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Posts by Rebecca Vanderkooi

New COVID-19 strain confirmed in Michigan

News January 20, 2021 Rebecca Vanderkooi 0 Comments

Last month a new COVID-19 strain was identified in England, causing concern across the globe.    Considering the new viral developments, Ferris health and science faculty provide insight into the process […]

The process of a COVID-19 vaccine

News December 8, 2020 Rebecca Vanderkooi 0 Comments

As the race to creating a COVID vaccine continues, Ferris pharmacy faculty shared some insight into the science and process of vaccination development.   Ferris ranks in the top 100 pharmacy schools […]

Fast tracked grants to help RSOs

News, Student Life, University News December 8, 2020December 8, 2020 Rebecca Vanderkooi 0 Comments

The finance division is offering up to $2000 “fast-tracked” grants for Registered Student Organizations (RSO) this semester as well as next semester due to the COVID-19 pandemic.    This year […]

Political engagement on campus focuses on uniting, not dividing

News, Politics, Top Stories November 16, 2020November 17, 2020 Rebecca Vanderkooi 0 Comments

This election season has had the largest voter turnout in over a century, and first-time student voters showed up in unprecedented numbers.  There has been a movement of young people […]

Why fundamental human rights shouldn’t be political

Opinions November 10, 2020 Rebecca Vanderkooi 0 Comments

As another tumultuous presidential election comes to a close, I am once again astonished by the type of things that have become politicized in this country instead of being common sense […]

Student diagnosed with cancer amid pandemic

News, Student Life November 10, 2020 Rebecca Vanderkooi 0 Comments

A cancer diagnosis and chemo treatments are hard. Working and simply living within a pandemic is hard. Combine those two things together and it seems very nearly impossible. Those were […]

Will they stay or will they go?

News, Student Life November 3, 2020 Rebecca Vanderkooi 0 Comments

After Thanksgiving, all classes at Ferris are transitioning to be fully online for the remainder of the semester in hopes of preventing the spread of COVID-19. The university has announced […]

Comparing Presidential Candidate Plans

News, Politics October 24, 2020October 27, 2020 Rebecca Vanderkooi 0 Comments

Take a look at President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden’s policies side by side to help you decide which candidate most aligns with your beliefs. The information […]

Meeting with the creators of the musical

News, Student Life October 23, 2020October 27, 2020 Rebecca Vanderkooi 0 Comments

On Monday, Oct. 19, the cast of the Ferris fall musical, The Theory of Relativity, met via zoom with the show’s creators.  Neil Bartram and Brian Hill are the Drama […]

Parking passes possibly reimbursed

News, Student Life October 18, 2020October 20, 2020 Rebecca Vanderkooi 0 Comments

The Department of Public Safety has announced that if the university goes fully online for the spring semester it will provide partial reimbursement to students who bought year-long parking permits.    […]

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