Ms. Alexi Meltel, a former Palau International Coral reef Center (PICRC) intern, has been accepted to the University of Hawai’i at Mānoa (UH Mānoa) Marine Biology Graduate Program for Fall 2020. Her master’s thesis advisor is Professor Robert Richmond, who is the director of UH’s Kewalo Marine Laboratory and also a member of the Board […]
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78% of public school students have access to internet, survey shows
Due to schools’ closure and students being required to be schooled from home, Palau’s Ministry of Education conducted a survey from April 1 to 10, 2020, to assess the students’ capacity to access technology and to connect to internet at home. The data from this survey is said to be “used by MOE and related […]
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Palau Royal Resort supports Ocean Stewardship Initiative with PCS
On March 9, 2020, the Palau Conservation Society (PCS) received a generous donation of $1,800 in support of the efforts to integrating marine conservation into elementary school education from the Palau Royal Resort (PRR). Pictured to the left is general manager Fumihiko Kitakuni presenting the check to director Bola Majekobaje. Palau Royal Resort operates under […]
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High School students learn to analyze microplastics in sand from PICRC researchers
On February 22, 2020, the Palau International Coral Reef Center (PICRC), in collaboration with different ministries, agencies, and NGOs, took a group of 62 students and 22 chaperones to Ngerchong Island on a scientific-based activity meant to teach students about marine pollution, in particular, microplastics. Lead by PICRC researcher, Ikelau Otto, the students got a […]
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$60,000 grant bill has been signed into law to grant Palauans no matter their financial situation to pursue their education at PCC.
President Remengesau Jr. has signed the bill 10-61-4 a bill that will ensure that all Palauans, regardless of financial status, have the ability to pursue higher education at Palau Community College. This bill also ensures that this new requirement does not negatively impact PCC’s finances and will include $60,000 to help offset the bill’s cost. […]
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UOG receives commendations from accreditation review
The University of Guam has been commended in an interim accreditation review for its work to enhance student success, develop institutional data, and improve the review process for its degree programs. The university submitted an interim report in November 2019 as a requirement of its reaffirmation of accreditation in 2016. The report was reviewed in […]