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Professor preserves medical traditions of Kenyan tribe through catalog
A Grand Valley professor is preserving the medical traditions of an indigenous community in Kenya by cataloging the medicinal plants used by the Maasai tribe. The catalog was created by Kristin Hedges, assistant professor of anthropology, who has been working with the Maasai since serving in the Peace Corps in Kenya from 2000-2003. The Maasai are a group of indigenous people who inhabit areas in southern Kenya and northern Tanzania.
Jan 11, 2019
GVSU, Tulane researchers report more access to health care
Researchers from Grand Valley State and Tulane universities report more people in West Michigan and Detroit have access to health care because of the Affordable Care Act and Medicaid expansion.
Jan 11, 2019
"Soul of the country" is worth preserving, Meacham says
The United States is a country shaped by a perennial struggle between tendencies to want to open our arms and clench our fists, argued Jon Meacham, noted presidential biographer and author, at a lecture hosted January 10 by the Hauenstein Center for Presidential Studies.
Jan 10, 2019
Laker basketball teams play Saginaw Valley, games televised on ESPN
The Laker men's and women's basketball teams will host GLIAC rival Saginaw Valley State tonight, January 10, in a doubleheader to be televised on ESPN.
Jan 10, 2019
Alumnus named Science Teacher of the Year
Jeff Bouwman, '03, a science teacher at Shumate Middle School in Gibraltar, Michigan, has been named the 2019 Middle School Science Teacher of the Year by the Michigan Science Teachers Association.
Jan 9, 2019
Grand Rapids quartet to kick off Arts at Noon winter concert schedule
The 2018-19 Arts at Noon concert series at Grand Valley continues this winter with multiple free performances by renowned musicians. The winter schedule includes seven performances beginning Wednesday, January 16, with Grand Rapids' own Perugino Quartet.
Jan 8, 2019
Grad students receive Dean's Citation Awards
The Graduate School recognized more than 40 graduate students with Dean's Citation Awards during a celebration in December on the Pew Grand Rapids Campus. Jeff Potteiger, dean of The Graduate School, gave recipients a certificate of recognition and a graduate honors cord for their outstanding academic performance.
Jan 7, 2019
Researchers to discuss trends at annual Health Care Economic Forecast
Researchers from Grand Valley and Tulane universities will discuss health-related trends and costs during the 10th annual West Michigan Health Care Economic Forecast, scheduled for January 11 at the Eberhard Center, on the Pew Grand Rapids Campus.
Jan 7, 2019
Hundreds to gather for FIRST Robotics kick-off event at GVSU
Hundreds of students will gather to take part in the FIRST Robotics kick-off event January 5.
Jan 4, 2019
Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jon Meacham to discuss contentious, divisive American politics
Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jon Meacham will discuss divisiveness in American politics at an event on January 10. The event is sold out, but will be streamed live.
Jan 4, 2019
