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Drs. Chad and Autumn Edwards are Western’s own dynamic duo
College of Arts and Sciences
… Autumn Edwards are Western’s own dynamic duo Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Drs. Autumn and Chad Edwards, professors in … their hobbies are all activities that are notably unplugged. Their oldest daughter, America, is currently …
https://wmich.edu/news/2022/09/69149
Rising stars on Western's faculty honored with Emerging Scholar Awards
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… Rising stars on Western's faculty honored with Emerging Scholar Awards Submitted by Erin Flynn … and vice president for academic affairs. Recipients are nominated by their peers for scholarly work or creative achievements that have advanced knowledge, shown impact beyond their discipline and shown …
https://wmich.edu/news/2022/08/68973
WMU to use large grants to study improvements to aviation safety
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… to study improvements to aviation safety Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Brown KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Western Michigan … the Federal Aviation Administration NextGen Weather Technology in the Cockpit program to study weather information …
https://wmich.edu/news/2016/01/29646
Barr Engineering Broncos share experiences that shaped their careers
College of Engineering and Applied Sciences
… your role has evolved over the years and about what you do now. Mullinix: A friend turned me onto Barr based on their … I have been an engineer-of-record, project manager and am now a vice president. I focus on energy-related projects, … management of our planet’s finite natural resources. My biggest challenges arise around navigating the complexity of …
https://wmich.edu/news/2023/09/72706
Some 3,000 medievalists from dozens of nations to gather at WMU
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… from dozens of nations to gather at WMU Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Onlookers observe an iron-smelting … light on the limitations of classic liberalism as well as suggest alternative ways of building tolerant social and …
https://wmich.edu/news/2015/05/23536
Ending racism through education, systemic change is goal of criminal justice alumna
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… school in Detroit interviewing students, and Lymon was suggested as one of the top students in her class. "I remember … and also for others," Lymon says. Two decades later, she now leads an organization focused on eliminating racism … who I am helped me in my transition to leadership now." As the second executive director of SHARE, Lymon …
https://wmich.edu/news/2022/02/66995
Fueled by her own trauma, doctoral student fights to break cycle of sexual violence
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… Erin Flynn on Tabitha Mpamira created the EDJA Foundation—now known as the Mutera Healing Foundation—to break the cycle of … with her own childhood trauma. She was volunteering with a nonprofit in a Ugandan village ravaged by HIV/AIDS in 2015 …
https://wmich.edu/news/2021/09/65358
CEHD students explore India through interdisciplinary study abroad
College of Education and Human Development
… human services, allowing for a well rounded and diverse knowledge base. Co-led by Dr. Louann Bierlein Palmer , … two weeks traveling across the country visiting schools, nonprofits and Fortune 500 companies to see how they are addressing four of the SDGs: No Poverty: End poverty in all its forms everywhere. Good …
https://wmich.edu/news/2024/01/74398
Dining Services partners with Invisible Need to expand food options
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… creations at Western Michigan University for 12 years now. Rob Powers labels food that he's packaged for the … up with the Invisible Need Project to give students struggling with food insecurity new freshly prepared meal … nutrition specialist Emily Hazel says is important not just to Dining Services, but to students as well. "I had …
https://wmich.edu/news/2020/02/58180
Communitywide sustainability resource offerings keep evolving
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… resource offerings keep evolving Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on WMU Senior Ben Pikaart regularly makes use … an evolving array of sustainability resources available to not only themselves, but often to members of the on- and …
https://wmich.edu/news/2019/05/53507