News from Grand Valley State University

College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

Grand Valley team chronicles microbial migration related to Earth's oxygenation

Microbial mats resting in sinkholes at the bottom of Lake Huron give Bopi Biddanda, professor of water resources at AWRI, and his team a glimpse into what life was like in Earth's oceans 500 million to four billion years ago.

Feb 2, 2023



Power Mobility Project tests new device to give children in wheelchairs more independence

Faculty researchers received grant from the National Institute of Health and Human Development.

Jan 31, 2023


Faculty, staff, recognized at first Presidents' Ball since 2020

"The Night Time Stands Still" attracts more than 3,500 Lakers to DeVos Place.

Jan 30, 2023


Annual Roger That! Conference features keynote from trailblazing astronaut

José Hernández, NASA astronaut, will talk about his life and how he achieved success.

Jan 25, 2023


MLK keynote speaker: 'The trouble is us, we are serpents in the garden'

Americans are so divided and divisive, Eddie Glaude Jr. said on the first day of Grand Valley's Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Commemoration Week, their "elbows rub but their hearts are apart."

Jan 17, 2023


Alumni to assume state Supreme Court justice, departmental leadership positions

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer recently announced the Lakers' new roles.

Dec 15, 2022




Product designed to safely transfer patients has deep GVSU roots

A health care innovation company owned by an alumnus will soon launch its first product, one that evolved from a prototype created by GVSU engineering students.

Nov 30, 2022