Laker Effect
Faculty and students working to remove rattlesnake species from endangered list
There are almost 20 species of snakes that are native to Michigan, but the eastern massasauga rattlesnake is the only venomous one. Due to snake fungal disease, the species slithered its way onto the U.S. Endangered Species List in September 2016. Jennifer Moore, professor of biology, and a team of students have been conducting ongoing research in an effort to save the species.
Apr 3, 2017
Students win media awards for TV, radio and news
Several students working for GVTV, WCKS "The Whale" radio, and the "Lanthorn" recently received multiple awards for their work at Grand Valley. Broadcast content produced by GVTV and WCKS students recently received honors from the Michigan Association of Broadcasters Student Media Awards. Staff for the "Lanthorn" also won awards in the 2016 College Better Newspaper Contest, sponsored by the Michigan Press Association.
Mar 13, 2017
Professor uses puppets to teach students, connect with community
Jason Yancey, associate professor of Spanish, brought his more than 15 years of puppeteering experience to Grand Valley in 2009. Since then, he has incorporated his unique expertise into upper-level Spanish theater and drama courses. During these classes, students write and produce original Spanish puppet shows, create their own puppets, and perform in the community.
Mar 9, 2017
Music majors work with local students to compose and perform
Music students from Grand Valley recently completed an internship with the Grand Rapids Symphony, during which they helped 20 local high school students compose pieces of music that were performed at the symphony's annual "Symphony with Soul" concert on February 18.
Feb 21, 2017
Alumna manages collection of 1 million monetary objects at Smithsonian
Alumna Hillery York, '12, began her time at Grand Valley with the plans of a career working with large animals as a veterinarian. After developing an affinity for history through her general education courses, York changed direction. Now, she is the collections manager at the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History in the National Numismatic Collection. In this role, she oversees the acquisition, care and cataloging of more than 1 million monetary objects.
Feb 10, 2017
Professor to receive inaugural mathematics award
Ted Sundstrom will receive the newly created Daniel Solow Author's Award from the Mathematical Association of America for his book "Mathematical Reasoning: Writing and Proof." The book has been adopted by 47 universities, and downloaded electronically more than 50,000 times.
Jan 9, 2017
Looking for a cure on Mt. Whitney
Julie Jumisko wanted to help raise money for muscular dystrophy � and climbed a mountain to do it.
Jan 4, 2017
Student wins $25,000 for new idea
Jordan Vanderham, a product design and manufacturing major, said he is using the $25,000 first-place prize money he recently won to develop his idea for a thermal energy conservation mask.
Jan 4, 2017
Grand Valley students win awards at Math Fest
Four Grand Valley mathematics students recently received awards for outstanding presentations at Math Fest, the annual summer conference of the Mathematical Association of America.
Jan 1, 2017
Language skills help student land auto industry job
Rebecca Owen, �04, shifts easily between English and Japanese for her job as an interpreter at the Fowlerville Proving Grounds, where she meets Japanese engineers before they test cars on the track.
Jan 1, 2017
