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Undergraduate research, career-related experiences helped psychology grad find purpose
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… Haila Jiddou, who earned a bachelor's degree in psychology, is applying to doctoral programs with a goal of becoming a … changed the trajectory of everything. I realized this is what I want to do; this is what I really, really love and want to focus on for my …
https://wmich.edu/news/2023/12/73684
Climate change—Michigan's state in year 2100
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… in year 2100 Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on This NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center image shows all five … biologist, details two possible futures by contrasting what the region will look like by the year 2100 if countries … species like white pine and sugar maple will be among the biggest beneficiaries. Learn more Overall under business as …
https://wmich.edu/news/2019/01/51388
Improving process control in metal casting
College of Engineering and Applied Sciences
… Wagner on KALAMAZOO, Mich.— Dr. Bob Tuttle’s career focus is all about finding the future of steel through the … the strength of materials while minimizing waste as what will keep the U.S. metal casting industry ahead of the … to manage the casting process—requiring them to think about what features to machine versus cast, how to orient the …
https://wmich.edu/news/2023/02/70804
Students uplift community stories through film
College of Arts and Sciences
… Mich.—Western Michigan University's Dr. Lusike Mukhongo is redefining service-learning through her film and media … learning, Mukhongo encourages students to be mindful of what filmmakers extract from communities and challenges them … long time, thinking about service-learning, I thought, 'What do students get out of it?' It was always very …
https://wmich.edu/arts-sciences/news/2024/10/arts-sciencesnews202410mukhongocomm3550
Western's Cold Case Program helps police net arrest in decades-old murder
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… new life into after decades of dead ends. Patrick Gilham is currently awaiting trial, charged with murdering Roxanne … Cold Case Program gives students an opportunity to put what they're learning in the classroom into practice. There … major case load already," says Christensen. "To try and do what was done from an organizational standpoint that we were …
https://wmich.edu/news/2022/03/67430
Expert Insights: Raising young children in a screen-saturated world
W Magazine
… Expert Insights: Raising young children in a screen-saturated world Submitted … to the grocery store with a three-year-old is not what it used to be. When a toddler’s whining, begging and crying starts for items paraded before them row …
https://wmich.edu/news/2023/08/72483
WMU Sanford Center program manager helps Burmese-American teens learn about finances
Haworth College of Business
… sharpen their financial skills. Mora, B.B.A.’85, MBA ’94, is program manager for Western's Sanford Center for … these students, Mora was able to adjust his teachings to what they were curious about. “There were a few students who … away the importance of thinking about a career early and what you need to do to get there,” he says. “We talked about …
https://wmich.edu/news/2023/09/72913
Megan Taylor’s online community
Haworth College of Business
… companies like Nike for their impactful campaigns, Taylor is ready to take on advertising and promotion once she … from the show suited them best,” says Taylor. “We learned what titles were the most eye catching and how to create … with users and understanding how their words impacted what we would post,” she says. Honing in her skills in the …
https://wmich.edu/news/2022/12/70033
Freshwater studies graduate already making a splash in his field
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… Freshwater studies graduate already making a splash in his field Submitted by Erin Flynn on "What I love most about the water is it contains a whole new … his career—donning his cap and gown on a paddleboard in Higgins Lake in Roscommon, Michigan, where his freshwater …
https://wmich.edu/news/2020/06/60101
Student skin care company claims entrepreneurship award
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… identify which ingredients can irritate sensitive skin is her inspiration for Transparent Beauty Company. … KALAMAZOO, Mich.—When you have sensitive skin, the struggle to find products that work well for you is very real. … available that nobody had developed a way to keep track of what products a person has tried and how it worked for them …
https://wmich.edu/news/2021/07/64816