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Photo Of UOG’s Office of Graduate Studies announced the nominees and winners of this year’s Graduate Awards.

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UOG celebrates excellence of graduate students and faculty at awards ceremony

The University of Guam’s Office of Graduate Studies recognized outstanding graduate students and faculty during its annual Graduate Awards Ceremony on May 23.

Photo Of The Guam Green Growth Conservation Corps is a six month workforce development program supported by Kupu in Hawai’i.

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Guam Green Growth Conservation Corps assists with sea turtle monitoring program

The Guam Green Growth (G3) Conservation Corps spent a week in the field immersed in vital conservation work alongside the University of Guam (UOG) Center for Island Sustainability and Sea Grant’s dedicated Sea Turtle Monitoring team.

Photo Of Dr. Hiroshan Hettiarachchi and two people pose for a photo.

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UOG’s Hettiarachchi wins award from American Society of Civil Engineers

Dr. Hiroshan Hettiarachchi was awarded the Best Practice Journal Paper Award from the Environmental and Water Resources Institute (EWRI) of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE).

Photo Of Ashanti Ilek and Joseph Vitt Jr. deliver their final presentation.

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UOG celebrates first term of new Island Sustainability course

The University of Guam recently celebrated the conclusion of its first-ever Island Sustainability course, an interdisciplinary course exploring environmental, cultural, and historical dimensions of sustainability.  

Photo Of black pepper plants growing on the COM-FSM campus in Pohnpei

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UOG to hold Black Pepper Production Forum on June 21

There’s a new crop in town by the name of Piper nigrum (black pepper) and the University of Guam and Guam Department of Agriculture are looking to help growers start propagating it.

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UOG Board of Regents welcomes new officers and student regent

New officers for the University of Guam Board of Regents (BOR) began their terms on June 1. The BOR elected Agapito “Pete” A. Diaz as chairperson, Mike W. Naholowaa as vice chairperson, and Christopher “Chris” L.C. Duenas as treasurer during its regular board meeting in April.

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Two athletes from each DODEA-Pacific school honored for their fetes

Not just once. Not just twice. But three times, Moa Best of E.J. King has been chosen as her school’s girls Athlete of the Year.

Photo Of Laura Layan of the Guam Restoration of Watershed (GROW) Initiative with the UOG CIS & Sea Grant prepares the planting site for a tree planting event.  Members of the G3 GROW Corps will be working with the GROW team to help further prevent erosion and protect the Ugum Watershed.  The program is currently recruiting for 6 members.

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UOG announces recruitment for first-ever Guam Green Growth GROW Corps

Guam Green Growth (G3), a partnership between the University of Guam and the Office of the Governor, recently announced the launch of recruitment for the brand-new Guam Green Growth Guam Restoration of Watersheds Conservation Corps (G3 GROW Corps).

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Sixteen UOG Senior Army ROTC cadets commissioned as U.S. Army officers

As the United States Army commemorates its 250th birthday this June, the University of Guam proudly highlights the accomplishments of its Senior Army Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) program, a cornerstone in preparing graduates to serve in military and civilian leadership roles at home and abroad.

Photo Of Navigators sail from Guam to Saipan in April 2025 as part of the Voyaging for Peace: Ta’hita Marianas event, sponsored by the University of Guam Island Wisdom Council.

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UOG sponsors traditional navigation voyage fortifying ties with sister islands

The University of Guam Island Wisdom Council supported a crew of traditional navigators who recently sailed out of Guam on a long-voyaging canoe and traversed over hundreds of miles of open ocean, in line with the university’s ongoing efforts to maintain cultural traditions and advance communities.

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Okinawa schools lead a slew of athletes into college ranks

Getting a handful of student-athletes from DODEA-Pacific schools heading to college on athletic scholarship in a single year is usually considered quite the feat.

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Golf: Bowman breaks Delisi’s stranglehold on U.S. Forces Japan golf

Patrick Bowman, manager of the Tama Hills golf course and leader of Team Tama, dethroned three-time champion Delisi in Sunday’s second of two rounds in the U.S. Forces Japan interservice golf tournament at Atsugi’s Whispering Pines course.

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Baseball Kubasaki’s Koja wanted his team to go out on top

Dragons senior starred on the mound and at the plate as team went 24-3 en route to reclaiming Far East D-I baseball title.

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Softball: Yokota’s Gubler won on the field and in the classroom

Yokota High School senior Zaylee Gubler starred on the mound and at bat — and also earned top honors in the class as the school’s valedictorian.

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