Office of Undergraduate Research and Scholarship
Record number of students will participate in SSD
A record number of 793 students will give presentations during the 23rd annual Student Scholars Day on April 10.
Apr 8, 2019
Registration open for Student Scholars Day
Registration is open through March 1 for students to apply to participate in the 23rd annual Student Scholars Day, April 10, hosted by the Office of Undergraduate Research and Scholarship.
Feb 25, 2019
Senior wins national history award for research
Alexis Hansen, a senior who is a double major in psychology and biomedical sciences, won a national history award � the Joan Nestle Award � for her research article focusing on a topography of transgender studies.
Feb 21, 2019
Homecoming regent takes initiative in and out of classroom
To Lavar Green-Jackson, being a leader is about contributing ideas and taking initiative both in the classroom and in the community.
Nov 15, 2018
Faculty-student research team tests shoes, running economy
Since the spring, Jordan Juzwiak, a senior majoring in exercise science, has spent hours monitoring runners on a treadmill to determine if the shoes they are wearing improve their running economy.
Oct 12, 2018
GVSU receives $1.3 million grant to fund McNair Scholars Program
Grand Valley received a five-year, $1.3 million grant to fund a TRIO McNair Scholars Program that will prepare first-generation and low-income, or underrepresented students for doctoral studies.
Oct 1, 2018
Researcher studying whether food production could be safer with new E. Coli test
A Grand Valley researcher has been awarded nearly $100,000 to study the effectiveness of a new method of detecting E. Coli bacteria that could improve the safety of agricultural food production in Michigan.
Jul 27, 2018
Showcase highlights student research
Despite the devastating effects of Hurricane Maria on Puerto Rico, senior biology major Brendan Kosnik learned some of the island's trees and plants are very resilient. Kosnik was among 30 undergraduate researchers who gave presentations July 24 at the Summer Scholars Showcase held in the DeVos Center.
Jul 26, 2018
Student researchers prepare for Summer Scholars Showcase
Researchers learn that you sometimes stumble upon findings. Two students, Ruth Ott and Tyrese Lillard, participating in the Summer Scholars Showcase learned that lesson quickly.
Jul 19, 2018
Newest Beckman Scholars will research antibiotic resistance, Parkinson's
Two Grand Valley students selected for the rigorous Beckman Scholars Program will conduct research projects centered on advancing a treatment for Parkinson's disease and discovering novel ways to fight antibiotic resistance.
May 17, 2018
