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A robotic ocean float is now drifting through the waters south of St. Thomas, collecting the first biogeochemical water column data ever recorded in U.S. Virgin Islands offshore waters. The deployment, carried out in collaboration with NOAA's Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory (AOML) and the University of Miami’s Cooperative Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Studies, marks a significant milestone for ocean science in the Eastern Caribbean and a major step forward for the Virgin Islands Center for Autonomous Research (VICAR), a program of VI-EPSCoR at the University of the Virgin Islands.

Led by the University of the Virgin Islands (UVI) and the Virgin Islands Department of Planning and Natural Resources, a dedicated force of 264 community volunteers from across the U.S. Virgin Islands united for the Ninth Annual Great Mangrove Cleanup events held from February through April 2026.

The University of the Virgin Islands (UVI) announced today that it remains accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE) while the University responds to a Non-Compliance Show Cause Action issued by the Commission.

During its regular quarterly meeting on Saturday, June 27, 2026, the University of the Virgin Islands (UVI) Board of Trustees unanimously reelected Henry Smock to serve as chairman of the Board of Trustees for the 2026–2027 Board year and elected Dr. Bert Petersen, Jr. to serve as vice chair. The meeting was held in the LaVerne Ragster Administration and Conference Center Building on the University's Orville E. Kean Campus on St. Thomas.

The University of the Virgin Islands Board of Trustees will meet at 9 a.m. on Saturday, June 27, 2026, in the LaVerne Ragster Administration and Conference Center Building First-Floor Conference Room on the Orville E. Kean Campus on St. Thomas.

The University of the Virgin Islands (UVI), in partnership with the Office of the Governor of the U.S. Virgin Islands, will host the Inaugural Alexander Hamilton Distinguished Lecture Series on Thursday, June 18, 2026, from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at the Medical Research and Training Center on the Orville E. Kean Campus on St. Thomas.

Members of the media are invited to cover the Inaugural Alexander Hamilton Distinguished Lecture Series on Thursday, June 18, 2026, from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at the Medical Research and Training Center on the Orville E. Kean Campus on St. Thomas.

The University of the Virgin Islands Center for Excellence in Leadership and Learning (UVI CELL) has officially been designated an authorized Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) testing center on both the Orville E. Kean Campus on St. Thomas and the Albert A. Sheen Campus on St. Croix through a partnership with PSI Exams.

The University of the Virgin Islands (UVI) is redefining how science engages local communities through the STEM Ambassador Program (STEMAP), a partnership with the University of Utah and UVI’s Navigating Home program, funded by the U.S. National Science Foundation. Together, these initiatives are equipping scientists, fellows and community partners with tools to deepen trust, inspire youth and strengthen ties between research and the people it serves.

re than 200 agriculturists representing 22 countries will converge on St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands, from July 12–17, 2026, for the 58th Annual Caribbean Food Crops Society Conference at the University of the Virgin Islands Albert A. Sheen Campus.