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Fitness Facts: Hidden effects of sugar
Connie Colbert By Connie Colbert Director, Canyon Health and Wellness Clinic Most people think of reducing their sugar intake simply as a means to lose weight or prevent and treat diabetes. But...
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Leap to Teach Expo meets a need, intelligently
By Theresa Smith GCU News Bureau It wasn’t the latest in talent acquisition — the new wave artificial intelligence job interviews, in which robots analyze tone of voice, word clusters and micro...
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Students’ tech skills on digital display at showcase
Students Zachary Ankenbrandt (center) and Aldo Nuñez talk about their 3D Beat ‘Em Up! game with CSET Assistant Dean Dr. Heather Monthie at the recent Technology Capstone Showcase. By Lana...
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GCU three-peats in Stock Market Challenge
GCU students celebrate after their teams finished 1-2 in the university division of the Stock Market Challenge on Thursday night in Scottsdale. From left: George Williams, Gabrielle Unruh, Eli Miller,...
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Día de los Muertos joyfully celebrated
Students from the Latino Student Union, along with psychology and Spanish majors, gather at the CHSS display. By Theresa Smith GCU News Bureau Thunder Alley was packed Thursday night as hungry students...
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Veteran professor loves working in ACE centers
Martin “Dion” Benes goes above and beyond what he’s asked. Story and photo by Ryan Kryska GCU News Bureau Professors are usually the ones doing the teaching. But for Grand Canyon University adjunct...
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God sees beyond face value, Watson tells Chapel
By Rick Vacek GCU News Bureau The Chapel audience got a real grilling from Robert Watson on Monday morning at Grand Canyon University Arena. But the best part of the witty talk by the teaching pastor...
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Dr. Deb’s Mental Health Vitamin: Married, with a preschooler
Dr. Deb Wade Dr. Deb Wade GCU Vice President, Counseling and Psychological Services Not too long ago, I was asked to speak at a gathering of parents of preschoolers. This was a really fun “assignment”...
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Fitness Facts: Preventing diabetes
Connie Colbert By Connie Colbert Director, Canyon Health and Wellness Clinic November is American Diabetes Month. What better way to begin the holiday season than talking about ways to prevent this...
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ROTC student in step with walking … and reading
By Theresa Smith GCU News Bureau Among all the students scootering and skateboarding across the Grand Canyon University campus, Dylan Nigh stands out even though he’s only walking — because he’s also...
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Colangelo makes the call: Teacher/alum gets wish
By Theresa Smith GCU News Bureau When Jerry Colangelo dialed the phone number of teacher Nathan Johnson, congratulating the Grand Canyon University alumnus as a recipient of $5,000 in classroom...
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Wind Ensemble concert to summon the heroes
Paul Koch conducts the GCU Wind Ensemble at a concert in October. “A hero is someone who, in spite of weakness, doubt or not always knowing the answers, goes ahead and overcomes anyway.” —...
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LIGO laser-focused on proving Einstein’s theory
Amber Strunk, education and outreach coordinator for LIGO, talked about scientists looking at the universe through one more lens: gravitational waves, the ripples in the fabric of spacetime envisioned...
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Former ASGCU president, sister both battling cancer
By Rick Vacek GCU News Bureau Slate Herman knew it was a possibility. He talked about it with friends during his time at Grand Canyon University, how his father, Travis, died of cancer when Slate was...
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Virtual reality project bytes into the Bible
Dr. Isac Artzi (background) has students using a Microsoft HoloLens to bring to life Bible scenes. By Lana Sweeten-Shults GCU Magazine For as long as he can remember, Dr. Isac Artzi has been fascinated...
View ArticleBiology students’ responses to end-of-course survey
GCU Magazine Biology professor Dr. Daisy Savarirajan asked students in an end-of-course survey about the impact of faith-science integration on their personal faith. Here are a few of the answers: “I...
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Faith and science purposefully coexist at GCU
The integration of faith and science even extends to the Natural Sciences Building. (Photo by David Kadlubowski) By Lana Sweeten-Shults GCU Magazine Grand Canyon University biomedical engineering...
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Dr. Deb’s Mental Health Vitamin: An exercise in gratitude
Dr. Deb Wade By Dr. Deb Wade GCU Vice President, Counseling and Psychological Services I find it a bit ironic that, just as we are concluding political races where so much mud-slinging,...
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Fitness Facts: Why antibiotics are tough to get
Connie Colbert It’s a familiar story. You have been ill for four days with chills, nasal congestion, sneezing and a cough. You go to your local clinic and are told it is a viral infection … but aren’t...
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Disney animator draws crowd for ‘Ralph’ talk
Video game bad guy Ralph (voice of John C. Reilly) and fellow misfit Vanellope von Schweetz (voice of Sarah Silverman) must risk it all by traveling to the worldwide web in search of a replacement part...
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