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Students Discover Research Opportunities Everywhere
Student-faculty research at Calvin covers the sciences, humanities, arts, and social sciences.
News & Stories – June 26, 2024
Pursuing the Common Good in Community
First-year student Claire Pacer has found Calvin to be place where she can dive deeper into loving God and neighbor through the Common Good Collective—a new cohort at Calvin where students are considering questions like: what is the common good? and how can people who disagree work together to promote it?
News & Stories – December 5, 2023
One class leads to course correction
Fifteen years ago, Tyler Greenway experienced his first semester as a student at Calvin and a single class caused him to make a course correction. This week, he is beginning his first semester as a professor at his alma mater. His office is next door to the professor who taught that class.
News & Stories – August 30, 2023
Service-Learning Adapts with Local Volunteering
When Rebekah Van Zoest learned that Calvin’s traditional spring break would be canceled due to COVID, she helped organize a plan to connect Calvin student volunteers with local organizations that serve the community.
News & Stories – June 9, 2021
Psychology professor pioneers study to help adoptees improve social skills
Emily Helder, professor of psychology at Calvin University, is working with a team of staff and students to help adolescents who are experiencing peer social difficulties. This study represents the first application of UCLA's PEERS intervention on adopted individuals.
News & Stories – December 7, 2020
A classroom for the ages
The grant-funded Intergenerational Connections Project is providing a rich learning environment where traditional college students and adult learners are thriving together.
News & Stories – May 14, 2019
Equipping Just Citizens
The Just Citizenship Series features panelists and speakers engaging social and political issues.
News & Stories – March 6, 2017
Uniting Illinois with talk show education and conversation
Niala Boodhoo '96 hosts "The 21st," a talk show in Illinois.
News & Stories – July 25, 2016
Calvin College is a top producer of Fulbright U.S. Scholars
Calvin College is one of just six bachelor's institutions in the nation to have at least two faculty members awarded prestigious Fulbright grants in 2014-15.
News & Stories – February 12, 2015
We Are Calvin: Linnea Venhousen
Linnea Venhousen is spending this summer in Thailand with "Adventures in Missions" helping prostitutes to see the freedom that Christ offers.
News & Stories – July 16, 2014
Yonker is Professor of the Year
This year, Julie Yonker received the senior class' highest honor—and the traditional donuts.
News & Stories – April 30, 2013
Researching through Mechanical Turk
Calvin sociology and psychology professors are using Amazon's online service to get large survey results.
News & Stories – March 19, 2013
Biographies from another era
Part of the homework in psychology 209 is creating the life histories of older adults.
News & Stories – May 9, 2012
Stehouwer wins Professor of the Year
Scott Stehouwer, a 34-year veteran of the psychology department, is the students' choice.
News & Stories – April 30, 2012
The psychology of forgiveness
Psychology professor Blake Riek studies the motivators behind asking for forgiveness.
News & Stories – March 14, 2012
Video: Using electrophysiology to study the brain
A biochemistry major and two professors are using electrophysiology to study brain tissue.
News & Stories – July 29, 2011

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Keyword search

Students Discover Research Opportunities Everywhere

Pursuing the Common Good in Community

One class leads to course correction

Service-Learning Adapts with Local Volunteering

Psychology professor pioneers study to help adoptees improve social skills

A classroom for the ages

Equipping Just Citizens

Uniting Illinois with talk show education and conversation

Calvin College is a top producer of Fulbright U.S. Scholars

We Are Calvin: Linnea Venhousen

Yonker is Professor of the Year

Researching through Mechanical Turk

Biographies from another era

Stehouwer wins Professor of the Year

The psychology of forgiveness

Video: Using electrophysiology to study the brain