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WMU secures NIH grant to use technology to battle opioid addiction

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… to use technology to battle opioid addiction Submitted by Erin Flynn on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Research on the horizon at … DynamiCare Health , in collaboration with WMU, has been awarded a $222,383 grant from the National Institutes of … treatment. "It's clear that a multi-pronged scientific approach is needed to reduce the risks of …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/09/55634

Some 400 students to visit campus for Science Olympiad

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… 400 students to visit campus for Science Olympiad Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on WMU faculty, staff and … 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. in various campus locations, with the awards ceremony from 4 to 5 p.m. in the Bernhard Center … is a national, nonprofit organization designed to promote scientific literacy among all students, a goal shared by

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/03/22637

Geology students conduct research as part of carbon sequestration work

College of Arts and Sciences

… research as part of carbon sequestration work Submitted by Sara Dillon on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Students might not always expect their professors to admit to them, “I don’t … class, and many were able to present their findings at a scientific conference.   Kaczmarek plans to continue …

https://wmich.edu/arts-sciences/news/2024/11/kaczmarekgeos4350

Three professors lauded as emerging scholars

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… Three professors lauded as emerging scholars Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on KALAMAZOO—A languages and … chemistry, will be presented the Emerging Faculty Scholar Award during WMU's Academic Convocation ceremonies beginning … year. Her work also has been published in highly ranked scientific journals and has received more than 1,100 …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/09/1514

Never too late: WMU dad surprises family by finishing degree

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… Never too late: WMU dad surprises family by finishing degree Submitted by Erin Flynn on A.J. Tate … his family Dec. 13 with a gift none of them saw coming: watching him cross the stage to accept his diploma—25 years … knew he’d enrolled in classes, none knew how seriously he was working to complete his degree—including his wife , who …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2025/12/graduate-success-university-studies-aj-tate

Michigan Geological Survey receives $14 million in funding

College of Arts and Sciences

… Geological Survey receives $14 million in funding Submitted by Erin Flynn on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—A new chapter begins for … dating back to January 26, 1837 —the same day Michigan was admitted as a state. That day, a bill was introduced and … the MGS, a division in the DEQ, sought to transfer the scientific assessment and research functions to WMU. Through …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/12/73664

Hawking biography to be screened

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… Hawking biography to be screened Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Stephen Hawking KALAMAZOO, … under-achiever to Ph.D. genius, and from a healthy coxswain on the Oxford rowing team to a diagnosis of motor … In addition, the film highlights the physicist's greatest scientific discoveries and plots his rise to fame and …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/01/21370

'MythBusters' duo to appear at Miller Auditorium

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… 'MythBusters' duo to appear at Miller Auditorium Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on From left: Savage and Hyneman … approaches to science. One of the most highly regarded and watched series on the Discovery Channel, "MythBusters" is … season. Co-hosted by Hyneman and Savage, the show mixes scientific method with gleeful curiosity and plain …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/02/21641

Nominations sought for Distinguished Faculty Scholar Award

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… Nominations sought for Distinguished Faculty Scholar Award Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Nominations … artistic, literary, philosophical, historical, technical or scientific achievement that garners wide recognition from …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/12/36861

Climate change disinformation poses increasing threat, says WMU history professor

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… increasing threat, says WMU history professor Submitted by Erin Flynn on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—While sticks and stones … controversy, the conflict—that's what people gravitate toward. So those are the voices that get amplified on social … climate change caused by carbon dioxide emerged from a scientific meeting of the minds in Massachusetts in 1979. …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/01/66880