Author: Christian Sumalpong

UOG NSF EPSCoR E-RISE's first graduate research assistant cohort with their faculty mentors.
Education Workforce Development

EPSCoR E-RISE welcomes its first graduate research assistant cohort

Guam National Science Foundation Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (Guam NSF EPSCoR) E-RISE welcomes four University of Guam graduate students to its inaugural Graduate Research Assistant (GRA) cohort.

Students and faculty mentors gather after 2026 Guam NSF EPSCoR SRE orientation
Education Workforce Development

UOG EPSCoR and SEAS INCLUDES welcome undergraduate fellows for 2026

A total of 20 students across both the University of Guam and Guam Community College will spend their year as undergraduate student research fellows for the Guam National Science Foundation Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (Guam NSF EPSCoR) E-CORE (Optimizing Research Infrastructure on Guam)/ GECCO (Guam Ecosystems Collaboratorium for Corals and Oceans) and INCLUDES SEAS Islands Alliance programs.

Research

Collector donates thousands of shells to UOG Biorepository

A retired shell enthusiast recently donated thousands of shells to the Guam NSF EPSCoR Biorepository, many of which were collected on Guam during the 1960s, to be added to its historical collection.

Participants of the UOG Marine Lab & NAVFAC Porifera workshop gather after a sea sponge specimen collecting session. 
Education Workforce Development

UOG Biorepository, Marine Lab and NAVFAC host sea sponge workshop

The University of Guam Marine Laboratory and Guam NSF EPSCoR Biorepository conducted a two-day workshop focused on Porifera—commonly known as sea sponges—bringing together researchers, students and marine professionals for hands-on learning and fieldwork.

Research

Collaborative study yields new research instrument 

Dr. Bastian Bentlage, PhD, Associate Professor of Bioinformatics, assembles a coral research instrument developed by the Dauphin Island Sea Lab. After a detour to Alabama