Evening @ Skidaway lecture series returns in virtual format

After a lengthy hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the University of Georgia Skidaway Institute of Oceanography resumed its 2021 Evening @ Skidaway speaker series in February. The talk was the first of 11 Evening @ Skidaway programs to be presented through November.

The programs were initially presented via Zoom, but were subsequently moved to UGA Skidaway Institute’s YouTube channel and will begin at 7 p.m. Evenings @ Skidaway will continue to be presented virtually until it is possible to safely resume in-person gatherings.

Tuesday, April 13 – Dan Ohnemus, “A Look at Climate Mitigation Solutions: Ideas for the Century Ahead”

Tuesday, May 18 – Adam Greer, “The Secret Life of Ocean Critters”

Tuesday, June 8 – Clifton Buck, “Is it the Sun? Skepticism and Myth Making in Climate Science”

Tuesday, July 13 – Catherine Edwards, “Alexa, Map Fish Habitats! Artificial Intelligence for Robotic Fisheries Management”

Tuesday, August 10 – Open Lab Night, Labs TBA

Tuesday, September 14 – Clark Alexander, “I’m all shook up – Earthquakes and Tsunamis”

Tuesday, October 12 – Marc Frischer, “Climate Change and Shrimp Black Gill – Is There A Connection?”

Tuesday, November 9 – Jay Brandes, “The Ocean’s Plastic Problem – A Very 21st Century Pollutant”

For additional information, contact Michael Sullivan at (912) 598-2325.

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