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Geosciences researcher elected 2016 AAAS Fellows

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… a professor of geosciences at Western Michigan University, was recently elected a Fellow of the American Association … who received the honor for 2016 "because of their scientifically or socially distinguished efforts to advance … association's 2017 annual meeting in Boston. Their election was formally announced in the association's News & Notes …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/01/37476

Forces of trauma and resiliency next up in WMU Ethics Center talk

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… impact of secondary trauma, grief and building resiliency. Scientific research on the impact of trauma on the brain is … both change the physiology of the brain and create new pathways that can significantly alter perception, belief and …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/09/19091

Future leaders in research start at WMU

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… while neophyte student lab assistants are consigned to washing beakers, uninvolved in the discovery process. But … to explore world cultures. Some may be found at bodies of water measuring the presence of contaminants. There are … under microscopes to answer any number of consequential scientific questions. Faculty take students into these …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/09/49166

Educational leadership alum wins grant from the Dominican Republic to analyze cultural identity in visual arts

College of Education and Human Development

… Science and Technology's  Fund for the Incentive of Scientific and Technological Research  (FONDOCyT). Her project was one of the winning research proposals selected by the … are finally paying off." Graduating in 2020, Pimentel was part of  Western Michigan University's educational …

https://wmich.edu/news/2024/01/74388

Physics alumnus journeys from space dreams to quantum realities

College of Arts and Sciences

… Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Dr. Manqoba Hlatshwayo (middle) with his advisors Prof. Elena Litvinova (WMU, … at a distinguished U.K. national lab, Dr. Manqoba Hlatshwayo , a graduate from Western Michigan University's … with applications spanning financial services and scientific research, including nuclear physics. “The kind of …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/12/73965

Michigan State Geographic Bee returns to WMU for ninth year

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… their knowledge of the world while vying for a trip to Washington, D.C. to compete in the National Geographic Bee … winner will receive $100 and an all-expenses-paid trip to Washington, D.C., to represent Michigan in the National … Geographic Society is one of the world's largest nonprofit scientific and educational organizations. With a mission to …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/03/31165

Spring Convocation celebrates investments in innovation at Western

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… hosted by Dr. Michelle Metro-Roland . Presentations on award-winning faculty research follow at 10 a.m. before a virtual Faculty Research and Creative Activities Award poster presentation session at 11 a.m. and a noon … of researchers to evaluate materials, design, construction, repair and maintenance of highway structures to improve …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/04/63859

Physics professor honored with Distinguished Faculty Scholar Award for supporting student STEM success

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… professor honored with Distinguished Faculty Scholar Award for supporting student STEM success Submitted by Deanne … will be presented with the Distinguished Faculty Scholar Award during the Fall Awards Celebration on Friday, Sept. 29. … artistic, literary, philosophical, historical, technical or scientific achievement, bringing wide recognition from the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/09/72649

WMU honors two for teaching excellence

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… will be recognized as recipients of Distinguished Teaching Awards during WMU's Academic Convocation at 2 p.m. Friday, … address along with the presentation of other campuswide awards honoring this year's Emerging Scholars and the … Service in Behavior Analysis—now called the Award for Scientific Translation—and was elected ABAI president in …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/09/1650

Grad designs completely online introductory anatomy class

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… limited and, in many cases, cost prohibitive. "My main goal was to find a way that students could do hands-on lab experiments at home … The class would be too basic for a student entering a scientific field, but was fine for students in other …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/02/4402