with slavery and legacies in Athens, Georgia. It aligns with the research of institutions across the South that have joined the Universities Studying Slavery consortium.
=== Marine Institute and Skidaway Institute of Oceanography ===
Sapelo Island, off the Georgia coast, is home to the University of Georgia Marine Institute, a nearshore ecological and geological research institute. The mission of the institute is to support and conduct research on coastal processes involving the unique ecosystems of coastlines.
In 2012, UGA acquired the Skidaway Institute of Oceanography (SkIO), the marine science research institute that was founded in 1968, to join the University of Georgia Marine Institute that was founded in 1953.
=== Coastal Plain Research Arboretum ===
The Coastal Plain Research Arboretum (38 acres; 150,000 m2) is an arboretum in Tifton, Georgia, located on the grounds of the Tifton Campus of the University of Georgia.
The arboretum was established in 1987, with plant development and selection starting …
