News

flux tower on sapelo island

UGA Marine Scientists featured in PBS Newshour article on sea level rise

Darien GA - "The SALTEx project is part of the Georgia Coastal Ecosystems Long-term Ecological Research (LTER) project. There are 25 LTER sites worldwide funded by the National Science Foundation that study long-term transitions in different ecosystems.

Chris Marsay at the North Pole in front of the US Coast Guard Cutter Healy

Marine Sciences Skidaway Institute scientist at the North Pole

Savannah, Ga. -- University of Georgia Skidaway Institute of Oceanography researcher Chris Marsay is on top of the world—literally.


New weekend lab at Sapelo for MARS1010

Undergraduate students visited the University of Georgia Marine Institute at Sapelo Island as part of the course MARS 1010L, Introduction to the Marine Environment.

cover of university of georgia magazine with oaks and spanish moss overlaid with the text coastal classroom

Marsh to Marine: Our Coastal Classroom

Our Coastal Summer Semester course was highlighted in the Fall 2015 issue of University of Georgia Magazine. You can read through the article here.

UGA Skidaway Institute researcher LeeAnn DeLeo lowers the sensor to measure conductivity, temperature and depth from the surface to the bottom

Skidaway scientists work to predict 22nd century look of Georgia coast

University of Georgia Marine Sciences faculty, Clark Alexander is working on a project to predict how the Georgia coast—characterized by a complex system of barrier islands, salt marshes, estuaries, tidal creeks and rivers—may look 25, 50 and 100 years from now.

Support us

We appreciate your financial support. Your gift is important to us and helps support critical opportunities for students and faculty alike, including lectures, travel support, and any number of educational events that augment the classroom experience. Click here to learn more about giving.

Every dollar given has a direct impact upon our students and faculty.