Search

Multitalented microbiology student is highly lauded for her scholarship

News

… Beaver explains. "It’s fascinating that something so small can have such a big impact on what's happening to our …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/08/34573

Sustainable agriculture practices, access to food and healthful eating focus of fall lecture series

News

… and WMU Office for Sustainability. Past Lyceum lectures can be viewed online . Video is not available for all … or email Gary Bischof , dean. Upcoming presentations Canceled. Sept. 5: " Nutrition That Really Works: A Quantum … in Our Community," Lucy Dilley , executive director, Can-Do Kitchen, and Hether Frayer , owner, Fresh Food is Fun …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/09/48802

Goats to be tested on WMU campus as woodlot management tool

News

… as a new salad bar," says Gina Fickle, adding that goats can clear vegetation four feet up from the ground. "They're … they try to educate the public about goats and what they can do for the environment. For instance, Fickle explains … species present, and in cases where there is especially aggressiveness vegetation, two or three repeat grazings could …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/07/33450

Engineers Without Borders student ‘zooms in,’ leveraging technology, teamwork to make the world better

International Student and Scholar Services

… Google Earth on her laptop, lamenting how the group had to cancel their visit due to safety concerns and EWB’s travel … to the digital spec on the map, “is the water’s spring. We can see the picture here.”   Western students are making …

https://wmich.edu/international/news/2024/11/globalnews-2

Externships, research opportunities helped nursing grad chart path to success

News

… Presidential Scholar, the highest award an undergraduate can receive. "The faculty at the College of Health and Human … Scholar. "There was a lot of research around African American populations and Latino populations getting less … Dr. Maria Roche-Dean , assistant professor of nursing, suggested he focus on the Burmese population because of the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2024/04/75401

WMU hosts ‘Dine 4 Justice’ fundraiser for Youth Juvenile Justice Fellows

News

… to continue to develop youth social justice advocates who can recognize the unique ways their voices can be used to impact system reforms and empower them to … Dr. Lewis Walker , Western Michigan University's first African American Ph.D. faculty member. Walker devoted his career …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/04/71381

Haworth College of Business celebrates 2023 Presidential Scholars

Haworth College of Business

… Scholar at Western, the highest academic honor that WMU can bestow on its undergraduates. In the Haworth College of … open to try new things, you’ll be surprised at how much you can achieve!” For more WMU news, arts and events , visit  …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/04/71308

Landscape Services plants seeds of stewardship, innovation on WMU campus

News

… staff inside Finch Greenhouse. "It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say there were 10,000 baby plants generated … WMU horticulturalist Nick Gooch . "I wanted to find out, can we integrate those? Can you be in an urban corridor like a neighborhood, a …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/07/60122

Grad student who lost sight finds hope in transforming rehabilitation for the blind

News

… of getting discouraged, Parsons found hope. "You really can't imagine something until you have no choice but to face … rehabilitation, learning to read Braille and use a white cane to travel and function independently. He decided to … he will begin in the fall. "I've realized with a Ph.D. I can affect change at the highest level possible. And if I …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/06/64537

WMU to offer BSW program in Benton Harbor

News

… with an associate degree or equivalent credit hours can complete the final two years of the BSW degree at … eligible for licensure in the state of Michigan, so they can enter the workforce after graduation. Or they may choose …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/04/23093