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WMU geology efforts lead to national recognition, two publications

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… now at Oklahoma State University. The volume explores the significant role the Michigan Basin has played in … and from Wisconsin, Illinois, New York and Ohio. The triggering symposium, Kehew notes, was sponsored by the Great Lakes Geologic Mapping Coalition, which is made up of the geological surveys in each of the states. Since …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/05/46965

Art grad ready to help others find healing through her craft

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… made it really fun and enjoyable," says Flanders, who grew up in Portage, Michigan. "I wanted to be like him and make … have as the resident artist for the Children's Defense Fund Freedom School in Kalamazoo over the summer. The nonprofit … down and feel more relaxed for the rest of the day." Her supervisor was so impressed with her work that she hired …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/12/73705

Fake news discussion to feature international, local panelists

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… a senior crisis advisor for Amnesty International will team up with four Western Michigan University-connected panelists … as a fundraiser, it is open to the public with a suggested donation of $10. The discussion is part of the 2017 … countries on energy, political and security issues and has freelanced for several leading news publications. The …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/11/43637

A WMU researcher and pond dwellers illuminate the nervous system

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… Photo of an illuminated leech At the end of a lab table clogged with notebooks and instruments, five European medicinal … squirm or swim in a jar of water. Dr. John Jellies rolls up the sleeve of a black turtleneck sweater, reaches in and … Jellies explains. While this boney structure offers significant protection, he says that it also isolates the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/11/20011

WMU researcher awarded $2.1 million to study evidence-based registers

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… the aid of researchers at the Developmental Services Group and Rady Children's Hospital San Diego to assist in the … was awarded in mid-August, so the study is in its start-up phase. Magura plans to post preliminary reports during …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/09/42896

University Theatre announces 2017-18 season

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… their newly acquired civil rights handed down by the Supreme Court outlawing segregation in eating establishments. … of tricks and mirrors quickly turn dangerous. Then it's up to Gillette himself, as he assumes the persona of his … resurface with hilarious consequences. "Jesus Christ Superstar," April 6-15 The University Theatre is excited to …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/08/42085

100 years later, WMU's famed 'Black Ghost' remembered

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… struck fear in the hearts of gridiron opponents and racked up scoring records that lasted decades, all the while … Dunlap took the field. Waldo told Dunlap the school would support the player if he chose to play, but Dunlap opted to … Athletic Hall of Fame, having been inducted in the first group of honorees in 1973. For more WMU news, arts and events , …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/08/41627

From Airport Intern to Airport Operations – Karlee Erickson’s Manages Aviation Opportunities

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… Test at Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky Airport (CVG) Alumni Update: Since the writing of this article, Karlee has … (HUF)! In golf, the best advice for putting is "never up, never in" -- meaning you have to putt the ball past the … Birnbaum, the chapter's adviser during her stint as the group's president.  Birnbaum's courses in airport operations …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2024/10/erickson

Paper produced at WMU could provide clean water for millions

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… and other diseases. A page from a Folia book can clean up to 100 liters of water at a cost of less than a penny per … how important the tool would be to provide safe water supplies. "I hope that these filters will one day help … as one of the top 100 inventions of 2015 and won the Design Intelligence Award and Institution of Chemical …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/11/36402

WMU chef earns two bronze medals at culinary Olympics

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… Lakes Culinary Team, and he was the only member of the group not from the Detroit area. He and his teammates, Chefs … for his five-course tasting menu. Teammate Abbey picked up a third bronze, also in culinary art. Olympic training … to WMU in 2014 after nine years with Bronson Healthcare Group and a career in food that began with the Opryland Hotel …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/11/36355