A wildfire destroyed a historic lodge at the Grand Canyon's North Rim and some political leaders want to know if the fire was mismanaged. One fire expert said officials should approach policy changes carefully because controlled burns are still critical to forest health.

Grand Canyon University will officially join the Mountain West Conference by July 1, 2026, setting the stage for a budding rivalry with UNLV as the league undergoes major realignment.

The Grand Canyon's North Bravo Fire intensified on July 11, the day before Katy Rock Shop owner Jacob Proctor and his family arrived at the national park.

The Colorado Springs-based Mountain West announced Tuesday that Grand Canyon University , the largest private Division I university in the country with a total enrollment of over 100,000, will join the conference for the 2025-26 academic year, a year earlier than planned.

Civil engineering degrees fall within a popular and growing engineering field in Arizona. Recent grads from the program have a 1% unemployment rate and a high median salary of $71,000. Programs are available at ASU, UA and NAU. GCU has several engineering programs available, but not a standalone option for civil engineering.

Geology is full of detective stories about the Earth's history, and a new paper in Geology by University of New Mexico Distinguished Professors Emeritus Karl Karlstrom and Laurie Crossey, along with their co‐authors,

Geology is full of detective stories about Earth's history, and a new paper in Geology by University of New Mexico Distinguished Professors Emeritus

San Diego State and the other four schools departing for the Pac-12 next year opposed early entry by Grand Canyon, according to conference sources

Grand Canyon, originally scheduled to move to the Mountain West in July 2026, instead will join the conference in the 2025-26 academic year.