At the Center of Research in the Western Pacific
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.
With nearly 70 confirmed student participants plus faculty and staff, the University of Guam will be sending a record number delegation to the 2026 National Diversity in STEM Conference (NDiSTEM) hosted by the Society for the Advancement of Chicanos/Hispanics and Native Americans in Science (SACNAS), taking place this October in Long Beach, California.
The Guam National Science Foundation Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (Guam NSF EPSCoR) E-RISE and E-CORE programs welcome five University of Guam graduate students as Graduate Research Assistants (GRA) for the 2026-2027 school year.
As per tradition, student participants of the Guam NSF EPSCoR E-RISE Summer Math Research Experience (SMRE) design a t-shirt for the program to wear on Final Presentation day. This year’s design was a collaborative effort by Angel Samaniengo, Liberal Studies and Human Services major at Guam Community College, and Jay Redila, Civil Engineering major at the University of Guam. Gain some insight on the creation of this year’s design, straight from the source.
The 2026 cohort of the Summer Math Research Experience (SMRE), supported by the University of Guam’s (UOG) NSF EPSCoR E-RISE, completed the program by presenting findings that apply mathematics and data analysis to a select research study focused on corals.
The University of Guam’s (UOG) NSF EPSCoR E-RISE program has started this year’s Summer Math Research Experience (SMRE) and for the first time, welcomed participants from Guam Community College (GCC).
The Guam NSF EPSCoR jurisdiction recently traveled to New Orleans, Louisiana for the first annual EPSCoR Summit presented by the American Association for the Advancement of Science to gain insight on program updates and neighboring research activities happening nationwide 🔬🧬🪸