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Asylum Lake Stormwater Treatment System awarded $550,000 to effectively address phosphorus, road salt pollution from stormwater runoff

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… design developed to remove chlorides associated with salting the roads in winter. The $550,000 grant for the … Policy and Management Council, a body that in partnership with Western helps manage the preserve. State Rep. Julie M. … the damage that’s already been done. The council will work with Western Michigan University to monitor outcomes, which …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/07/68473

WMU included in $2.2 million grant to enhance mobility for veterans

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… hold up to four passengers at a time, or a wheelchair rider with two passengers. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Western Michigan … transportation gaps for seniors, veterans and people with disabilities and includes a vehicle that is driverless, … and produces zero emissions. The project is a collaboration with Pratt & Miller Engineering, WMU, the University of …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/02/51504

Dunn visits China and Malaysia to celebrate partnerships

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… in Malaysia and the 30th anniversary of a WMU partnership with that organization that created a "twinning" program … — GUFE—celebrating the expansion of a partnership agreement with the Chinese university that will bring hundreds of … years, and the University was the first to formally partner with the Sunway Education Group when it launched Sunway …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/07/41069

BIORETS program gives local science teachers authentic research experience

College of Arts and Sciences

… the 2022 BIORETS program, engaging in real-world research with Western faculty and various hands-on teaching modules. … sciences and director of the program. Teachers were paired with one of eight faculty mentors, including Lu and … the overarching theme of how biological entities interact with one another and their environment. One group explored …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/09/69141

Student-athletes ready to tackle senior seasons

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… student-athletes are giving a glimpse into what it's like juggling academics, athletics and life in general. ENGAGING … for me, though, it's a good time to build fellowship with the team." That fellowship often comes in the form of … up the dunes on Lake Michigan. "The relationships you build with teammates, the life skills you learn of discipline, …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/08/54896

Anthropology professor emeritus receives State History Award for Fort St. Joseph Archaeological Project

College of Arts and Sciences

… of doing just that for decades through his involvement with the Fort St. Joseph Archaeological Project in southwest … school director who co-nominated Nassaney for the award with Department of History professor Dr. José António … the gap between the academic and public communities.” Digging into the history of The City of Four Flags Beginning …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/01/70260

Rudge named College Science Teacher of the Year for ability to inspire students

College of Arts and Sciences

… by Anonymous (not verified) on Dr. David Rudge interacts with his students. (Photo taken before COVID-19 pandemic) … says Allison Witucki , a doctoral student who has studied with Rudge. “An educator guides their students on what it … turned off to science, and there’s a lot of research to suggest it’s because of how science is taught. Oftentimes, …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/01/66892

Pipeline program expanded to increase health care workforce diversity

College of Health and Human Services

… West Michigan high schools will meet weekly (and virtually) with undergraduate mentor students from health-related … experiences working toward those careers. Dr. TaLawnda Bragg, internal medicine hospitalist at Spectrum Health, speaks with students. Bragg is a first-generation college student, …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/02/66994

Documentary on journalism scandal next in WMU Ethics Center season

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… of other journalists and supplementing his own reporting with fabricated details in dozens of stories. The scandal … prizes for its coverage of 9/11. Other news outlets ran with the story, casting doubt on The Times' daily … he walks the audience through his version events, starting with his "reporting" of the plagiarized article that …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/10/19726

WMU taps alum, former K'zoo Public Safety officer as next police chief

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… Michigan University graduate and longtime former officer with the Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety is WMU's new … , who most recently served as a lieutenant for two years with the police department at Grand Rapids Community … meeting. Scott R. Merlo Merlo graduated from WMU in 1989 with a Bachelor of Science degree in criminal justice and …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/09/19367