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WMU rolls out personalized well-being platform to help students harness their power to thrive, succeed and matter
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… and yearn for control over their lives. Western is responding with a first-of-its-kind effort for any Michigan public university, launching a new platform to meet students where they are and offer them tools to … well as tools for how to cope with stress and anxiety. If I was lacking in a specific area, the Reality Checks gave me …
https://wmich.edu/news/2020/11/62074
Bridging science and community
W Magazine
… Dr. Wendy Beane , professor of biological sciences and an Emerging Scholar Award recipient, is no stranger to scientific outreach, but her most recent experience with the …
https://wmich.edu/news/2022/11/69848
Upjohn Center takes top international honor for map product
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… most outstanding map product or service in North and South America. The W.E. Upjohn Center for the Study of Geographical Change received the award from the International Map Industry Association … "Maps like the ones from the USGS and other agencies are scientific documents. Comparing maps of the same area over …
https://wmich.edu/news/2013/10/10286
Theoretical nuclear physicist to receive Emerging Scholar Award
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… Theoretical nuclear physicist to receive Emerging Scholar Award Submitted by Erin Flynn on Litvinova … Elena as one of the main speakers." Her stature in the scientific community was further illustrated recently when …
https://wmich.edu/news/2019/09/55331
Bronco-turned-NFL star Sam Beal tackles Alzheimer's awareness in national campaign
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… Bronco-turned-NFL star Sam Beal tackles Alzheimer's awareness in national campaign Submitted by Erin Flynn … Alzheimer's Association in its effort to end Alzheimer's disease. "If I can lend my image and open the eyes of my fan …
https://wmich.edu/news/2019/06/53687
WMU faculty publish groundbreaking educational handbook featuring contributions from leading scholars
College of Education and Human Development
… on Left to right: Garyle Voss, Dr. Laura Teichert, Steven Way, Dr. Regina Garza Mitchell, Dr. David Szabla, Dr. Brett Geier, Catherine Conners, Dr. Louann Bierlein-Palmer, and Eva Hughes. KALAMAZOO, Mich.— Western Michigan … of a monumental new resource in the field of education: a nearly 2,000-page handbook encompassing 135 rigorous …
https://wmich.edu/education/news/2024/10/wmu-faculty-announce-education-handbook-profiles-impact
Driven to succeed: Engineering grad found his lane at Western
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… speed" has been with Nick Durham for as long as he can remember. "I've wanted to be an engineer since I was probably in … cars for me," he says. "I always had Lego cars and was building little robots and things. It was just kind of a natural …
https://wmich.edu/news/2021/04/63938
Hands-on experience helps engineering grad build bright future
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… degree in manufacturing engineering technology and a full-time job at Daimler Trucks North America. KALAMAZOO, … Mich.—Sometimes the path to a college degree is a winding one. Sarah Bular changed her major three times, but her … town of Sandusky, Michigan. "I didn't really know what I wanted to do when I started my college search," says Bular. …
https://wmich.edu/news/2021/12/66509
Western alumna highlights first-generation Latinx student journeys at documentary screening
Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs
… highlights first-generation Latinx student journeys at documentary screening Submitted by Emily Monacelli Guzman on A … of "First Voice Generation," a documentary produced and directed by Cynthia Martinez , B.A.'06, at 3 p.m. … students in Holland, Michigan, who are part of the TRiO Upward Bound Program. It highlights their dreams of becoming …
https://wmich.edu/news/2023/09/72796
Dunn accepts Department of Defense award for troop support
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… Dunn accepts Department of Defense award for troop support Submitted by … Michigan University President John M. Dunn was honored May 31 for his and the University's long record …
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