STEM at Gonzaga

The question of whether Gonzaga produces graduates equipped for the workforce is not up for debate. Gonzaga sets students up for success in all areas of study, and employers who hire graduates from programs like education, business and nursing have some specific praise to offer.

On February 10, three buses of energetic youngsters from Longfellow, Garfield and Whitman Elementary Schools headed to Cataldo Hall on Gonzaga's campus to participate in the Center for Community Engagement's (CCE) STEM Fair.

The Spokane Cyber Cup IV cybersecurity competition returned to Gonzaga University on Feb. 11 with a record 128 participants from Inland Northwest schools.

How Gonzaga alum Shirley Johnson ('69) is paving the way for women in STEM

Research led by Professor Jennifer Shepherd, Ph.D. and her students, could aid in the development of critical antiparasitic and antimicrobial drugs.

To help address the needs of both workers and companies in closing the skills gap in the tech workforce, Gonzaga University's Center for Lifelong Learning is introducing two new certificate programs to its array of online and in-person continuing education offerings.

The Journal of Computing Sciences in Colleges has published a study by junior Ben Puryear ('24, B.S. Computer Science) on AI writing original code for educational purposes.

A new health equity minor examines health as a collective effort and is the perfect complement to public health studies.

Senior biology student Emiliano Soto-Romero ('23) and Assistant Professor of Biology Laura Diaz-Martinez both attended this fall's National Diversity in STEM Conference (NDiSTEM) in Puerto Rico, presenting findings learned in their lab work at Gonzaga.

A National Science Foundation grant will allow Gonzaga physicist Erik Aver and GU students to use the Large Binocular Telescope to research how much helium was produced right after the Big Bang.

Three more students earned high-powered rocketry certifications at a Tri Cities launch.

Ryan Kellogg ('14) spent seven years working on rocket propulsion systems for SpaceX, and back at Gonzaga as academic director for the Center for Engineering Design and Entrepreneurship in the School of Engineering and Applied Science.

Dignitaries, supporters and community members gathered outside the impressive four-story new home to the UW School of Medicine Spokane and GU's Department of Human Physiology in September.

Gonzaga's Human Physiology Department ready to start the academic year in new facilities.

Ryan Kellogg ('14, ME) returns to Gonzaga as the Academic Director of the Center for Engineering Design and Entrepreneurship (CEDE).

A cross-disciplinary team of Gonzaga University students and professors is working to develop a sustainable filtration material to treat contaminated water.