Duke scholar to address violence, mental illness and the law

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… (not verified) on Swanson KALAMAZOO, Mich.—The intersection of gun violence, mental illness and the law will be explored … Oct. 19, when a Duke University scholar speaks as part of the Western Michigan University Center for the Study of … prevention of gun violence, co-sponsored by the National Science Foundation, the Brain and Behavior Foundation, and …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/10/35694

Alfred Balkin obituary

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… (not verified) on Dr. Alfred Balkin Dr. Alfred Balkin , professor emeritus of education and professional development at Western … them to energize language, social studies, mathematics and science. Balkin is perhaps best remembered as a song and …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/04/31774

WMU to confer more than 1,800 degrees during fall commencement

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… all, the University will confer 1,859 degrees: 1,378 at the bachelor's level, 445 at the master's level, one at the … toward students who are graduating from a particular set of degree-granting academic units. The 9 a.m. ceremony is … College of Fine Arts, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, and Haworth College of Business. The 4 p.m. …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/12/29076

Eleven incoming students earn $60,000 Foundation Scholarships

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… performance and demonstrated financial need. They are part of WMU's mix of top scholarship programs for beginning … Portage Central High School. He plans to study biomedical sciences at WMU. Austin Lambert is from Flint and will … mentoring program. Foundation Scholars who complete their bachelor's degrees in fewer than four years can apply the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/05/32204

Evaluation Center principal research associate honored with national evaluation award

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… achievements. Becho’s award is the latest in a series of honors received by current and former WMU affiliates for … has already made significant contributions to the field of evaluation. She has co-edited influential publications, … for EvaluATE, the evaluation hub for the National Science Foundation’s Advanced Technological Education (ATE) …

https://wmich.edu/evaluation/news/2024/11/becho-award24

Researchers discover role Saharan dust plays in hurricane rainfall

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… on July 13, 2013, by satellite shows a dust storm blowing off the coast of Africa. (Image courtesy: NASA Earth Observatory) … Zhu's research in the  July 2024 cover story of the journal Science Advances. For more WMU news, arts and events , …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2024/08/researchers-discover-role-saharan-dust-plays-hurricane-rainfall

Speaker to discuss meshing four generations in workplace

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… researcher will delve into the intergenerational nature of today's workforce during two appearances in Kalamazoo … BridgeWorks has been dedicated solely to the study of generational differences since its inception in 1998. The … into an opportunity. About the presenter Zimmer earned a bachelor's degree in communications from St. John's …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/04/31220

WMU to confer more than 2,700 degrees at spring commencement

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… all, the University will confer 2,709 degrees: 2,108 at the bachelor's level, 561 at the master's level and 40 at the … toward students who are graduating from a particular set of degree-granting academic units. The 9 a.m. ceremony is … is for graduates of the College of Engineering and Applied Sciences and the College of Health and Human Services. The …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/04/23424

Outstanding faculty, staff members awarded WMU's highest honors

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… Shari Rose, Rebecca Huntley KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Eleven of Western Michigan University's most impressive faculty and … during Fall Convocation. While furthering WMU's missions of education and innovation, these employees go above and … the most impactful in the international theoretical nuclear science community. She conducts forefront science and makes …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/09/55462

WMU to confer more than 1,800 degrees in December

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… all, the University will confer 1,879 degrees: 1,418 at the bachelor's level, 429 at the master's level and 32 at the … toward students who are graduating from a particular set of degree-granting academic units. The 9 a.m. ceremony is … and Human Development, and Engineering and Applied Sciences. The 4 p.m. ceremony is for graduates of the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/12/20465