Skidaway Institute of Oceanography
Formally: Skidaway Institute of Oceanography, a unit of the University of Georgia.
And less formally, or on second reference: the UGA Skidaway Institute or UGA’s Skidaway Institute.
Category: Institutes
William A. and Barbara R. Owens Institute for Behavioral Research
Vinson Institute of Government
Acceptable on first reference for the Carl Vinson Institute of Government, a public service and outreach unit.
On Second Reference
Institute of Government or Vinson Institute.
University of Georgia (or UGA) Skidaway Institute of Oceanography
The campus, which includes units of UGA Marine Extension and Georgia Sea Grant, NOAA’s Grays Reef National Marine Sanctuary and others, is the University of Georgia (or UGA) Skidaway Marine Science Campus.
On Second Reference
UGA Skidaway Institute.
Lucy Cobb Institute
Historic complex of buildings on Milledge Avenue, originally a girls’ school; houses the Vinson Institute of Government.
Marine Institute
Research unit on Sapelo Island, a unit of the School of Marine Programs.
Latin American and Caribbean Studies Institute
On Second Reference
LACSI
James M. Cox Jr. Institute for Newspaper Management Studies
Do not use. The institute has been renamed the James M. Cox Jr. Institute for Journalism Innovation, Management and Leadership.
institutes
Capitalize on first and formal references.
On first reference in written publications for an external audience, preface the name of the institute or center with “the University of Georgia” unless the full university name has been used earlier.
Be wary of acronyms, initialisms or abbreviations that are regularly used within a given unit but are unfamiliar to wider audiences.
Visit the “More information” link below for a current list of UGA institutes.
On Second Reference
The name of the institute alone is acceptable but do not place the name before UGA in a sentence.
J.W. Fanning Institute for Leadership Development
On Second Reference
Fanning Institute.