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.

Navigating Home fellow Justin Cruz, who is assigned to the G3 Makerspace & Innovation Hub, checks the surface of the desk prototype that he created. The G3 Makerspace is collecting recyclable plastics to support a new project aimed at refurbishing school desks.

G3 Makerspace kicks off plastic collection drive to refurbish school desks

Louella Losinio August 26, 2025

The Guam Green Growth Circular Economy Makerspace and Innovation Hub (G3 Makerspace) has started a campaign to collect recyclable plastics in support of a new project to refurbish school desks. This initiative aims to provide a sustainable solution to a common problem in schools and address a significant challenge in waste management on island.

Collector donates thousands of shells to UOG Biorepository

Christian Sumalpong August 4, 2025

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.

Tulane University biodiversity researchers visit Guam EPSCoR Biorepository, conduct workshops

Ruzelle Judicpa August 4, 2025

Scientists from Tulane University’s Biodiversity Research Institute (TUBRI) collaborated with the University of Guam NSF EPSCoR Biorepository in April, leading a series of workshops focused on biodiversity technologies.

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

UOG Biorepository, Marine Lab and NAVFAC host sea sponge workshop

Christian Sumalpong July 23, 2025

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.

Ernesto Guades, Ph.D., an assistant professor at the University of Guam School of Engineering, works with COMPASS NextGen undergraduate interns to prepare a plastic lumber prototype using an extruder machine at the Guam Green Growth (G3) Circular Economy Makerspace & Innovation Hub.

UOG School of Engineering research at G3 Makerspace explores plastic as construction material

Louella Losinio July 8, 2025

The Guam Green Growth (G3) Circular Economy Makerspace & Innovation Hub is collaborating with Ernesto Guades, Ph.D., an assistant professor at the University of Guam School of Engineering, on a research project exploring how certain types of recyclable plastic can be prototyped into construction materials.

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

UOG students make waves, broaden connections at SACNAS 

Louella Losinio December 28, 2022

Guam NSF EPSCoR student researcher Louise Angela Pascua proudly holds her presenter badge at the SACNAS NDiSTEM conference in Puerto Rico. Pascua’s presentation is about

Graduate student studies box jellyfish at Tohoku University

Amanda Dedicatoria December 27, 2022

Guam NSF EPSCoR Graduate Research Assistant Colin Anthony is a Special Research Student in the Graduate School of Agricultural Studies at Tohoku University in Sendai,

Guam NSF EPSCoR talks Near Peer Mentorship at EOD conference

Amanda Dedicatoria November 1, 2022

This year, NSF EPSCoR welcomed representatives from its various jurisdictions nationwide to its first Education, Outreach, and Diversity Conference to learn more about EOD and

2022 GRA: Meet our new graduate research assistants!

Amanda Dedicatoria October 28, 2022

Andrew O Neill Garret O Donnell Grace Jackson Lauren Kallen Xavier De Ramos Previous Next This year, Guam NSF EPSCoR welcomed six new members of

Groundbreaking delegation of UOG students set to present at largest diversity in science conference in the country

Kyle Mandapat October 24, 2022

Previous Next Over 30 Tritons will represent the University of Guam at the largest multidisciplinary and multicultural STEM diversity event in the country next week

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.