Chieriel Desamito, a graduate student in the Sustainable Agriculture, Food, & Natural Resources program, took an important step in his future career by presenting his research, networking with others in the field, and learning about current trends and issues at the Soil Science Society of America conference held Jan. 6–9 in San Diego.

This article that ran in the February issue of Diver, a scuba diving magazine in Britain, tells the story of how University of Guam alumna Julie Hartup came to be known as the "Manta Mom" after a scientific break-through with manta rays in Guam. Hartup earned her master's in biology from UOG in 2017.

UOG celebrates its 51st Charter Day on March 12

The CHamoru District Boy Scouts of America used the revised edition of "Trees and Shrubs of the Mariana Islands" to identify native and toxic plants during a scavenger hunt in December.