Padnos College of Engineering and Computing
Society of Women Engineers creates educational videos for students learning at home
When COVID-19 interrupted conventional learning for students across the country, many groups and educators worked to create virtual resources for students to continue learning. Grand Valley's Society of Women Engineers was one of those groups, creating a variety of educational and instructional videos for the Padnos College of Engineering and Computing's YouTube channel that show how to do experiments at home, while exploring the concepts behind them.
Jun 15, 2020
Occupational safety and health students help frontline workers with PPE fit guides
Grand Valley Occupational Safety and Health students have created a guide to help front line health care workers ensure a proper fit for their personal protective equipment.
May 4, 2020
Engineering, occupational safety and health step up with creation, donations of protective equipment for health care workers
Grand Valley students, faculty and staff are donating and creating medical personal protective equipment for health care providers in short supply.
Mar 25, 2020
Graduate student's empathy for a friend with vision loss leads to research that takes top honors at thesis competition
Afokoghene Odhu, a graduate student pursuing a Doctor of Nursing Practice degree, entered his research on diabetic retinopathy in the 3-Minute Thesis competition, an annual event sponsored by The Graduate School, and won first place and $500.
Mar 3, 2020
University named Top Producing Institution for number of Fulbright scholars
Grand Valley was named a Fulbright Top Producing Institution for the number of faculty members who teach and conduct research overseas.
Feb 10, 2020
Students from Australia watch country's devastating bushfires with worry
Jesse Goodyear, an accounting major and native of Australia, could hear the relief in his mom's voice during a phone call several days ago. "She said, 'It's raining today,' and you could hear in her voice how happy that made her," said Goodyear, a sophomore.
Jan 17, 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
Faculty, students conduct solar energy research
Power from the sun is driving new innovative research, thanks to a partnership between the university and Consumers Energy.
Dec 10, 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
18-year-old will earn computing degree at Saturday's commencement
Alec Betancourt will participate in the fall commencement ceremony December 7 at Van Andel Arena, earning a bachelor's degree in computing and information systems.
Dec 5, 2019
