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Climate change disinformation poses increasing threat, says WMU history professor

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… are certainly more blatant, there's no question words also can do a great deal of harm. And when it comes to mis- and … and now are threatening the future of the planet. "If you look at what is most interesting to anyone on any topic, … was reduction of fossil fuels that would have coincided with the energy crisis, when there was a great deal of …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/01/66880

Robust new online hub empowers WMU graduate students

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… to success in graduate studies.    Ashley Scott, a Ph.D. candidate in geosciences, talks with another student in Dr. Stephen Kaczmarek's Carbonate … for graduate students Recent studies indicate American graduate students are experiencing high levels of …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2025/10/compass-new-online-hub-graduate-students

Spencer Gould is energized for his future

Haworth College of Business

… opportunities and experiences at WMU Haworth, starting with a rewarding internship with a company he continues to … profession holds many unknowns, his academic plan is one he can count on. With the help of the WMU Haworth academic … for him.  “The advisors are a great resource for reaching your academic goals. I have met with them multiple times to …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/10/73047

WMU’s student-run WIDR-FM receives national, international recognition

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… University’s 89.1 WIDR-FM has received global acclaim, with students named finalists for a total of 16 awards … operates on industry standard software and hardware, which can be difficult for most college students to acquire. … at WIDR has opened so many doors for me,” he says. “The biggest way it has affected my life is by connecting me to the …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2025/12/widr-fm-best-student-run-radio-station-awards-2025-26

Biking for Black Lives Matter: WMU vocal jazz director raising money, awareness to combat systemic racism

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… Fund. He dedicates each of his rides to a Black American who has been killed, taping the person's picture to his … a lot of conversations involving (Floyd's death) and racism with friends and with our students at Western in the jazz department, and you get out on the bike and the endorphins start pumping and …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/07/60200

Four-time Tony Award-winning 'In the Heights' at Miller Auditorium

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… of hopes, dreams and pressures, where the biggest struggles can be deciding which traditions you take with you, and which ones you leave behind. In addition to …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/02/119

Classes and trips part of spring lifelong learning activities

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… University. And, thanks to a continuing collaboration with the Grand Rapids Opera, both members and non-members of … and artistic interest Along Route 12, the old Sauk Trial, with discussion of the sites by Dr. John Geisler, professor … "La Traviata." The story revolves around the love between a young man and a courtesan, intergenerational conflict and …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/02/4507

WMU biologist helps settle 50-year-old fish evolution debate

College of Arts and Sciences

… journals because they have a lot of readership, so your science is seen by a lot of people from all over the … impossible to know you have the right answer because you can’t go back in time and see what evolution did,” says … for further studies on the evolution of teleost fishes. With the age-old teleost debate settled, Thompson is now …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/12/73661

WMU, Kalamazoo Valley launch guaranteed admissions partnership

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… signing table during the Bronco Bound Guarantee ceremony, with student participants Brody Bender, Sa-Niqua Langford … admission to most Bronco athletic events, so they can experience the energy and traditions of the University … . “We recognize that transitioning to a new college can feel overwhelming, and we hope this initiative eases …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2026/04/wmu-kalamazoo-valley-bronco-bound-guarantee

Student-athletes ready to tackle senior seasons

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… Habitat for Humanity. Tranquill signs an autograph for a young fan. As a red shirt senior, football player Justin … for me, though, it's a good time to build fellowship with the team." That fellowship often comes in the form of … time management and hard work, those are things that you can take with you past football and into the real world for …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/08/54896