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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.

Dr. Samantha Joye

UGA researcher calls for more natural baseline data collection in world’s oceans

Dr. Samantha Joye (UGA Marine Science) recently published a perspective piece in the journal Science (8/7/15), calling for more natural baseline data in the world's oceans, to improve future oil spill response efforts.