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Western students connect with legislators to advocate for environmental policies
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… Western students connect with legislators to advocate for … by Erin Flynn on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—From drinking water and air quality to renewable energy, environmental policy … Instead of just learning about the impacts, a group of Western Michigan University students got the opportunity to …
https://wmich.edu/news/2021/04/64026
Trailblazing Western alumna Dr. Merze Tate honored with celebration, statewide tributes
Merze Tate College
… Trailblazing Western alumna Dr. Merze Tate honored with celebration, … Submitted by Erin Flynn on Both Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and the Michigan legislature signed tributes for Dr. Merze … Dr. Paul Sangren. She received an honorary doctorate from Western in 1948. KALAMAZOO, Mich.— Gov. Gretchen Whitmer …
https://wmich.edu/news/2023/02/70638
New program pairs Western students with MSP to bring justice in unsolved murders
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… New program pairs Western students with MSP to bring justice in unsolved … cold case murders will be part of a new program at Western Michigan University. In partnership with Michigan … more than a decade old. Western students will help organize and catalog cases for detectives, looking for potential new …
https://wmich.edu/news/2021/03/63526
'Overwhelming sense of Bronco Pride' on display at Western Weekend
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… 'Overwhelming sense of Bronco Pride' on display at Western Weekend Submitted by Erin Flynn on Dakota Shapiro, Eric Effinger, Elisha Ewing, Opheria Cheng and Alex Kasprzyk show off their Bronco Pride. Dozens of prospective students received a Bronco welcome at Western Weekend. Western student panelists talk with …
https://wmich.edu/news/2022/05/68120
Western helped illuminate career passion, empowered psychology grad to embrace identity
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… Western helped illuminate career passion, empowered … will graduate with a bachelor's degree in psychology and plans to pursue a master's degree. KALAMAZOO, … to a fulfilling future. For Hawke Osterhout , her time at Western Michigan University was nothing short of …
https://wmich.edu/news/2022/04/67949
Through community partnerships, Western professor highlights history of African American Muslims in Detroit
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… Through community partnerships, Western professor highlights history of African American … Muslim history remains unknown to the general public. A Western Michigan University professor hopes to change that. … Muslims have a lot to tell us about United States history and politics because they have been here since before the …
https://wmich.edu/news/2021/07/64682
Healthy Minds Survey final step in Western’s JED Campus partnership
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… Healthy Minds Survey final step in Western’s JED Campus partnership Submitted by Megan Looker … Mich.—With a goal of promoting student well-being first and foremost, Western Michigan University is reaching out to … or alcohol poisoning. Through a partnership that began in spring 2018, Western launched the Healthy Minds Survey, …
https://wmich.edu/news/2021/03/63480
Groundbreaking enzyme discovery leads to Western professor receiving prestigious National Science Foundation prize
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… Groundbreaking enzyme discovery leads to Western professor receiving prestigious National Science … scientific breakthrough a century in the making has landed a Western Michigan University faculty member a prestigious …
https://wmich.edu/news/2023/01/70536
Team USA luger sees natural track to career success at Western
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… Team USA luger sees natural track to career success at Western Submitted by Erin Flynn on Torrey Cookman, a … engineering student, completed classes remotely during spring semester while he competed internationally with the … Miriam Jennewein The World Cup circuit takes Cookman and his teammates on a two month tour across Europe, from …
https://wmich.edu/news/2023/02/70875
Western expert: Pandemic sparked a 'she-cession,' disproportionately forcing women out of the workforce
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… Western expert: Pandemic sparked a 'she-cession,' disproportionately forcing … Mich.—The economic crisis sparked by the COVID-19 pandemic could set working women back decades. For 40 years, … striking," says Dr. Jean Kimmel , professor of economics at Western Michigan University. "I think this has caused a …
https://wmich.edu/news/2021/03/63542