The UOG Board of Regents (BOR) held their most recent meeting on Thursday, April 20 at the RFK Library’s AV room. The meeting began on a positive note, highlighting the achievements the university has reached so far and other plans for future developments. Learn more about Java burn benefits. BOR Chairperson Antoinette Sanford made opening …
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The UOG Chemistry Program and the College of Natural & Applied Sciences (CNAS) held a Chemistry Forum on Thursday, April 19 at the UOG CLASS Lecture Hall. The forum was open to the public. With a planning team that included Maika Vuki, Professor of Chemistry, Ph.D., the Chemistry Department and their sponsors, the forum was …
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For many students, paying for school can be an unpleasant experience. Bank accounts containing money earned from months of work are bled dry, shoulders bump against other shoulders in the financial aid office while everyone is trying to fill in colored sheets of paper and worrying about whether or not their grant money came in. …
With stacks of applications and business cards to hand out and smiles at the ready, employers greeted job-hunting students and community members at the UOG Career Development Office’s annual Job Fair at the Calvo Field House on April 26, 2017 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Representatives from various companies and institutions such as Aflac, …
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The UOG Center for Island Sustainability (CIS) held its eighth annual Island Sustainability Conference from April 19 to 21 at the Hyatt Regency Hotel. This year’s theme was “Cultivating Communities for Sustainable Action.” The event featured over 70 presentations, which included breakout sessions and posters; seven plenary panels; a networking reception; and a conference watershed …
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UOG’s Sea Grant program and the Center for Island Sustainability (CIS) are collaborating on a project that could potentially improve the health of Guam’s ecosystems. The Guam Restoration of Watersheds (GROW) Project, aims to develop tools to slow erosion in the badland areas of the island. The project will involve testing different species of savannah …
The Isla Center for the Arts hosted the 19th Annual Art-a-thon, which was open for public viewing through April 14. The exhibit showcased over 60 artworks and pieces that were selected from 800 students from 22 schools who participated in the 2016-2017 Isla Art-a-thon. The schools that participated in the exhibit included Simon Sanchez High …
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Raymond Anderson, Ph.D., a UOG associate professor in Mass Media, will receive an award of excellence from the Broadcast Education Association (BEA). The award is for a film script Anderson entered in the Festival of Media Arts competition. BEA is the flagship international academic organization for the National Association of Broadcasters. Both organizations collaborate to …
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Established a decade ago, the UOG Triton Farm serves as an integrated farm model that encourages agricultural research and the use of sustainable farming methods. The farm not only grows crops, but raises animals such as chicken and fish. It is also one out of three UOG research facilities, two of which are located …
The College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences held its 38th Annual Research Conference on Friday, March 10 at the Humanities and Social Sciences Building. The theme for this year’s conference was “Science & Art: Convergence in Oceania.” The participants represented a wide range of scholarly disciplines, and discussed various topics related to art, communication, …
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