Guam's coastal structures face a harsh reality: salt air and seawater corrode the steel bars inside concrete. Most construction materials, including cement and aggregates, must be shipped in from off-island, and the island continues to grapple with how to dispose of solid waste, including glass bottles.

The University of Guam’s (UOG) Guam National Science Foundation Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (Guam NSF EPSCoR) E-CORE (EPSCoR Collaborations for Optimizing Research Ecosystems) project has announced the recipients of its inaugural round of seed funding awards, providing nearly $200,000 in competitive research grants to UOG faculty.

Researchers, energy experts and community stakeholders gathered at the University of Guam recently to explore how the ocean surrounding the island could become part of Guam's future energy portfolio.

UOG Associate Professor of Bioinformatics and E-RISE principal investigator Bastian Bentlage, Ph.D., set the tone for collaboration on Tuesday at the 17th University of Guam Conference on Island Sustainability as he opened the Guam NSF EPSCoR ECORE Research Grant Workshop, highlighting its discussion-driven format and calling on participants to actively

Guam NSF EPSCoR’s Collaborations for Optimizing Research Ecosystems (ECORE) project is inviting proposals for its 2026–2027 Seed Funding Grant, offering $50,000 awards to support innovative, hypothesis-driven research across the island.

The University of Guam (UOG) has announced an extension of the 17th University of Guam Conference on Island Sustainability (CIS2026), expanding the event through April 26 with the addition of two days of programming in Saipan, further strengthening its partnership with Northern Marianas College (NMC).