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Hockey-loving exercise science grad nets experience-driven hat trick through internship, campus work and RSOs
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… trophies adorn Burgeson's nails in her graduation photos. "Being part of a historic season with WMU hockey and winning … championship was an incredible honor, but what I'll remember most are the hours of hard work, the lessons in … been someone who likes to do things as soon as possible, so why not graduate a year early?" Scoring career goals "Being …
https://wmich.edu/news/news/2025/05/graduate-success-exercise-science-wmu-hockey-trainer-ariana-burgeson
Partnership between Western, Gun Lake Tribe promotes suicide prevention
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… Partnership between Western, Gun Lake Tribe promotes suicide prevention Submitted by Erin Flynn on … on youth and young adults and having conversations about why suicide is disproportionate in our communities." One …
https://wmich.edu/news/2021/12/66452
Broncos reach new heights in NASA Student Launch competition
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… competition Submitted by Erin Flynn on AIAA Pegasus team members Johnbosco Nguyen, Katie LaBonte, Ella Kubesh, Tyler … rocket hurtled thousands of feet into the sky over Bragg Farms in Huntsville, Alabama. The Pegasus VII rocket … 's) propulsion class, where you do the math and learn about why rockets are so big, but when you actually walk the …
https://wmich.edu/news/news/2025/05/nasa-student-launch-challenge-2025-aiaa-pegasus-rocket
So that all may learn
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… disease abruptly shuts down what little normalcy you’ve become accustomed to, is beyond challenging. Dr. Selena Protacio "A lot of schools … 'Okay, if you really want to do read-alouds and have input, why don’t we use voice recorders?' It's low-tech. It could …
https://wmich.edu/news/2020/10/61847
Film by WMU professor profiles female Native American filmmakers
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… of the camera—in front of it. The documentary project has been some 10 years in the making for Dr. Jennifer … U.S. states. Episode one, titled "Spider Woman's Call," has been shown at several film festivals and academic … women have been producing cinema since the 1970s. So why don't we know more about these storytellers? Where are …
https://wmich.edu/news/2015/03/22636
Student helps theater launch program for visually impaired patrons
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… Mich.—Imagine going to a theater performance but not being able to see why people are laughing or gasping during the show. With the … started looking into audio description services at the suggestion of an audience member. "We had a patron who …
https://wmich.edu/news/2019/03/52232
Forces of trauma and resiliency next up in WMU Ethics Center talk
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… will speak at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 30 , in Room 209 of the Bernhard Center. His presentation, titled "The Unseen Force: … 17 years as a child welfare and protective services worker. Besides offering trauma-informed instruction as a WMU … for survival and potential growth following trauma, and why some people can overcome traumatic experiences, while …
https://wmich.edu/news/2014/09/19091
WMU engineering student excels in the classroom, on the rugby field
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… about WMU from a rugby teammate. "I went on college visits before Western, but as soon as I came here I knew this is … "I want to do something in aerospace. I don't know why but space has always been a deep love of mine. Hopefully … how my interest could translate into an actual career. He suggested looking into engineering." Backe works on a design …
https://wmich.edu/news/2019/05/53485
Igniting innovation: A record-breaking year of groundbreaking research
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… is surging to record levels. “It’s about our faculty being at the forefront of discovery and also integrating … for carbon capture and storage. He and his colleagues are digging into a new layer of climate science: carbon capture, … me. This is the second time I’ve thought to myself, ‘Wow, I cannot believe I am doing this!’” adds Miret. “I feel very, …
https://wmich.edu/magazine/news/2024/11/office-research-innovation-record-breaking-year
University Theatre presents 'Hair'
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… War in a time when the celebration of youth and the struggle for peace and love took the nation by storm. Under the direction of Jay Berkow and Stage Manager Amanda Finney this all-student cast … Todd Tuchek, Nick Angel, Brittanie Trevarrow, Chuckie Benson, Joe Cavaiani, Elijah Curry, Sara Geist, Elise …
https://wmich.edu/news/2014/11/20101