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Team USA luger sees natural track to career success at Western
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… Team USA since 2017. Courtesy: Miriam Jennewein The World Cup circuit takes Cookman and his teammates on a two month … competing against the sport’s top athletes at the World Cup series in Europe. In fact, he was in Italy last year when … is what sealed Cookman’s commitment to Western. Growing up in Marquette, Michigan, with its picturesque outdoor …
https://wmich.edu/news/2023/02/70875
Prairie land to be burned at WMU's Asylum Lake Preserve
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… important component in prairie habitats. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Up to 20 acres of prairie in Western Michigan University's … the next four weeks, weather permitting. Notification signs have gone up around the preserve. Prescribed burns are fires that are …
https://wmich.edu/news/2016/03/31218
Van Buren hosts WMU to celebrate launch of Grow Your Own partnership
College of Education and Human Development
… fill out their applications to the University. This group of future WMU students and current VBISD educators were … employed the opportunity to get a teaching certificate for free at no cost. When Western came and talked to us about … and VBISD started last summer. Since then, Western designed an expedited bachelor's program for elementary …
https://wmich.edu/news/2023/06/72044
Student pursues public service with prestigious award
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… to her next adventure: public service. Wiley is wrapping up a year in Brazil after receiving the prestigious Boren … in Brazil that experiences regular growth, and it has a significant impact on the political climate as agribusiness … coast of Brazil, Wiley has been able to see the impacts of aggressive development firsthand during her travels across …
https://wmich.edu/news/2019/04/53032
Sustainable agriculture practices, access to food and healthful eating focus of fall lecture series
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… noted. Sponsored by the Lee Honors College, lectures are free and open to students, staff, faculty and the general … call (269) 387-3230 or email Gary Bischof , dean. Upcoming presentations Canceled. Sept. 5: " Nutrition That … at New York University. Lecture will be followed by book signing and reception. Oct. 3: "Labor and Workforce …
https://wmich.edu/news/2018/09/48802
WellTrack app gives WMU community tools to focus on mental health
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… of tools and resources aimed at managing mental health. In support of the University’s wellness mission, WellTrack … their counselor to be able to monitor their progress and suggest useful tools within the program, but it’s not a required feature. The application also offers free mindfulness and meditation recordings. “This app is …
https://wmich.edu/news/2020/09/61381
Two WMU business students among six nationwide to win prestigious scholarship
Haworth College of Business
… by Stacey Anderson on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Two integrated supply management students from Western Michigan University's … awarded by the Richter Foundation and the Institute for Supply Management's Richter Scholarship Fund. Joy Goldschmidt … the largest national scholarship program in the field of supply management. It identifies future supply chain …
https://wmich.edu/news/2019/03/52257
Western's Cold Case Program helps police net arrest in decades-old murder
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… case that we worked together, we were able to, as a group, make an arrest on a case that had been cold for 35 … standpoint that we were able to accomplish in a couple of months would have probably taken them, with two people working on it, a couple of years." Program director Dr. Ashlyn Kuersten …
https://wmich.edu/news/2022/03/67430
Professor to star in one-hour radio special on NPR stations
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… The next segment features a historical story about a free African American family's journey by foot from North … their high quality programming. I greatly appreciate the support from WMU in translating my sabbatical research into …
https://wmich.edu/news/2012/10/2585
WMU nursing program students, faculty are pandemic prepared
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… has given way to online lessons with alternative assignments; the Michigan Board of Nursing recently eased … professors and the Bronson School of Nursing have been so supportive throughout this uncertain time,” Sypniewski says. … I have learned it can be the little things that make the biggest impact,” Reynolds-Erspamer says. Katie Sypniewski, …
https://wmich.edu/news/2020/04/58985