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Afghanistan war vet transitions to full-time UOG student

Kinno Dizon is currently a biology major at the University of Guam.  He is also a veteran of the war in Afghanistan. Dizon was deployed to Afghanistan in 2013, serving as a surgical technologist for the U.S. Navy. He describes this deployment as the most memorable experience of his military service career. While serving in …

A life for development

When it comes to the development of the Republic of Palau, Alan R. Seid, Sr. is a spearhead in that effort.   Alan is a a busy Palauan politician and private business owner who still makes it a point to set time for spending with his family.   Alan has always been an active politician throughout …

UOG welcomes professor from Jamaica

Raymond Anderson, Ph.D., is a new associate professor of communication at the University of Guam. You might hear students call him by his nickname “P.Ray”–short for professor Ray.  Some might notice that it spells out “pray.”  So he often says, “pray for me as I pray for you.” He usually introduces himself with a question on the first day …

UOG student Nicole Leon Guerrero: Just Go For It!

Balancing school and work life is an act many students can relate to. Nicole Leon Guerrero is a UOG communication major who juggles her courses with performing music at the lobby of the Lotte Hotel and the Venue. Leon Guerrero, 23,  is a junior at UOG and is minoring in writing. Growing up in a …

CNAS Assistant Professor Ryan Claros is also a CrossFit expert

By Swetha Kotwal Ryan Claros, D.P.T., is an assistant professor at the UOG School of Nursing and Health Sciences, and owner of Guam’s second free-standing physical therapy clinic, Custom Fitness LLC Physical Therapy. Born and raised on Guam, Claros was always involved in sports. He was active in track-and-field and competed in international games at …

Local academic from Santa Rita remains passionate about studying the Pacific

MANGILAO – Several years ago, James Viernes, Ph.D., couldn’t decide on a career to pursue. Although attending college was a natural choice for him, he was not set on a specific degree path. He bounced around programs, including political science and criminal justice, but none of these majors appealed to him. Viernes often hung around UOG’s English and …

Is a double major, a major risk?

MANGILAO, Guam, October 6 – Tackling a double major for her undergraduate degree was a realistic goal for University of Guam graduating senior, Angelica Carlos. Despite concerns regarding workload and time commitment, Carlos’s dedication to her sociology and psychology programs has brought her to her final semester at UOG. Carlos believes that her double major …

More than just a dean

James Sellmann, Ph.D., has been the dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences for five years. His career at UOG began 23 years ago as an assistant professor of philosophy. Since the age of 18, Sellmann has studied philosophy. This interest led him to pursue advanced degrees in, and eventually become an …

Threats to local bees addressed in Inaugural Beekeepers Association meeting held at UOG

Triton’s Call Staff The inaugural Beekeepers Association meeting was held at the University of Guam Agriculture and Life Sciences Building on Sept. 30. Entomologist Ross Miller, Ph.D. and Christopher Rosario, a research assistant with the Western Pacific Tropical Research Center, hosted the meeting. One of the topics discussed was the varroa mite, which is a …