Articles by Matthew Makowski
U.S. resegregation policies to be examined during Fall Arts Celebration event
During a time when race is at the forefront of many national headlines and social media news feeds, Jeff Chang will discuss how resegregation is quietly pushing the U.S. back to the days before 1954's Brown vs. Board of Education decision. Chang, a social historian and author, will present "We Gon' Be Alright: Race and Resegregation in Today's America" on October 9 as Grand Valley's Fall Arts Celebration Distinguished Academic Lecturer.
Oct 2, 2017
Ott Lecture to explore how new drugs are discovered
How are new drugs discovered? This question will be answered by chemist and educator Brian Shoichet during the Arnold C. Ott Lectureship in Chemistry at Grand Valley. During his October 5 presentation, Shoichet, professor of pharmaceutical chemistry at the University of California, San Francisco, will discuss the social, economic and technological events over the past 70 years that have enabled the development of new drug discovery. He will also touch on the regulatory and technological challenges of modern drug research and
Sep 27, 2017
Professor leads team of journalists and students to investigate global lottery industry
Jeff Kelly Lowenstein, assistant professor of multimedia journalism at Grand Valley, has been collaborating with more than 40 students, journalists from 10 different countries since November 2016 to investigate repeat lottery winners and money trails. The team discovered that there are eight gaming companies who control the global lottery industry. This project is the first global lottery industry investigation of its kind.
Sep 25, 2017
Grand Valley Shakespeare Festival honors the Bard's legacy with multiple events
The Grand Valley Shakespeare Festival will explore and celebrate the life and works of William Shakespeare for the 24th consecutive year, with multiple events September 29-November 4. Grand Valley State University's annual festival is the oldest and largest Shakespeare festival in Michigan and attracts more than 6,000 guests each year. To kick off this year's festival, students will bring to life what is believed to be one of the Bard's final solo-written plays. Shakespeare wraps themes of love, betrayal, vengeance, forgiven
Sep 22, 2017
Expert to dissect psychology of police interrogations during Carey Memorial Lecture
Why do innocent people confess to crimes during police interrogations? This is one question that will be answered during the 7th annual James W. Carey Memorial Lecture. Featured lecturer, Kyle Scherr, associate professor of psychology at Central Michigan University, will discuss why innocence can still lead to injustice by presenting evidence from wrongful conviction cases and experimental psychological science. Scherr will present "Arresting Signs: From Miranda Waivers, Through False Confessions to Wrongful Convictions" Sep
Sep 22, 2017
Design thinking event to spotlight the power of empathy
Empathy allows people to understand and share the feelings of others, and it is also a key component of the design thinking process, which is used to solve complex problems in the world. During an upcoming presentation at Grand Valley, the difference between affective empathy (subconscious) and cognitive empathy (conscious) will be explored, as well as how these concepts apply to design thinking. Randy Salzman, a design thinking-based author, educator and consultant, will present "Empathy: Abstract to Application" on Septemb
Sep 20, 2017
ArtPrize Nine to kick off with Laker Marching Band, GVSU Dance Co.
The ArtPrize Nine kickoff event will take place Wednesday, September 20, from 7-8 p.m. at Rosa Parks Circle, located in the heart of downtown Grand Rapids. The 220-member Laker Marching Band will begin the festivities with a performance at the Eberhard Center on Grand Valley's Pew Grand Rapids Campus at 6:15 p.m. before marching in cadence across the Blue Pedestrian Bridge through downtown to Rosa Parks Circle.
Sep 18, 2017
GVSU students, faculty to compete in ArtPrize Nine
Three square miles of downtown Grand Rapids transform into an arts epicenter for 19 days each fall during ArtPrize, the world's largest open, independently organized international art competition. During this year's competition, taking place September 20-October 8, multiple Grand Valley students and faculty will display their work while competing for a piece of the more than $500,000 in prizes.
Sep 13, 2017
Fall Arts Celebration exhibit features 50 years worth of Middle Eastern artifacts
Jim Goode, professor of history, and his wife, Virginia, have explored 11 countries throughout the Middle East for business and pleasure over the past 50 years. They have collected a wide variety of ceramics, rugs, textiles and other everyday artifacts along their adventures - most representing simple instruments of daily life in these regions of the world. During Fall Arts Celebration, many of these artifacts will be on display for the first time at Grand Valley in the exhibit, "Afghanistan to Morocco: Journeys of Jim and
Sep 12, 2017
Laker designs and crafts commemorative pins for former women governors
Former Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm and several other former governors from across the U.S. attended the first-ever Conference for U.S. Women Governors September 8-9 at Grand Valley. All of the 12 governors in attendance were presented with a special, commemorative pin that was designed and crafted by Emma Hoekstra, a Grand Valley senior who is majoring in jewelry and metalsmithing.
Sep 11, 2017
