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Climate change disinformation poses increasing threat, says WMU history professor

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… controversy, the conflict—that's what people gravitate toward. So those are the voices that get amplified on social … fueling global action on climate change for decades. "It was about the 1850s that people figured out the more fossil … climate change caused by carbon dioxide emerged from a scientific meeting of the minds in Massachusetts in 1979. …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/01/66880

Western staff honored for their commitment to student, University success

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… members are recipients of the annual Make a Difference Award, one of the highest accolades bestowed upon nonfaculty … by Western, and chosen from the Make a Difference Award semiannual recipients selected in the fall and spring. … a liaison between the Valley Dining Center and the various repair workers, including plumbers, electricians and …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/08/68716

Faculty experts give free science talks to boost research awareness

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… Faculty experts give free science talks to boost research awareness Submitted by Deanne Puca on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—If … Why and what cause explosions in space? These and other scientific puzzles are explored during engaging monthly … preserving the migration of monarch butterflies and clean water. "We just like talking about what we do, and all of …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/09/55183

Global warming activist to bring climate fight to campus

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… Global warming activist to bring climate fight to campus Submitted … will become ground zero in the fight against global warming this week when a famous activist in the battle … need to know and do about it. The series is exploring how scientific research is defining issues that concern …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/10/10071

Chemistry student awarded NSF graduate research fellowship

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… Chemistry student awarded NSF graduate research fellowship Submitted by … the second in WMU history and the first in chemistry to be awarded a coveted National Science Foundation Graduate … because it's at the meeting point of almost all of the scientific disciplines," he says. "So it's an exciting field …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/10/2409

Arts and Sciences dean named a distinguished woman in higher education

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… woman in higher education leadership. This annual award is given to those who have distinguished themselves by … in their profession and in society at large. The award recognizes groundbreaking work on behalf of women that … familiar with the obstacles women face both within the scientific disciplines as well as higher education as a …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/06/59963

WMU students, faculty take top awards at engineering education conference

College of Engineering and Applied Sciences

… WMU students, faculty take top awards at engineering education conference Submitted by Liz … and associate professor at the University of Pittsburgh's Swanson School of Engineering; Dr. Simin Masihi, assistant … and independent research projects spanning a multitude of scientific disciplines. Learn about the awards First place, …

https://wmich.edu/news/2024/04/75475

Romanian scholar to discuss climate change and water resources

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… Romanian scholar to discuss climate change and water resources Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Climate change and how it will affect water resources will be the topic when a Romanian scholar … and water-related risks. She has published more than 150 scientific books, articles and abstracts. She directs and …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/10/35792

French economics professor to address asylum policy in Sichel Series talk

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… Kennedy School of Government. Since 2008, he has been the scientific coordinator of the "Migration and Development" …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/09/34941

Western professor’s book on the Great Lakes honored in 2023 Indie Book Awards

College of Arts and Sciences

… book on the Great Lakes honored in 2023 Indie Book Awards Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on KALAMAZOO, … Prizes for non-fiction in the Next Generation Indie Book Awards. It also won first place in two book categories: … for captivating environmental storytelling that “is at once scientific and lyrical, humorous and deathly serious.” “It …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/06/71845