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Western students connect with legislators to advocate for environmental policies
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… to take action. "It was an experience I've never had before," says Mitchell Denolf , a senior from Grand Rapids, … Michigan, studying integrated supply management. "I've been to some town council meetings when I was younger but … wanted to know what we cared about. They wanted to know why we were saying the things we were saying and the …
https://wmich.edu/news/2021/04/64026
Sweet success: Food marketing student cooks up skills to help business thrive
W Magazine
… families in Kalamazoo. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—In the moments before she hits her stride, accelerating toward takeoff, … I track athlete, Wallace never really liked running before she gave the sport a shot her sophomore year of high … support everybody in every way possible,” she says. “That’s why I’ve taken the initiative to help the homeless with my …
https://wmich.edu/magazine/news/2024/11/layla-wallace-food-marketing-student-leads-kalamazoo-business
Bush named American Council on Education Fellow
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… Mich.−Western Michigan University's Dr. Jonathan Bush has been named an American Council on Education Fellow for the 2015-16 academic year, Molly Corbett Broad , ACE president, announced March 25. Bush, chair … "The diverse and talented 2015-16 Fellows class embodies why the program has been such a vital contributor to …
https://wmich.edu/news/2015/04/23207
Fifty years of working at WMU evokes brown, 'golden' memories
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… and professor of University Libraries. Both officially began their service in August 1964 under WMU President James … pose for commemorative pictures on campus in the WMU-themed Bernhard Center. DeRyke About Doralee N. DeRyke DeRyke has … forecasts back then, so I didn't have my boots, which is why you'll always see a pair in my car from Oct. 1 until …
https://wmich.edu/news/2014/09/18609
Political economy of inequality examined during Sichel Series
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… off on Sept. 13 with Dr. Teresa Ghilarducci, the Irene and Bernhard L. Schwartz Professor of Economic Analysis and … health care fund for Ford, GM and Chrysler retirees. Before joining the New School, she was a professor at the … the Institute for Social Research, University of Michigan, "Why has Income Inequality Increased while Education …
https://wmich.edu/news/2017/09/42434
Brown University professor to kick off Ethics Center fall 2017 season
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… by Anonymous (not verified) on Baruch KALAMAZOO, Mich.—The belief that practicing medicine is an art will come into … Baruch will talk about narrative risks in medicine and why physicians need to think like artists. For more … and Fear." Thursday, Oct 19: Dr. Kentaro Toyama, W.K. Kellogg Professor of Community Information, University of …
https://wmich.edu/news/2017/09/42292
Figures of speech: Instructor helps Kalamazoo TV anchor recover his voice
W Magazine
… audial source that his livelihood depends on had rebelled against him out of the blue the previous year, … he could think of, and lots of methods that were suggested to him, but no amount of hot tea brought his voice … I wanted to get better for her.” “I think that’s why any of us get into this field. We hope that we can make …
https://wmich.edu/news/2020/05/59637
Empowering undergraduate students with research internships
College of Engineering and Applied Sciences
… student Kendall Nore worked to remove BPA and methylparaben contaminants from personal care products via water … introduce research in a way that is accessible to those who cannot or do not traditionally participate—it’s an important … entering University of Kentucky. “I wanted to go to a bigger, D1 school. Ironically that had nothing to do with …
https://wmich.edu/engineer/news/2024/10/undergrad-research
Bridging Barriers: A firsthand look at immigration issues
W Magazine
… calling the “border crisis,” examining the driving forces behind record numbers of migrants making credible fear claims, hoping to be … that, and I’m thankful for that,” Tegethoff says. “This is why rule of law and security are important, so that isn’t my …
https://wmich.edu/news/2020/01/57379
Art and science project highlights importance of not blowing off STEAM
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… students are trained to follow recipes, yet, to quote Albert Einstein, 'We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used … to make it sound interesting," Tubbs says. "I ended up plugging it into a program where it generated sound waves off …
https://wmich.edu/news/2019/07/54132