Articles by Nate Hoekstra
Public or private sector: Who is better equipped to deal with climate change?
The Earth's climate is changing, and future generations will have to decide how to handle the impact of those changes, but how to deal with a changing climate is a topic that can be polarizing.
Feb 17, 2020
Why Presidents' Day should focus more on George Washington
Presidents' Day in 21st century America tends to focus on sales for mattresses and household furniture; a holiday that's become "vanilla" from its intended roots, according to Gleaves Whitney, director of the Hauenstein Center for Presidential Studies at Grand Valley.
Feb 17, 2020
Stories from the Tripartite Pact, Pearl Harbor, and the start of World War II
Pia Kurusu White was just a girl when her father, the late Saburo Kurusu, took part in two significant events in 1940 and 1941 that led to the beginning of the United States' involvement in World War II, but she vividly remembers her father's recounting of the hours before the attacks on Pearl Harbor and his role in signing the Tripartite Pact with Germany and Italy.
Feb 5, 2020
"Separate but Equal" and racial inequality in America
The phrase "separate but equal" is something many Americans have come to associate with part of the long fight for equal rights. But few of those Americans know the details about how the foundation of "separate but equal" came to be.
Jan 22, 2020
How climate change, millennials and tainted donors are impacting philanthropy
Climate change, millennials becoming a majority of the workforce, and increasing critiques of tainted donors are changing the nonprofit sector in profound new ways, according to experts and thought leaders at the Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy at Grand Valley State University.
Jan 14, 2020
Computer science students partner with companies and government on collaborative projects
From machine-learning algorithms to research databases to data aggregation, more than a dozen teams of Grand Valley computer science students showcased collaborative work projects at the Fall 2019 Computer Science Senior Project Reception December 11 at the Kirkhof Center.
Dec 12, 2019
Hauenstein Center to host experts on George Marshall, Arthur Vandenberg
Grand Valley's Hauenstein Center for Presidential Studies will host authors David Roll and Hank Meijer for a discussion about two leaders who were fundamental to the implementation of the Marshall Plan in post-WW II Europe.
Dec 9, 2019
Coolers, air quality maps and more on display for PCEC project day
A robotic cooler that uses GPS to follow its owner and a computer visualization of air quality in Grand Rapids were just two of more than a dozen different projects that were showcased at the Padnos College of Engineering and Computing's Fall 2019 Project Day.
Dec 5, 2019
Annis Water Resources director to speak about role of government in environmental protection
Alan Steinman, director of Grand Valley State University's Annis Water Resources Institute, will speak at an event hosted by FLOW (For Love of Water) that will focus on the government's role in protecting health and the environment.
Dec 4, 2019
Grand Valley student engineers build custom swing for child with special needs
A group of Grand Valley engineering students recently delivered a custom-built electric swing to an area family to help their daughter with special needs.
Nov 25, 2019
