Lana Sweeten-Shults

Teacher of the Year leaped into classroom with help of GCU initiative

When students would stream by her in the Santa Maria Middle School library, Lory Banuelos would tell them, in her bright-as-day way, “Have a beautiful […]

Engineering grad goes from potato guns to pickleball to Pearl Harbor

Pickleball player Vaughn Paape once made potato guns in his carpenter dad’s garages; in July, he’ll begin his first post-college job as a nuclear engineer […]

Cybersecurity icon shares insights on NASA, early days of information security

Cybersecurity icon Rich Owen, one of the thought leaders in the field, wrote the "pink book," a document that was the original cybersecurity standard for […]

Building a quest in virtual reality? Game on

Photos by Ralph Freso “I lost my hands!” declared Chloe Brandow, discombobulated and flabbergasted as she stretched both arms in front of her, reaching into […]

International association recognizes GCU for cybersecurity excellence

Grand Canyon University is adding to is technology accolades, this time earning an international recognition from the Information Systems Security Association. The association, a nonprofit […]

From a hiking alert system, to drones, to AI chess, capstones made the right move

Photos by Ralph Freso / Slideshow Phoenix’s cantankerous 110-plus degree summer days aren’t always hiking-friendly. So, in 2021, the city started a program to close […]

Nostalgia part of the melody at alumni-friendly Songwriters Showcase

Photos by Ralph Freso / Slideshow Illuminated by the warm glow of vintage Edison lamps, Jordyn Beldman sang in front of the Grand Canyon University […]

Rocketing to the top: An international competition with faith in STEM

Photos by Ralph Freso / Slideshow Here’s what we need you to do. In the spirit of reusable rockets, which is the in thing in […]

From weight loss drugs to supplements, conference will go from fad to fact

Two or three years ago, not many people knew about GLP-1’s. Now they’re an all-out weight-loss phenomenon. The popularity of the weight-loss drug juggernauts – […]