‘Black History Trail’ launches for Tybee Island visitors
For the past few years, a team of researchers at Georgia Southern University has been collecting the stories and historic layout of the island. Specifically, landmarks from slavery and up to the Civil Rights Movement.
As a final product, the team launched a digital trail for visitors to follow; from the Lazaretto Creek quarantine station for enslaved people, to the Brown Cement Factory and other important sites on the island.
Georgia Southern University explains recent Georgia earthquake
A total of three quakes were reported in the state in less than a week, raising questions about the nature of earthquakes in Georgia. James Reichard, Ph.D., Georgia Southern geology professor, has been speaking with news outlets about why it happened and what it can tell us about the state we live in.
Georgia Southern professor publishes article on how lichens and mosses affect the global water cycle
Georgia Southern University ecohydrology professor John Van Stan, Ph.D., recently published an article in Nature Geoscience titled “Significant Contribution of Non-vascular Vegetation to Global Rainfall Interception.”