Faith and science purposefully coexist at GCU
The integration of faith and science even extends to the Natural Sciences Building. (Photo by David Kadlubowski) By Lana Sweeten-Shults GCU Magazine Grand Canyon University biomedical engineering...
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By Lana Sweeten-Shults GCU News Bureau After being released on bail, Ann Dercover disappears! Fortunately, investigators were carefully monitoring her network activity before she skipped town. “We...
View ArticleStudent research on display at symposium
Story by Lana Sweeten-Shults Photos by David Kadlubowski GCU News Bureau In the beginning, interacting with the Bible was a read-only proposition. But interactions with the Good Book are a little...
View ArticleMath lesson a plus for microbiology students
GCU biology professor Dr. Galyna Kufryk (right) noticed that some of her students were struggling with exponential and logarithmic functions in her microbiology courses. So she worked with GCU adjunct...
View ArticleJava boot camp helps students launch new careers
Bill Palowski, Iridian Padilla, Koddie Becker and Christina Herman (from left) present their work at the Java Boot Camp Showcase to guests in the technology industry. By Lana Sweeten-Shults GCU News...
View ArticleEngineering students race to remote-control glory
Senior mechanical engineering students test their remote-control car designs Tuesday. By Lana Sweeten-Shults GCU News Bureau Matthew Furfie watched as Remote Chaos, a sheer gem of a mechanical...
View ArticleSlideshow: Winter commencement, Friday afternoon ceremony
Photos by Slaven Gujic GCU News Bureau The Friday afternoon ceremony at Grand Canyon University winter commencement featured graduates of the College of Education, College of Humanities and Social...
View ArticleShe answered the call in GCU research … and beyond
GCU’s Emily Branch served as a graveyard-shift emergency medical technician, delved into an internship with Special Olympics and conducted undergraduate research on Sonoran Desert plants, all while...
View Article‘Tis the season to craft clever Christmas decorations
By Lana Sweeten-Shults GCU News Bureau Not only can Grand Canyon University staff and students and Grand Canyon Education employees commune with four calling birds and three French hens, but they...
View ArticleCCOB opening launches busy spring events calendar
Andrea Northup, founder of Elroi & Men, won the seventh annual Canyon Challenge. GCU’s signature business competition, modeled after ABC’s “Shark Tank,” returns to campus March 27. GCU News Bureau...
View ArticleFormer FBI agent speaks to Lopes on leadership
Sophomore Haidon Storro, who is majoring in IT with an emphasis in cybersecurity, speaks with retired FBI agent John Iannarelli about a job with the bureau. By Lana Sweeten-Shults GCU News Bureau...
View ArticleStudent instructors give Lopes a chin up on fitness
Abraham Montez (left) and Annika Balkema receive tips from student fitness instructor Jack Krochman, who helms the “DoItForYou: An Introduction to Fitness” class. By Lana Sweeten-Shults GCU News Bureau...
View ArticleGCU’s culture embraced at rebooted Cyber Center
Julian Vega, a senior IT major with an emphasis in cybersecurity, configures a range network at Grand Canyon University’s Cyber Center of Excellence. The hands-on cyber range is now being fully...
View ArticleNew booths showcased at Forensic Science Day
Story and photos by Ashlee Larrison GCU News Bureau There were fingerprints, there was blood (fake, of course) and there was a crime scene at Tuesday’s annual Forensic Science Day fair at Grand Canyon...
View ArticleEmergency exercise aids Run to Fight preparedness
By Lana Sweeten-Shults GCU News Bureau “Move back!” a focused Kaely Olmore commands the crowd of onlookers gathered around the scene, pushing the crowd back five feet. “This guy is bleeding!” one of...
View ArticleStudents surprised with full-tuition SIS scholarships
GCU surprised 43 high school seniors with Students Inspiring Students scholarships. Story by Lana Sweeten-Shults GCU News Bureau Washington High School senior Juan Ballez, center, wants to become a...
View ArticleOobleck on deck at Thunderbots’ STEM Bonanza
The Thunderbots, who are getting ready to helm their STEM Bonanza workshop for fourth- through eighth-graders Saturday in the Engineering Building, competed in a VEX Robotics regional competition...
View ArticleCSET, Honors College showcase student research
The 3D printing/biotechnology Research and Design team displays one of its projects, a hexapod, at Saturday’s CSET Research Symposium and Honors College Showcase. By Lana Sweeten-Shults GCU News Bureau...
View ArticleYoungsters love messing around at STEM Bonanza
Thunderbot Foster Olson helps Merik Stewart, 9, and Hunter Danielson, 10, both of Mesa MacArthur Elementary School (from left), make oobleck at Saturday’s STEM Bonanza. By Lana Sweeten-Shults GCU News...
View ArticleStudents in driver’s seat in race car build
Cory Cathrea (left) and Dillon Kayl cut tubes of steel for the framework of the Formula SAE Team’s Formula-style vehicle. By Lana Sweeten-Shults GCU News Bureau Sitting in a chair for 90 minutes...
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