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Engineering students help build costumes for children at Mary Free Bed hospital

Several Grand Valley State University engineering students were part of a large volunteer effort to provide custom-made Halloween costumes for several dozen children who are current or former patients at Mary Free Bed Rehabilitation Hospital.

Published October 28, 2019

PCEC Partners with Grand Rapids Public Schools on Coding Conference

The Padnos College of Engineering and Computing has partnered with Grand Rapids Public Schools and others to provide a coding conference for students in grade 5 through 12.

Published October 24, 2019

PCEC Hosts FIRST Tech Challenge Kick-off

On Saturday, September 7, nearly 300 students, parents, coaches, and mentors met up on the Pew campus for the FIRST Tech Challenge kick-off.  The Padnos College of Engineering and Computing (PCEC) hosted twenty-one local teams for the official kick-off.

Published September 9, 2019

B.S. in Occupational Safety and Health Management Accredited by ABET

GVSU's B.S. in Occupational Safety and Health Management has been accredited by the Applied and Natural Science Accreditation Commission of ABET.

Published August 27, 2019

Engineering Students Race for 29th Annual Wooden Shoe Regatta

About 70 Grand Valley engineering students raced 1/12 scale sailboats at the School of Engineering's Annual Wooden Shoe Regatta on July 31.

Published August 1, 2019

Engineering Design Conference Features Senior Projects, Boat Races

Grand Valley's School of Engineering is hosting Engineering Design Conference Week, July 29 to August 2, 2019.

Published July 30, 2019

PCEC Recognized for Diversity Initiatives

Grand Valley's Padnos College of Engineering and Computing (PCEC) has been recognized by the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) for its efforts surrounding diversity.

Published July 23, 2019

GVSU Creates New Undergraduate Biomedical Engineering Major

On July 12, 2019 the GVSU Board of Trustees approved a new bachelor's degree in biomedical engineering.

Published July 12, 2019

GVSU Creates New Cybersecurity Degrees

On July 12, 2019 the GVSU Board of Trustees approved both a bachelor's and master's degree in cybersecurity.

Published July 12, 2019

Middle school girls will explore flight, engineering concepts at camp

Middle school girls from West Michigan and Battle Creek will delve into engineering and science concepts and gain hands-on experience at the annual STEPS Camp offered at Grand Valley in June.

Published June 18, 2019

Middle school students invited to 'Fall in Love with STEM'

Grand Valley State University, Grand Rapids Community College and Hope College are promising fun-filled days of STEM activities- science, technology, engineering and math.

Published February 7, 2019

applied Medical Device Institute at GVSU awarded $500k grant for medical device manufacturing study

The grant will allow aMDI, in collaboration with MediSurge and Carbon, Inc., to create production-grade medical devices that can be safely implanted into and under the skin, which isn't currently possible due to existing materials used for prototyping.

Published January 18, 2019

Accelerating Development: Medical device firms turn to GVSU institute for R&D help

The Sterilogy system is one of many projects aMDI has worked on in just a few years.

Published November 25, 2018

GV students take on NASA's Micro-g NExT project

The GVSU team has risen to the challenge of designing a mini-arm end effector, which is essentially a tool that will be attached to the end of a robot arm.

Published November 12, 2018

GVSU group develops system to reduce hospital infections

GVSU group develops system to reduce hospital infections

Published November 8, 2018

German astronaut candidate tells campers to 'reach for the stars'

German astronaut candidate tells campers to 'reach for the stars'

Published June 25, 2018

GVSU engineering camp will feature first female German astronaut candidate

GVSU engineering camp will feature first female German astronaut candidate

Published June 13, 2018

Bringing medical device inventions to market

Bringing medical device inventions to market; Students, alumni work in cutting-edge industry

Published June 1, 2018

Retired Engineering Professor Steps Down as "Voice of the Laker Marching Band"

Retired Engineering Professor Steps Down as "Voice of the Laker Marching Band"

Published May 29, 2018

Engineering student who is grandmother will study in Switzerland

Engineering student who is grandmother will study in Switzerland

Published May 18, 2018

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