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Leading the Pack: Lakers design innovative virtual dog leash.

GVSU Graduate Nick Hayhoe has designed an innovative virtual dog leash with his colleagues, many of whom are also Lakers.

Published June 2, 2025

Dr. Lindsay Corneal named Associate Dean

Dr. Lindsay Corneal will be taking the role of Associate Dean in the Padnos College of Engineering.

Published May 29, 2025

GVSU engineers win prize at 2025 America Makes "Additive in Steel" competition.

The team, instructed by Dr. Balsamy-Kamaraj, scored third place at the event, taking home a $1,000 prize!

Published May 16, 2025

The Padnos College of Engineering announces new Unit Heads under new structure

The Unit Heads for the new departments at the Padnos College of Engineering have been announced

Published April 28, 2025

Welcome to the new Padnos College of Engineering!

The GVSU Padnos College of Engineering has announced the new restructuring plan to better support our students! Read more here.

Published April 25, 2025

Pushing the Edge: Ultra-Lightweight FPGA-Accelerated Keyword Spotting for Next-Gen Speech Technology

Groundbreaking paper on optimizing deep spoken keyword spotting models for FPGA acceleration selected for Best Paper Finalist at CAINE 2024.

Published February 12, 2025

PCE Outreach Fall Updates

As Grand Valley State University students excitedly return to campus for the 2024-2025 school year, the PCE Outreach team has been busy engaging with the community in an array of events.

Published October 28, 2024

Congratulations to the 2024 Co-op Awards Recepients

Thank you to all who joined us to extend best wishes to the seniors and contribute to critical constituent listening sessions to gain an understanding of future industry trends/needs and to shape the direction of the Padnos College of Engineering.

Published August 13, 2024

Earth to GV: Students Collaborate with NASA on Prototype Device

While the initial testing phase is over, NASA may choose to utilize the Astro Anchors flagpole design in their upcoming missions to the moon. The upcoming Artemis 3 mission will mark the first crewed moon landing since Apollo 17 in 1972.

Published August 5, 2024

Astro Anchors' Lunar Flagpole Design Shines in NASA's Micro-g NExT Challenge and Secures STEM Outreach Award

During the second week of June 2024, the team visited the Johnson Space Center for the testing of the lunar flagpole. GVSU's device was the only one to functionally deploy during the allotted time and also withstand the applied forces!

Published July 25, 2024

GVSU Casting Club Secures Three Placements in this Years Cast In Steel Halligan Bar Competition

Congratulations to the Casting Club for securing three placements in this year's Cast In Steel Halligan Bar Competition. The team came 3rd place overall ,  2nd  place in the video category and 3rd place in the performance category!  

Published July 18, 2024

STEPS Camp Takes Flight with Record Participation in Its 23rd Year

The Science Technology & Engineering Preview Summer (STEPS) Camp recently completed its 23rd year of operation at GVSU with a record number of applicants and attendees.

Published June 26, 2024

Racing Beyond Borders; GVSU Laker Racing Team hosts Brazilian Formula SAE Team

The GVSU Laker Racing Team, led by Faculty Advisor Nicholas Baine, hosted the Mauá team in Kennedy and Keller buildings, providing them access to equipment enabling them to prepare and make adjustments to their car before the MIS competition.

Published June 17, 2024

Students from across county take on CyberMedical Challenge

The CyberMedical Challenge, held at the Padnos College of Engineering and Computing's Innovation Design Center, was sponsored by the Michigan Economic Development Corp.

Published June 13, 2024

GV Solar Racing Team builds solar car, hopes to compete

The Grand Valley State University Solar Racing Team has been working on building their solar-powered car. The team meets year-round to work on designing, problem-solving and ultimately building a solar-powered car.

Published June 4, 2024

Project Day: Celebrating Innovation and Collaboration

Congratulations to the OSH team with Jolene and MyAphasia who won the People's Choice Award! 

Published May 15, 2024

Born named interim dean of Padnos College of Engineering

Tim Born was named interim dean of the Padnos College of Engineering, effective June 1, following the retirement of founding dean Paul Plotkowski.

Published May 14, 2024

Engineering professor thrives, first as student, under retiring dean's support, mentorship

"She became my first grow-your-own faculty member here," Plotkowski said. "Grow-your-own faculty is an approach I've been supporting for a long time because hiring faculty with industry experience who want to teach is a challenge."

Published May 13, 2024

GVSU hosts Americas Competitiveness Exchange delegation

Grand Valley hosted the Americas Competitiveness Exchange (ACE), a delegation of economic development leaders from around the globe, at the Shape Corp. Innovation Design Center (IDC).

Published May 9, 2024

Paul Leidig, Director of the School of Computing, Announces Retirement

"It has been an honor and a privilege to witness the growth and transformation of our programs," he says; "To our students, faculty, and community partners, thank you for a wonderful three decades."

Published May 1, 2024

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