College of Natural Sciences

GCU medical mission team steps up for Hike for Humanity

They ascended 2,000 feet over 5 miles, from Grano de Oro, at the base of Costa Rica’s Talamanca Mountains, to reach the cloud forest of […]

Ingram Honors College sends off first graduating class

Grand Canyon University is launching its first graduating class of Ingram Honors College students into the world this week, with 938 graduates in the 2025-26 […]

Projects on sea lions, mosquitoes, monarch butterflies make their mark

When it’s lunchtime for monarch butterfly caterpillars, it’s all about milkweed – the baby applesauce, let’s say, of the monarch butterfly world. The perennial plant’s […]

Student's presentation excellence highlights microbiology event

Jessica Neamtu, cellular and molecular biology major, received an excellence award for her poster presentation on Saturday at the 65th annual Meeting of the American […]

Students build companion robots, research scooterless students in poster projects

Photos by Ralph Freso / Slideshow Imagine you’re a freshman. It’s the first day of class at your new school, Grand Canyon University. You’re far […]

Students power up their exercise science, nutrition know-how

“Ahh! He’s in a lot of pain!” declares Michael McKenney, eyeing a high school student whose injured arm needs to be in a splint. Knowing […]

The evidence points to a packed Forensic Science Day

Photos by Ralph Freso / Slideshow Ella Hodges, looking very science-y in her lab coat, couldn’t contain her zeal as she stood in front of […]

GCU grows master's program in sustainability

When Dr. Nathan Glover was designing Grand Canyon University’s new master of science degree in sustainability, he did so in the light of the university’s […]

Campus mourns loss of beloved chemistry educator, Purple Professor

Dr. Kathryn Kitzmiller, a Grand Canyon University science professor best known on campus as one of the Purple Profs, passed away Thursday after a short […]