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Michigan State Geographic Bee to return to WMU's Fetzer Center

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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 … state and their families to the Fetzer Center's Kirsch Auditorium. This is the second level of the National … Geographic Society is one of the world's largest nonprofit scientific and educational organizations. With a mission to …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/03/39017

Versatility is key to chemical engineer's success

College of Engineering and Applied Sciences

… is key to chemical engineer's success Submitted by Cindy Wagner on KALAMAZOO, Mich.— After completing his bachelor’s … dreams. “Pursuing an engineering degree and career isn’t always easy, but Western provides the opportunities to be … Collins. “My journey at Western has been shaped by the incredible people I’ve been surrounded by, all working toward …

https://wmich.edu/engineer/news/2025/03/evan-collins-chenical-engineer

WMU is again home to Michigan Geographic Bee

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… KALAMAZOO—For the seventh straight year, some 100 budding geography buffs will descend on Western Michigan … their knowledge of the world while vying for a trip to Washington, D.C. to compete in the National Geographic Bee … Geographic Society is one of the world's largest nonprofit scientific and educational organizations. With a mission to …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/04/14886

Advancing environmental justice topic of humanities lecture

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… University campus. Peggy Shepard , co-founder and executive director of West Harlem Environmental Action, Inc., or WE … protection and health policy. A recipient of the Calver Award, the Heinz Award for the Environment and the Jane … need to know and do about it. The series is exploring how scientific research is defining issues that concern …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/02/13515

Lending a hacking hand: ambitious students create real-world cybersecurity RSO

College of Engineering and Applied Sciences

… Lending a hacking hand: ambitious students create real-world … Mich.—A Western Michigan University residence hall was the birthplace of several ideas for cybersecurity … to future goals at the University, McElroy and Burns were always thinking of unique ways to make the most of their first …

https://wmich.edu/engineer/news/2025/09/wraven-cybersecurity-rso

Installation of innovative stormwater treatment system underway at Asylum Lake

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… Installation of innovative stormwater treatment system underway at Asylum Lake Submitted by … technology and natural processes to prevent phosphorus, sediment and other pollutants from being released into the … in partnership with Mark Kieser of Kieser & Associates, a scientific research and environmental consulting firm in …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/09/72823

Groundbreaking research could provide key to kicking smoking habit for good

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… tops many New Year's resolution lists, but a nicotine addiction is hard to curb. "People try to go cold turkey all the time. The problem is that there are withdrawal symptoms," says Dr. Ricky Stull , assistant professor of … wrong." By broadening his horizons and diversifying his scientific research at WMU, Clark is also contributing to …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/01/62413

WMU-trained high school teacher clues students in to forensic science

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… up for her students sometimes appear to be gory and are always enigmatic at initial encounter.  Often, there is a … the pattern or shape of blood splatter reveal about the direction and force of injury?  Questions pile up, and … once picked up techniques from investigators in the FBI’s scientific research unit in Quantico, Virginia.  “An amazing …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/04/46642

Institute to honor Lewis Walker at fundraising dinner

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https://wmich.edu/news/2013/02/5051

Germans and their Nazi past on tap in Ethics Center season opener

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… the Nazi past in Germany and Munich since 1945, sketch the diverging practices of historical reappraisal over seven … a doctoral degree from Munich University in 1994, before he was appointed as a research associate at the Academy of … and surveyor for the Austrian National Fund to foster scientific research. In 2009, he won the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/09/26780