Articles by Jill Gambill
| Dec. 2 2011 |
Georgia students headed to Washington D.C. for 2012 Sea Grant fellowshipTwo Georgia college students will join 49 students from across the country in the Dean John A. Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship starting February. University of Georgia student Kate Segarra and Savannah State University student Sanya Compton will spend one year working for the executive branch of government with funding by the National Sea Grant Program. |
| Oct. 13 2011 |
Georgia begins monitoring potential coastal drought impactsGeorgia resource managers, coastal scientists from diverse institutions and Georgia Sea Grant staff at the University of Georgia are working to coordinate a response to potential drought impacts along the Georgia coast. |
| Sep. 14 2011 |
Music education program, Marsh Madness, to reach 7,000 coastal Georgia childrenElementary students throughout Effingham, Chatham and Bryan Counties are preparing for a concert series with a theme close to home-the Georgia coast. Beginning Sept. 19, award-winning children's musician Roger Day will perform Marsh Madness, his new show featuring the plants and animals that live in and around the barrier islands of Georgia. Day will perform at nine area schools, along with the Backus Children's Hospital and the Trustees Theater in Savannah. |
| Aug. 19 2011 |
Georgia students selected for Knauss FellowshipUniversity of Georgia student Kate Segarra and Savannah State University student Sanya Compton have been selected for the prestigious Dean John A. Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship. Segarra and Compton are two of only 51 students across the country selected for the program. |
| May. 16 2011 |
New cell phone app allows beachgoers to report marine debrisWith summer around the corner, millions worldwide will head to pristine beaches and waterways. However, with items such as bottles, cans and other debris washing up on U.S. shores each year, the University of Georgia and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, or NOAA, have teamed up to create a new, innovative cell phone reporting mechanism to combat the marine debris problem. |
| Feb. 22 2011 |
UGA participates in “Coastal Day At The Capitol”The University of Georgia, through its Marine Extension Service and Georgia Sea Grant program, recently joined other state and federal conservation agencies under the Gold Dome in Atlanta for “Coastal Day At The Capitol.” |
| Sep. 28 2010 |
Georgia Sea Grant interns begin training with UGA Marine ExtensionThe 2010-2011 Georgia Sea Grant Internship Program has awarded prestigious one-year internships to four recent graduates from across the country to serve as educators for the University of Georgia's Marine Education Center and Aquarium on Skidaway Island, Georgia. |