Tag: Marine Institute at Sapelo Island
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Student project tackles coastal flooding on Sapelo Island
UGA Emergency Preparedness, Marine Institute partner with College of Engineering for hands-on learning.
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UGAMI works with local ISP to upgrade Sapelo Island broadband
The improvements increase the institute’s ability to conduct its important work without interruption.
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Engineering students explore coastal housing challenges
The project will explore new prototypes for affordable, storm-resilient housing options.
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Director of Georgia Marine Institute discusses purple marsh crabs’ effect on marsh landscapes
Merryl Alber, director of the University of Georgia Marine Institute on Sapelo Island, was recently…
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Study Away programs harness science and wonder on Sapelo Island
The 2021 Marine Biology Spring Semester will take place from Jan. 23 through April 30,…
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Phase 1 marks welcome return of campus research
Units across the campus are implementing safe resumption plans.
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Marine sciences professor tracks environmental changes down the coast
When Hurricane Irma slammed the Georgia coast in 2017, the University of Georgia Marine Institute…
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Marine Institute renews long-term ecological research grant
It’s being renewed for another six years by the NSF with $6.7 million in funding.
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Satellite data reveal serious decline in Georgia salt marsh health
Scientists at the University of Georgia’s Marine Institute at Sapelo Island have found that the…
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Children’s book by UGA marine science professor donated to Georgia public libraries
Over 400 Georgia public libraries received donated copies of an educational children’s book written by…
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From marsh to marine
UGA students dive into new coastal experiential learning program.
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Merryl Alber
Merryl Alber, professor of marine sciences and director of the UGA Marine Institute on Sapelo…
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US senator’s climate change tour stops at UGA’s Sapelo Island Marine Institute
U.S. Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse of Rhode Island met with scientists, coastal managers and community leaders…
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Research finds that healthy rivers make healthy marshes
The health of salt marshes on the Georgia coast depends on the amount of water…
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UGA researchers receive $727,000 NSF grant to study organism on Georgia’s coast
Every year around the Fourth of July, populations of a single-celled organism called Thaumarchaeota explode…
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Healthy rivers make healthy marshes, says Sapelo Island research
The health of salt marshes on the Georgia coast depends on the amount of water…
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Collaboration is key to coastal research
To better understand Georgia’s dynamic coastal areas and serve their residents, UGA scientists work together…
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Alber named UGA Marine Institute director
University of Georgia professor of marine sciences Merryl Alber will become director of the University…
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NSF renews $5.8 million grant for Georgia coastal research
A consortium of universities headed by the University of Georgia will continue ecological field research…
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Online art auction to benefit UGA Marine Institute
The Friends of the University of Georgia Marine Institute is hosting its first online art…
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Children’s musician teaches elementary school students about the Georgia Coast
Third through fifth graders at Winterville Elementary School in Clarke County recently received a crash…
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UGA Marine Institute structures places on the top 10 list of “Places in Peril”
The Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation announced today that the UGA Marine Institute’s greenhouse and…
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New Barrier Island Research and Learning Center to be dedicated on May 7 at UGA Marine Institute
Georgia First District U.S. Rep. Jack Kingston, University of Georgia President Michael F. Adams, representatives…
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The little things that matter
Standing on the bank of a salt marsh on Georgia’s Sapelo Island, wearing shin-high rubber…
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