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Unmasking the stigma surrounding face coverings
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… wearing cloth face coverings to mitigate the spread of COVID-19. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Using cloth face masks slows the spread of COVID-19. That's the consensus from the Centers for … published in the “Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States” and “Nature” reveal that in …
https://wmich.edu/news/2020/06/59906
From Airport Intern to Airport Operations – Karlee Erickson’s Manages Aviation Opportunities
College of Aviation
… Kentucky Airport (CVG) Alumni Update: Since the writing of this article, Karlee has elevated her career, becoming the Director of Operations at Terre Haute Regional Airport (HUF)! In … to putt the ball past the hole to ever sink it. It's kind of the same for Karlee Erickson and her career path. A …
https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2024/10/erickson
Western team works to increase gender, racial diversity in higher ed STEM fields
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… to create programming meant to increase the participation of women in STEM. Sarah Bular, a recent manufacturing … Norlien examines sediment from the Kalamazoo River as part of the Pathways to Science Teaching Program at Western in July 2021. Margaret …
https://wmich.edu/news/2022/03/67503
Fall registration underway for low-cost Chinese culture courses
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… for fall Chinese culture courses that begin the week of Sept. 24 . The low-cost courses are open to the public. A half-price tuition discount is offered to those age 55 and older, WMU part-time faculty and … pay no tuition, except for Tai Chi classes, which are offered to all WMU faculty and staff members at a half-price …
https://wmich.edu/news/2012/09/1645
Mary Eleanor (Mariel) Neu obituary
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… (Mariel) Neu Mary Eleanor (Mariel) Neu , associate professor emerita of art, died Nov. 15 . She was 76. Neu joined the staff in … art projects. Neu was a native of Iowa. She earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts in 1962 and Master of Fine Arts in …
https://wmich.edu/news/2016/11/36579
Fifteen fall athletes earn Distinguished Scholar Award from MAC
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… representatives at MAC institutions selected a total of 194 student athletes representing the 'best of the best' from each sport's Academic All-MAC Teams for … Lindsey Lee ; junior from Midland; 3.67 GPA; exercise science. Irene Young ; junior from Troy; 3.86 GPA; …
https://wmich.edu/news/2015/02/21645
Alumna preserving the past while creating her own legacy
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… on February is Black History Month, an annual celebration of achievements and a time to recognize the important role … students of color as the first Black woman to receive a bachelor's degree from Western, which has recently named its … college after Tate, the first Black woman to receive a bachelor's degree from Western in 1927. Besides the travel …
https://wmich.edu/news/2022/02/67068
Sabbatical leave granted to 34 WMU faculty members
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… projects as well as other work that promotes their professional growth and development. The leaves were granted by the WMU Board of Trustees during its March 14 meeting. Sabbaticals … Terrance Michmerhuizen , associate professor of aviation sciences Dr. Jun-Seok Oh , professor of civil and …
https://wmich.edu/news/2018/03/45801
WMU grants top $1.5 million mark in January, February
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… included a new, $447,616 award from the U.S. Department Of Education, Office of Special Education Programs to Dr. Paula Kohler, … Two other new research grants were from the National Science Foundation. The first, for $200,000, was awarded to …
https://wmich.edu/news/2015/04/22714
Physicist melds scientific, humanitarian drive at UN's 'nuclear watchdog'
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… two-year Peace Corps assignment in the West African nation of Mali. "My unconventional post-doc" is Humphrey's wry description of this turnabout that surprised some of his mentors in … scientific enterprise, so it's important. But to do pure science turned out wasn't enough for me because you're not …
https://wmich.edu/news/2017/01/37548