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WMU and the College of Arts and Sciences
- Dean Carla Koretsky celebrated faculty, student and staff accomplishments, and discussed the current state of the college in the 2020 State of the College Address
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Impacts of COVID-19 and social isolation on mental health explored in WMU study
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Politics played a role in pandemic shelter-in-place orders, WMU researchers find
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Michigan Geological Survey receives state funding for continued science support
- College of Arts and Sciences launches COVID-19 response grants webinar series
Faculty
- Dr. Autumn Edwards, School of Communication professor, has been named one of the "30 women in robotics you need to know about - 2020"
- WMU Medieval Institute faculty win NEH grant to host national summer institute
- Dr. Staci Perryman-Clark elected to a four-year leadership term with the Conference on College Composition & Communication
- Dr. Erika Friedl, the Edwin E. Meader professor emerita of anthropology, honored with Lifetime Achievement Award from the International Society for Iranian Studies
Students
- Biomedical sciences student Mike Caliendo named a Wuerffel Trophy Nominee
- Two biology graduate students are helping to reverse the sharp drop in the number of birds in southwest Michigan
Alumni
- Justin and Alexis Black created The Scholarship Expert and The ROSE Empowerment Group to support hundreds of young people
- Arts and Sciences announces the 2020 Alumni Achievement Award winners
- WMU alumna honored for efforts to curb human trafficking and end modern-day slavery
- One-on-one personal training studio for kids, teens, adults and seniors with ASD opened by WMU alumna
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