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Empowering Futures already making impact on student success

Empowering Futures

… Health and Well-being Work Group alongside Dr. Gayle Ruggiero (middle), medical director, and Dr. Reetha Raveendran … Futures initiatives work together as an integrated strategy to support students, because “it’s not enough just … their first year at Western this fall, Juliana Smith ’s biggest concern was whether they could successfully forge …

https://wmich.edu/empowering-futures/news/2022/12/70204

Western Michigan University, MEDC announce major new state-of-the-art EV and semiconductor technical learning program expansions

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… by leaders with Western Michigan University, Kellogg Community College (KCC) and the Michigan Economic … initiative in the United States,” Attari said. “Our bold strategy is designed to develop and deliver talent specific … In addition to Western's announcement, MEDC and Kellogg Community College unveiled plans for a combined $4 …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2024/12/wmu-medc-kcc-electric-vehicle-semiconductor-training-program-expansions

WMU education instructors offer advice for parents navigating virtual learning with young kids

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… screen for longer periods of time. To help focus, Doudna suggests introducing sensory toys such as fidget spinners, … make sure to let the teacher know you’re employing that strategy. Concentrating work in short blocks can also be … just in our country but all around the world, that are juggling these same things. You're not alone." For more WMU …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/08/60874

Figures of speech: Instructor helps Kalamazoo TV anchor recover his voice

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… he could think of, and lots of methods that were suggested to him, but no amount of hot tea brought his voice … normalcy. Three occurrences gave Dominianni his biggest breaks: connecting with Douglas-Vogley, whom an … was essential. Also used was “straw phonation,” a strategy that keeps the throat, voice and larynx more open. …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/05/59637

Work by WMU may reduce US dependency on China for critical minerals

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… lanthanum, neodymium, samarium and gadolinium (photo by Peggy Greb, U.S. Department of Agriculture). • President's … a presidential executive order calling for a federal strategy to ensure a reliable and secure supply of critical … and previously published critical minerals information by digging through materials at the Michigan Geological …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/06/53988

Students get a jump on careers as they explore job, internship opportunities at 2024 fall fairs

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… research potential employers and create a personalized strategy to land your dream job.  Contact Pam Besser or call …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2024/09/fall-career-fairs-2024

Product design grads cap college experience with China trip, pending patents

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https://wmich.edu/news/news/2024/08/product-design-grads-cap-college-experience-china-trip

WMU students create apiary, study the imperiled honeybee

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… the students checked to see if each colony had a healthy, egg-laying queen. And how was that "nuc" hive coming along? … I know the queen is in there. I know she's laying eggs and everything looks good," he announced to the group … "This $8 million is part of the administration's ongoing strategy to reverse these trends and establish more plant …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/12/20781

Fifty seniors receive WMU's top undergraduate honor

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… social work field. It also helped her understand the struggles people face in her community and the changes that need … experience through the implementation of one of the biggest events for the Haworth College of Business every … his first rotation, Ross will be functioning as a portfolio strategy analyst in Global Product Development examining …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/05/31959