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Joel Potrykus traveled to the Criterion Closet in New York to select his favorite films. The Wellness Information Team recognized faculty members with Well-Being Awards.
May 13, 2025 (Volume 48, Number 17)
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University Development's Annual Giving team received several awards for recent campaigns, like Student Philanthropy Week.
April 22, 2025 (Volume 48, Number 16)
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Two students earned scholarships from the Michigan Association of Broadcasters. Kara Van Dam and Al Shifflett were interviewed by media following a hard hat tour of the Battle Creek Innovation Hub.
April 7, 2025 (Volume 48, Number 15)
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The National Student Advertising Competition Team won a gold award for a campaign; Shane McSauby presented his short film at SXSW in Austin, Texas.
March 25, 2025 (Volume 48, Number 14)
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Shannon Owen, director of Northern Michigan programs, gave a media interview about the upcoming veterans' entrepreneurship program in Traverse City.
March 11, 2025 (Volume 48, Number 13)
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Cody Kirby, visiting professor of economics, gave media interviews about the 2025 Health Check report; Alexey Nikitin, professor of biology, and student Sofiia Svyryd were among co-authors of an article published in Nature.
February 24, 2025 (Volume 48, Number 12)
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CECI faculty members Megan Freudigmann (pictured) and Sheryl Vlietstra were interviewed for a story about a partnership that gives future teachers books for their classrooms in exchange for volunteer hours.
February 4, 2025 (Volume 48, Number 11)
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Kevin Strychar, professor of water resources, gave a media interview about how climate change impacts the Great Lakes; John Weber, professor of geology, received an award from a research foundation.
January 21, 2025 (Volume 48, Number 10)
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Travis Kulpa, assistant professor of management, received the 2024 Doctoral Dissertation Award from the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals.
January 7, 2025 (Volume 48, Number 9)
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Hospitality and tourism management faculty members Scott Rood and John Lipford had an article about cannabis curriculum published in the Journal of Tourism Insights.
December 10, 2024 (Volume 48, Number 8)
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A Seidman College of Business planning team, along with other faculty, staff and students, planned an event for Ottawa Hills High School students who were competing in a scholarship contest.
November 26, 2024 (Volume 48, Number 7)
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Leanne Kang gave a presentation about research and oral histories of former GRPS students, staff and faculty at a community event. The project was funded by the Kutsche Office of Local History.
November 12, 2024 (Volume 48, Number 6)
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Students and two political science faculty members gave interviews to two media outlets about Gen Z, voting and the presidential election.
October 29, 2024 (Volume 48, Number 5)
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Motivational speaker Darrell "Coach D" Andrews spoke to hundreds of GEAR UP students; a sociology professor received a Distinguished Scholarly Publication award for his book.
October 15, 2024 (Volume 48, Number 4)
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The Michigan Veteran Affairs Agency recognized the university's many veteran-centric programs during an awards event. Information Technology honored three staff members during its service award ceremony.
October 1, 2024 (Volume 48, Number 3)
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Grand Valley is listed by Forbes among Michigan's best employers; Lisa Knapp received an association's Career Services Professional of the Year Award.
September 17, 2024 (Volume 48, Number 2)
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Regional universities deliver the greatest return for tax dollars and GVSU leads the way, according to Upjohn Institute results.
September 3, 2024 (Volume 48, Number 1)
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Highlights include Danny Vélez being named a policy fellow by Excelencia in Education and Alexis Brown earning a medal at the national Aramark competition.
August 20, 2024 (Volume 47, Number 21)
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Engineering students successfully complete a NASA challenge; WGVU Public Media and University Communications earn awards.
July 16, 2024 (Volume 47, Number 20)
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Guests at an event hosted on the Health Campus learned how portable ultrasound technology is saving lives in remote areas of Africa. The cybersecurity program earned designation status from the National Security Agency.
June 11, 2024 (Volume 47, Number 19)