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Geography program earns national excellence award
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… Geography program earns national excellence award Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on KALAMAZOO, … enhanced the prominence and reputation of geography as a discipline as well as have demonstrated the characteristics … American Association of Geographers AAG is a nonprofit scientific and educational society that contributes to the …
https://wmich.edu/news/2019/07/54206
DePuy is the Guy! Finding his path and overcoming challenges, Brian lands at Envoy Air
College of Aviation
… DePuy is the Guy! Finding his path and overcoming challenges, Brian lands at … that? Just ask the successful novelists whose work room walls are plastered with rejection slips. 2017 WMU Aviation … Depuy preparing to fly a WMU Cirrus SR20 DePuy was raised in Naperville, Ill., which is 28 miles west of …
https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2021/07/depuy
WMU researcher finds little connection between violence, video games
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… has found that's really not the case. In fact, three studies he has conducted over the past several years show very … make people violent, or do violent people just gravitate toward violent video games? His research shows it's the … Their findings have been published in a number of leading scientific journals and online, including in the Journal of …
https://wmich.edu/news/2016/11/36296
Prof writes book on legendary health pioneer, John Harvey Kellogg
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… of Battle Creek, millions of people recall sending their cereal box tops to the Cereal City in exchange … the older brother of cereal magnate W.K. Kellogg. He was interested in writing about the religious history of … and activist, albeit one constrained by the cultural and scientific horizons of the period just after the Civil War," …
https://wmich.edu/news/2014/09/19089
Political science grad eyes future in advocacy for refugees, immigrants
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… resume. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—From crossing the border to flee war-torn Afghanistan to crossing the stage at Western Michigan University’s Miller Auditorium to receive his bachelor’s degree, Mehran (Zabi) … Republic —he feels prepared to take the next step toward his ultimate goal of advocating for immigrants and …
https://wmich.edu/news/news/2025/12/graduate-success-political-science-mehran-najafi
WMU gets $3.2 million to build culture of degree completion, success
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… students. The new grant is one of a small number of awards, and the only one made in Michigan, announced Sept. 30 … Promise For WMU, the four-year project will focus on building a campuswide culture that uses mentoring relationships … serve as director of evaluation and oversee the overall scientific conduct of the effort. To read the Department of …
https://wmich.edu/news/2014/09/19312
Two Broncos win exclusive New York Fashion Week 2025 experience
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… the WMU Bookstore to add a little Western fashion to their wardrobe ahead of their trip to New York Fashion Week. … , a supply chain management student, will both be whisked away in February on an all-expenses-paid trip to New York … Collegiate Licensing Company (CLC) and IMG's fashion events division, the students will attend UofNYFW, a unique …
https://wmich.edu/news/news/2025/01/genesis-fernandez-ainsley-rahm-win-new-york-fashion-week-experience-2025
WMU professor awarded for book that peels back the curtain on Fetzer's secret life
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… WMU professor awarded for book that peels back the curtain on Fetzer's … Brian C. Wilson KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Detroit Tigers owner. Media mogul. John Fetzer's legacy as a successful businessman … kind of harmonious with his engineering, technological and scientific interests." In the 1970s, his financial and …
https://wmich.edu/news/2020/02/58233
Generating Buzz: Regulating genetically modified mosquitoes
W Magazine
… Generating Buzz: Regulating genetically modified mosquitoes Submitted by Erin Flynn on KALAMAZOO, … are generating a lot of buzz right now. The genetically modified bugs could potentially be used to reduce populations … The development and release of gene-drive mosquitoes in scientific labs has generated some controversy. In order to …
https://wmich.edu/news/2019/06/57059
Students, researchers dig deeper into history of Fort St. Joseph
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… Students, researchers dig deeper into history of Fort St. Joseph Submitted by Erin … me more choice and made me much more invested in what I was learning and wanting to do it well. "This isn't … the experience magical. "It's not even just feeling the scientific aspect of the soil. It's getting your hands on it …
https://wmich.edu/news/2019/08/54551