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Tech Week Grand Rapids: College of Engineering launches Blue Spark, connects with entrepreneurs

Area industry leaders learned how engineering faculty and students can partner with entrepreneurs to solve problems together.

Sep 16, 2026


Dance performances highlight GVSU at ArtPrize 2026

Unique dance is 'choose your adventure'; psychology will host an evening of science and art

Sep 15, 2026


Retiring professor leaves lasting wake with Wooden Shoe Regatta

Engineering professor Shirley Fleischmann brought the tradition to GVSU in 1990.

Aug 5, 2026


Grant from Chan Zuckerberg Initiative aids research with AI, rare diseases

Research by Zachary DeBruine will implement artificial intelligence to construct and train models of virtual cells to better understand rare diseases.

Jul 25, 2024


Ngassa named ACE Fellow for next academic year

The chemistry professor's interest in continuing Grand Valley's commitment to educational equity prompted his fellowship application.

Feb 23, 2023


Teach-In celebrates 10 years of raising awareness through collaborative sessions

The 10th Teach-In, with more than 30 sessions under the umbrella of "Power, Privilege and Difficult Dialogues," will offer two days of education on November 9-10 in Allendale and Grand Rapids.

Nov 2, 2022


McNair: Becoming a more student-ready campus is a job for all faculty, staff

Becoming a more student-ready campus means having a better understanding of an institution's data and its students, and planning for this initiative must align with university strategic and enrollment goals.

Aug 24, 2022


National Nurses Week: KCON acting dean brings cardiovascular expertise to task force

Lola Coke participated on a national task force that supported legislation in Congress to expand screenings and public awareness of Peripheral Artery Disease and, in turn, reduce the number of amputations.

May 6, 2021


AWRI director featured on national television morning show for expertise on climate change and Lake Michigan erosion

Alan Steinman, the Allen and Helen Hunting director and professor at the Annis Water Resources Institute in Muskegon, was featured on Good Morning America April 22. Steinman was asked about climate change and Lake Michigan coastal erosion.

Apr 22, 2021


GVSU author follows highly acclaimed novel with short-story collection gaining national plaudits

"Life Among the Terranauts" by Caitlin Horrocks has been featured widely and in major publications.

Feb 1, 2021