College of Science, Engineering and Technology

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 […]

More motivation, more money excite workforce center's new crop of awardees

Photos by Ralph Freso / Slideshow At age 24, Maxwell Yockus wasn’t motivated. He worked as a safety assistant at a school, but there was […]

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 […]

Center for Workforce Development is growing, changing more lives

Photos by Ralph Freso EDITOR'S NOTE: This story originally appeared in the February issue of GCU Magazine, available in the purple bins across campus or […]

Aerospace student ratchets up her experience with Benchmark internship

Some people just want things to work; Lillian Wong goes one more. The Grand Canyon University mechanical engineering senior wants to dive in there, pull […]

The final analysis? GCU's Forensic Science Day one engaging event

Photos by Ralph Freso / Slideshow Could Grand Canyon University mascot Thunder be living a double life? America’s Favorite Mascot on Tuesday became a fast […]