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GVSU economist: Outlook is positive for 2017
GVSU economist Brian Long says the local economy is looking much stronger now than when 2016 began.
Jan 6, 2017
Grand Valley's sustainability impact totals $250 million
Grand Valley broke down the resources and avoided costs at the university and in the region in its Collective Sustainability Impact Report.
Jan 5, 2017
Partnership improves college-going culture
A unique partnership among Grand Valley's College of Education, The Graduate School, Michigan College Access Network and two local districts is helping increase the number of students pursuing postsecondary education.
Jan 4, 2017
AWRI named 2016 "Watershed Stakeholder of the Year"
Grand Valley's Annis Water Resources Institute has been selected as the 2016 "Watershed Stakeholder of the Year" by the Macatawa Area Coordinating Council for its work on several projects in the Lake Macatawa area.
Jan 4, 2017
Writing programs promote linguistic diversity
Initiative follows university's inclusion values, raises awareness of other language varieties.
Jan 4, 2017
Looking for a cure on Mt. Whitney
Julie Jumisko wanted to help raise money for muscular dystrophy and climbed a mountain to do it.
Jan 4, 2017
Student wins $25,000 for new idea
Jordan Vanderham, a product design and manufacturing major, said he is using the $25,000 first-place prize money he recently won to develop his idea for a thermal energy conservation mask.
Jan 4, 2017
Grand Valley students win awards at Math Fest
Four Grand Valley mathematics students recently received awards for outstanding presentations at Math Fest, the annual summer conference of the Mathematical Association of America.
Jan 1, 2017
Language skills help student land auto industry job
Rebecca Owen, 04, shifts easily between English and Japanese for her job as an interpreter at the Fowlerville Proving Grounds, where she meets Japanese engineers before they test cars on the track.
Jan 1, 2017
McNair Scholars ready for graduate school
Maybe it's unusual for a geologist to play the French horn, but Brittany Ward found time for both her passions before graduating from Grand Valley in April.
Jan 1, 2017
