Navy vet, cancer survivor sharpens her 'bloodhound's sense' for tech at GCU
Mercedes Rangel set up communications on the USS Carl Vinson when she served in the Navy. She received her bachelor's degree in IT with an emphasis in cybersecurity on Friday. Photos by Ralph Freso /...
View ArticleFrom rocket design to AI, research program gives undergrads a boost
Student researchers Brayden Lamm (left) and Evan Litke extract neuroblastoma cells. Editor's note: This article originally appeared in the April issue of GCU Magazine. To view the digital version of...
View ArticleGCU conference shows that gardens can yield more than food
Chandler Traditional Academy teacher RyLee Williams (center) and Ethos Academy teacher Silvia Vega (left) join junior environmental sciences major Elijah Hawkins (right) in gathering water samples...
View ArticleGCU GenCyber camp building a strong network of cyber-savvy teachers
K12 teachers put together a puzzle as part of a network building exercise at the GCU GenCyber Teacher Camp on Tuesday. The puzzle represents a photograph being reassembled before arriving as a text...
View ArticleGeared for creativity, engineering professor named campus' KEEN Rising Star
GCU mechanical engineering professor Dr. Luke Mayer was named a Campus KEEN Rising Star, which honors a professor with less than 10 years of experience who is driven by an entrepreneurial mindset....
View ArticleExercise science, biology professors flex new roles as academic fellows
Grand Canyon University exercise science professor Dr. Zach Zeigler recently was named an American College of Sports Medicine fellow. Ever since he finished graduate school, Dr. Zach Zeigler has...
View ArticleGCU students' lessons in cyber span from from Phoenix to Hawaii
Grand Canyon University GenCyber student lead Allie Urbaszewski (right, with a high school STEM intern in 2023) was one of two GCU students who recently led social engineering workshops for students...
View ArticleSeitz set on attracting women to GCU's trades pathways
Shelly Seitz is a program manager of GCU’s Center for Workforce Development. Photos by Ralph Freso At the end of each semester, Shelly Seitz welcomes working men and women who ditch the hardhats to...
View ArticleGCU research spotlighted at American Scientific Affiliation national conference
College of Natural Sciences professors Dr. Ramesh Vellupillaimani (left) and Dr. Daisy Savarirajan (center) and senior biology and psychology major Ethan Sipes (right) presented their research at the...
View ArticleGCU's trades pathway launches Texas site
Program Manager Melissa Lombraña addresses the first class of the Pre-Apprenticeship for Electricians Pathway during an orientation in late August in Austin, Texas. It worked so well in Phoenix that a...
View ArticleInsurance program ensured cyber student’s job prospects
Novella Gardner worked on a phish testing project as part of her internship at MedPro in Indiana. EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the first in a series of students’ career journeys leading up to the opening...
View ArticleStudents, faculty test the water of ADEQ partnership
GCU environmental science assistant professor Dr. Berenise Charlton, seen at the Urban Farming Education Conference at GCU over the summer, and her students are working with the Arizona Department of...
View ArticleStudent boots up her cyber skills as Department of Homeland Security intern
Alexandra Urbaszewski is an intern with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. Photos by Ralph Freso In the realm of keen internships, Alexandra Urbaszewski’s internship with the U.S. Department of...
View ArticlePathway celebration: 'I know this will change their lives'
GCU Center for Workforce Development program manager Mickey Nuñez congratulates participants during the Night of Celebration at Global Credit Union Arena. Photos by Ralph Freso / Slideshow Mickey...
View ArticleAviation, aerospace partnership takes wing at GCU
Students learned about glider flight at Estrella Sailport as part of Falcon AeroLab's first AirVenture Experience in Arizona, presented at Grand Canyon University and various sites around Phoenix....
View ArticleThere's a science to online learning; one GCU college has found right formula
What GCU graduate student Maggie Miller said she loves about the online master’s in nutrition and dietetics program is the flexibility. EDITOR'S NOTE: This story was originally published in the...
View ArticleThe final analysis? GCU's Forensic Science Day one engaging event
Visiting high school students and faculty look for clues at the Crime Scene Challenge during GCU's Forensic Science Day on Tuesday. Photos by Ralph Freso / Slideshow Could Grand Canyon University...
View ArticleAerospace student ratchets up her experience with Benchmark internship
Lillian Wong, a Grand Canyon University mechanical engineering/aerospace major, stands next to a computer numerical control machine in an engineering workshop similar to the ones she used during a...
View ArticleCenter for Workforce Development is growing, changing more lives
Jenelle Davis, congratulated by her grandmother during the GCU Center for Workforce Development’s Night of Celebration in December, quickly landed a job as an apprentice with DP Electric. Photos by...
View ArticleFrom a hiking alert system, to drones, to AI chess, capstones made the right...
College of Engineering and Technology Dean Paul Lambertson talks on Wednesday to Jordan Scott (center) and David Smical (right) about their AI chess program, DeepMagnus, during the CET Capstone...
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