Read more »