Guam EPSCoR's Guam Ecosystems Collaboratorium is seeking proposals from junior faculty members of the University of Guam for seed funding grant opportunities.

Letters of Interest are due January 14, 2019 and should not exceed 1 page in length. Submissions should be emailed to Lubuagm@uog.edu with the subject line “RII Track-1 LOI”. Letters of Interest will be reviewed by the Guam EPSCoR Office and selected participants will be invited to an initial planning meeting on January 18, 2019.

Guam EPSCoR student, Jordan Barcinas, receives coveted “Outstanding Research Presentation” award in the General Biology/Life Sciences division. 

Matthew Mills will be defending his thesis: "Unraveling the Diversity of a Dominant and Ecologically-Important Group of Reef Builders." His thesis defense is scheduled for Thursday, November 8 at 11:30 AM in the Marine Lab classroom #205.

Alisha Gill's Thesis Defense, "Egg predation rates and spawning success among mating territories in a lek-like mating system of Gomphosus varius (Pisces: Labridae) is scheduled for 10am Wednesday, August 8 at the University of Guam Marine Laboratory Classroom #205. 

Pathways to Graduate School in the Sciences, March 26, 2018 at 9:00-11:00 AM in the Magellan Room, Hyatt Regency Guam. Registration is free. Additional information on research assistanships can be requested by emailing guamepscor@gmail.com or lubuagm@uog.edu. Read on for more details.

Guam EPSCoR seeks to increase the number and diversity of students who choose Science Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) careers by engaging students in its Summer Research Experience Program (SRE), applications for which are now available. EPSCoR students in SRE Program may participate in field and lab studies that document coral reef ecosystems—with emphasis in EPSCoR’s two major research areas: coral genetics and oceanography.

Frank Camacho Roberto Thesis Proposal for M.Sc. in Biology: Thursday, 25 January 2018 at 10:00AM at the University of Guam Marine Lab, Room 205.

University of Guam students and faculty returned this week from 2017 SACNAS - The National Diversity in STEM Conference, one of the largest and most diverse gatherings in the U.S. for underrepresented minority students and professionals in fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). 

Alisha Gill's Thesis Proposal, "A Comparison of Egg Predation Rates between Mating Territories in a Lek-like Spawning System of Gomphosus varius (Pisces: Labridae)"