In April 2025, the University of Guam welcomed visiting researchers as part of an ongoing collaboration on the development of a new research instrument that can be used to assess the bleaching risk of different types of coral.

NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program

Guam EPSCoR July 22, 2016

NSF EPSCoR is hosting a webinar on Monday, August 29, 2016 at 2 pm (EDT) for all those interested in learning more about the NSF Graduate Research

UOG Scientists Seek Genetic Reasons for Coral Reef Survival

Guam EPSCoR May 4, 2016

High-tech genome mapping of coral species from Guam’s marine environment put scientists from the University of Guam’s Marine Laboratory at the forefront of coral reef

Summer Research Experience

Guam EPSCoR March 9, 2016

Guam EPSCOR is a 5-year, $6 million grant at the University of Guam that aims to develop a Guam Ecosystems Collaboratorium in order to ensure

Guam EPSCoR Team to Test Genetics of Coral

Guam EPSCoR October 20, 2015

By testing if genetics plays a part in corals’ survival in extreme environments, Marine Lab scientists hope to slow down the decline of coral reefs

CONGRATULATIONS, GUAM! UOG Announces $6M Grant Award for Marine Research

Guam EPSCoR August 13, 2015

Students will have opportunities to engage in unique undergraduate and graduate research experiences with EPSCoR faculty. The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded a $6

NSF Guam EPSCOR students prep for SACNAS Conference

Kyle Mandapat October 10, 2023

The SACNAS National Diversity in STEM Conference was held in Puerto Rico in 2022. This year’s conference will be held in Portland, Oregon with 13

G3 Makerspace workshop: Crafting new things from discarded plastic

Louella Losinio September 19, 2023

Abby Crain, coordinator of G3 Circular Economy Makerspace and Innovation Hub, shows how discarded plastic bags can be made into wallets, purses, and pouches. Participants

UOG celebrates third G3 Conservation Corps graduation

Louella Losinio August 11, 2023

The Guam Green Growth (G3) initiative at the University of Guam celebrated the graduation of its third conservation corps cohort on Friday, August 11, at

Two UOG students explore turning seawater into clean energy

Amanda Dedicatoria July 27, 2023

“I’m excited because we will be learning new science that will be beneficial to the island once we come back. I hope that me and

UOG grad student teaches marine ecology course in Yap

Kyle Mandapat July 22, 2023

Pablo De la Vega, a graduate biology student from the University of Guam and Guam NSF EPSCoR graduate research assistant, was one of the instructors

Guam NSF EPSCoR prepares students for SACNAS conference

Amanda Dedicatoria October 20, 2023

Guam NSF EPSCoR along with the NSF INCLUDES: SEAS Islands Alliance Guam Hub held a near peer session on Thursday, October 12, at the University

Galarion is EPSCoR’s new research computing facilitator

Louella Losinio September 25, 2023

Hark Galarion, who has a background in computer science from various institutions including the University of Guam, joins EPSCoR ((Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research)

Students make valuable connections through summer program

Amanda Dedicatoria August 24, 2023

Two undergraduate integrative biology majors gained research experience and explored different scientific fields through the NSF INCLUDES: SEAS Bridge to Ph.D. Program this summer. Two

UOG grad student talks coral reefs at aquatic sciences conference

Amanda Dedicatoria August 17, 2023

University of Guam graduate biology student and Guam NSF EPSCoR Graduate Research Assistant Star Dressler presented her research at the 2023 Association for the Sciences

UOG graduate student studies algae at the University of Washington

Amanda Dedicatoria July 31, 2023

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UOG NSF EPSCoR welcomes Dr. Michalis Mihalitsis, the Biorepository's new assistant professor of vertebrate morphology.

UOG NSF EPSCoR Biorepository welcomes new fish expert

Ruzelle Judicpa April 15, 2025

Born and raised in Greece by the Mediterranean Sea, Michalis Mihalitsis, Ph.D., gained an interest in fish as a child, fishing with his family and keeping aquariums in his home. He went on to study marine biology and earned his Ph.D. at James Cook University, studying the ecology of predatory fishes.