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Gov. Snyder announces Kellogg Foundation's Woodrow Wilson Fellows

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… to be prepared through the program since the fellowship was launched in Michigan in 2010. "Michigan needs to develop … Michigan State University, the University of Michigan and Wayne State University. These institutions have committed … Creek, Benton Harbor, Comstock, Detroit, Godwin Heights, Grand Rapids, Jackson, Kalamazoo, Lansing and Ypsilanti. …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/06/16559

WMU joins national alliance aimed at developing more inclusive and diverse STEM faculty

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… & Diverse STEM Faculty . The new cohort joins an  inaugural set  of 15 institutions that began working together to … for them to aspire to be part of these fields going forward," says Dr. Jennifer Bott , provost and vice president … and share the most promising innovative practices towards diversifying the STEM professoriate and ensure their …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/10/56137

Confronting racism and creating justice take center stage at WMU with book circles, play

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… slavery in America. "This is significant," says Dr. Luchara Wallace , director of the Lewis Walker Institute for the Study of Race and Ethnic Relations … to your ancestry in order to forge your future, the play, set in the early 1900s, follows Citizen Barlow as he embarks …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/09/55591

Native seed project helps WMU get back to its roots

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… selection management technique Prescribed burns could be set at two Asylum Lake sites Monday, April 22 Native seeds … of the Native Plant Propagation Project's seedlings into waiting containers that they care for until the seedlings … can help beautify campus or help our community in other ways." Jackson waters some of the flats of plants he grows …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/09/54808

Geography program earns national excellence award

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… Geography program earns national excellence award Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on KALAMAZOO, … American Association of Geographers has given its 2019 Award for Program Excellence to Western Michigan University's … and affirmation by our peers of the high standards we have set for geography master's programs across the nation," says …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/07/54206

Welcome activities planned for start of fall semester

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… Fab Fest. Early student move-in The help of many hands always makes moving into residence halls easier. Honor … invited to attend the Resource Fair for Graduate Students , set for 3 to 6 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 6 , in the Bernhard … and more than 450 booths, where students can peruse the wares of area merchants and get information about WMU …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/08/48254

Alumna's personal experience will drive national strategy to combat human trafficking

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… human trafficking Submitted by Erin Flynn on Hounakey WASHINGTON, D.C.—A Western Michigan University alumna is on … in pain. She never really asked me questions. "I was so upset at her because every month when she came, I would say, … centers. Eventually she found support at a home in Grand Rapids and also reconnected with her faith. Hounakey …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/12/56872

Western engineering alum helps power next frontier of military defense in Space Force

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… space. Western Michigan University alumnus Lt. James Mostek was among the first service members recruited to the team. "Ever since I was a little kid, I've always been super interested in space … , associate professor of aerospace engineering. "We had a set of satellites that were orbiting the Earth, and we were …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/11/66119

Welcome activities planned for start of fall semester

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… invited to attend the Resource Fair for Graduate Students , set for 3 to 6 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 7 , in the Bernhard … and more than 450 booths, where students can peruse the wares of area merchants and get information about WMU …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/08/41607

Big data and the future of diagnosing mental disorders

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… future of diagnosing mental disorders Submitted by Cindy Wagner on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—What if testing for Autism … disorder. Using the novel framework, ASD-DiagNet, the team was able to classify ASD using accessible patient data. “We … in data,” says Fong. Increased access to benchmark data sets such as the Autism Brain Imaging Data Exchange has …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/08/65069