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Halteman authors Humane Society booklet
Calvin professor of philosophy, Matt Halteman, has written a booklet for The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS). April 30, 2008 | Myrna Anderson

Improving math teaching in GR
Calvin math professor Jan Koop is using a $200,000 Michigan Department of Education grant to help area teachers understand and teach mathematics. July 12, 2011 | Myrna Anderson

Chemistry and Christmas
Chemistry professor Larry Louters and student Ola Alabi were the architects of the first-ever Christmas chemistry camp. December 22, 2011 | Myrna Anderson

One Goldwater, three honorables
Last summer, as Cheri Ackerman was working to isolate a protein, she put in a lot of hours in the “cold room”—one of the walk-in refrigerators in DeVries Hall that are kept at four degrees Celsius (or 39 degrees Fahrenheit). April 29, 2010 | Myrna Anderson

Another Fulbright to work in Ethiopia
Geography professor Johnathan Bascom will collaborate on an electronic geography textbook. September 21, 2012 | Myrna Anderson , Johnathan Bascom

Calvin Gives Back
Students will have an opportunity to thank donors during Thanksgiving Week. November 16, 2012 | Myrna Anderson

Managing the mowers
They had 28 applicants, and Paul Campbell and Tyler Smies knew what they were looking for: kids who could make eye contact; kids who could make conversation; kids who could show up on time. July 09, 2010 | Myrna Anderson

TeCreate teaches the joy of programming
Computer science profs are teaching local middle and high school students programming logic. October 10, 2012 | Myrna Anderson

Studying latent HIV through an NIH grant
Biology professor Anding Shen is researching the latent reservoir, funded by $300,000 from the National Institutes of Health. August 25, 2011 | Myrna Anderson

The winning protein
The students in Eric Arnoys' biochem II class choose their favorite protein via a bracket. May 24, 2011 | Myrna Anderson

Mourning Marvin Zuidema
In his 43 years at Calvin, Marv Zuidema coached tennis, baseball, and, for 36 years, soccer. June 18, 2011 | Myrna Anderson

Unlearn Week 2012
This year's week of anti-racism programming features speakers, discussions, a movie and a food festival. October 05, 2012 | Myrna Anderson

Interim: Student blogs
Interning in India, excavating in Jordan, exploring development in Cambodia and engineering firms in Europe. And they're blogging! January 06, 2012 | Myrna Anderson

Patterson lands Fulbright to research in Zambia
Throughout her life, Amy Patterson has worked in Senegal, taught in Ghana and studied AIDS advocacy in Zambia. April 01, 2010 | Myrna Anderson

Carissa Verkaik named Academic All-American
A standout on the court and in the classroom, Carissa Verkaik has been named an academic All-American. February 27, 2012 | Myrna Anderson

For ArtPrize, River City Improv offers “Congratulations!”
River City Improv will be on the Blue Bridge on Saturday, cheering for all comers. September 21, 2011 | Myrna Anderson

Campus studies Sermon on the Mount
The Calvin community—both on and off campus—is studying Matthew 5, 6 and 7. September 10, 2012 | Myrna

Supporting math teaching in GR schools
Jan Koop has landed her fourth consecutive grant to work with Grand Rapids-area math teachers. July 19, 2012 | Myrna Anderson

Thanksgiving away
How do Calvin faculty and staff produce a traditional feast when they travel outside the country? November 18, 2011 | Myrna Anderson

Calvin classes to present Sonnet Walk
English and CAS classes join forces to perform sonnets in honor of Shakespeare's birthday, Monday, April 23. April 19, 2007 | Myrna Anderson

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