Research Highlights

A shell collection that began with teenage diving adventures in 1960s Guam has returned to the island, offering a snapshot of marine life from decades past that could help scientists understand how the underwater world has changed.

The University of Guam’s Center for Island Sustainability and Sea Grant program released its 2024 Impact Book, chronicling a year of significant progress in sustainable development. The report highlights major initiatives including record breaking progress in the Sea Turtle Management program, Guihan for Guahan, the Guam Restoration of Watersheds and more, a release from UOG states.

It might start as a joke, a belief, or a rumor. At first, it’s easy to dismiss. But then it gains a twist, builds momentum, and spreads like wildfire. What causes some ideas to die out while others take over the internet?

University of Nebraska–Lincoln research project aims to transform how autonomous vehicles operate by connecting them to broader networks, making them smarter and more reliable.

This summer, the Interface of Change project Kachemak Bay stream team, Jordan Jenckes, Aeon Russo, Wyatt Matyas, and Lee Ann Munk, coordinated a successful installation of four new monitoring wells at sites near the outlet of the Wosnesenski River, as well as gages at Grewingk, Halibut, Wosnesenski, and Jakolof stream monitoring sites. Each well has a sensor installed that collects a continuous stream of water quality data.

The NH BioMade project (NSF Award #1757371) set out to predict and control the composition, structure, properties, and function of biomaterials. Led by the University of New Hampshire, in collaboration with Dartmouth College, Keene State College, and the Community College System of NH, this six-year effort brought together researchers across the state.

University of Guam researchers are collaborating with visiting scientists to develop a groundbreaking instrument that could revolutionize coral reef restoration by predicting which corals will survive bleaching events before any visible signs of stress appear.

Meet the voices shaping Iowa’s biomanufacturing future. Thanks to Iowa NSF EPSCoR's EWD Seed Funding program, University of Iowa students teamed up with Chemurgy 2.0 to launch “From Lab to Life,” a dynamic new podcast series showcasing innovation and careers in biomanufacturing.

Ever since former Montana State University microbiologist and Regents Professor Mark Jutila acquired a rare flow cytometer in 1990, MSU researchers have benefited from on-site access to high-level instruments needed to conduct comprehensive tissue and cell profiling.

At the July Guam Green Growth (G3) Steering Committee meeting, members highlighted progress toward the 17 U.N. Sustainable Development Goals—both locally and regionally—including the launch of a new Green Growth hub in Micronesia and a watershed restoration workforce initiative that expands the G3 Conservation Corps.