Student Blog

Every Thursday, a group of dedicated UGA Marine Extension and Georgia Sea Grant volunteers collect water samples from the Skidaway River. They process the samples in the lab at the UGA Aquarium, counting and identifying the phytoplankton in each sample… Full story

New bluebird boxes are on the horizon for the UGA Marine Education Center and Aquarium, adding additional educational resources to help visitors learn more about the importance of native wildlife to coastal ecosystems. Contributions from Friends of the UGA Aquarium,… Full story

*To ensure the health and safety of our community given the recent Coronavirus (COVID-19) developments, this event has been canceled. Please follow our Facebook page on June 6 where we’ll be sharing information about our work to protect our oceans… Full story

*To ensure the health and safety of our community given the recent Coronavirus (COVID-19) developments, this event has been canceled. We will do our best to reschedule in the fall.   UGA Marine Extension and GA Sea Grant will team up… Full story

Marine Extension and Georgia Sea Grant will host a Volunteer Open House at the UGA Marine Education Center and Aquarium. Visitors will have a chance to peek behind-the-scenes, tour teaching labs and talk with current volunteers and employees. This is… Full story

We know picking up trash helps keep our environment clean, but could it also improve human health? Jennifer Gay, an associate professor in the UGA College of Public Health, is studying the impact of volunteer litter cleanups on the environment… Full story

A volunteer open house will be held at the UGA Marine Education Center and Aquarium. Visitors will have a chance to peek behind-the-scenes, tour teaching labs and talk with current volunteers and employees. This is a great way to learn… Full story