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WMU students create apiary, study the imperiled honeybee
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… study the imperiled honeybee Submitted by Paula M. Davis on A student beekeeper holds a hive frame containing … the students checked to see if each colony had a healthy, egg-laying queen. And how was that "nuc" hive coming along? … at WMU this past summer, was concerned after hearing about what was happening to bees. He and another now-former WMU …
https://wmich.edu/news/2014/12/20781
Two faculty honored with Fulbright opportunities
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… associate professor and director of the introductory Spanish program, will travel to southern Brazil in February for … research project expanding the dialectal competence of English and Spanish teachers at the Federal University of Santa … The main goal of this research project is to test to what extent student language teachers feel comfortable …
https://wmich.edu/news/2021/05/64292
WMed Class of 2021 chosen from largest-ever applicant pool
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… of 2021 "I think it says a lot about our community and what we've built here at WMed that applications continue to … with our fourth class," says Jean Shelton , director of Admissions and Student Life. Shelton adds that with each class … groups traditionally underrepresented in medicine. This adds to the diverse community of medical students and …
https://wmich.edu/news/2017/08/42229
WMU takes action to advance racial justice
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… Deanne Puca on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Western Michigan University is taking action to advance racial justice as it builds upon … making recommendations to administrators, but looking at what we all can do to begin to change our campus. The work … New workshops on power privilege and identity, microaggressions and cultural humility: The Office of Diversity …
https://wmich.edu/news/2020/09/61328
Powerful piece wins WMU dance student prestigious choreography award
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… to success after graduation. Hayley Midea won the coveted Maggie Allesee Choreography Award on Saturday, Oct. 12 , … original piece, "Dear Larry," moved judges in both its precision and power. "I always tend to draw from personal experience, or just from what I know," says Midea, a senior dance major who created …
https://wmich.edu/news/2019/10/56188
Recent graduate pursues dream to ignite students' passion for learning and discovery
College of Arts and Sciences
… pursues dream to ignite students' passion for learning and discovery Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Dr. … before on that level. That summer changed my opinion on what it is to be a scientist and certainly changed my track … “How do I inspire you to actually study, or at least trigger your curiosity button that makes you ask questions?” …
https://wmich.edu/news/2022/09/69137
Researcher earning impressive national accolades
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… longtime Western Michigan University psychology professor is being lauded in numerous circles this year for his … he notes that the rodents are so light they hardly ever trigger a mine, and they have highly sensitive noses as well as … many scholarly papers, so not everyone appreciated what HeroRATs could do. He says Poling is responsible for …
https://wmich.edu/news/2016/08/33813
Program designed to boost Dominican Republic's education system
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… collaboration between the University and the D.R.'s Ministry of Education, Ministry of Higher Education and the Universidad Iberoamericana … helping a country develop an education system stronger than what exists and that we are helping the D.R. increase the …
https://wmich.edu/news/2014/07/17341
Uncharted Waters: Campus community navigates unprecedented shift to distance learning
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… Waters: Campus community navigates unprecedented shift to distance learning Submitted by Erin Flynn on Patricia … in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. “Personally, my biggest challenge is dealing with the grief of leaving my … stepped up to adapt to this challenge. That, she says, is what Broncos do. "They stick together in herds and put up a …
https://wmich.edu/news/2020/05/59590
Students learning to navigate, adapt to challenges of remote education
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… Mich.—From lecture halls to living rooms, the move to distance education has changed the learning environment for … offered. "Our staff and faculty have come together to do whatever is necessary to serve our students during this … in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. “Personally, my biggest challenge is dealing with the grief of leaving my …
https://wmich.edu/news/2020/03/58706