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Biological sciences doctoral candidate journeys from childhood microscopes to cutting-edge research

College of Arts and Sciences

… Biological sciences doctoral candidate journeys from childhood microscopes to … you found, is so cool,” says Hack. “I don't really know how to describe how it feels, but it’s a very powerful … “I feel like getting your Ph.D. just feels like an upward battle,” says Hack. “You have to love it or else it's …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/12/73663

Acclaimed journalist, WMU alum marks Homecoming as distinguished speaker

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… the Online News Association and others. In addition to his work for CNN and sports reporting for ESPN, Granderson … story — pulled from the WMU Magazine archives — about how he came to WMU and blossomed: 'I loved my time at … has one of those gripping graduation stories, a sort of double rite of passage in which he becomes a first-time dad …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/10/19764

WMU researcher wins $800,000 NSF grant to assess education efforts

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… to develop resources to plan studies that can better assess how well professional development initiatives for science teachers are working. Dr. Jessaca Spybrook , WMU associate professor of … Too often, such large-scale teacher development randomized trials are inconclusive, she notes. So it's unknown …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/02/29895

Seminar to focus on building adult literacy in southwest Michigan

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… social and nonprofit agencies, businesses interested in workforce development, researchers, students, and others who … and consultant. The symposium will include sessions on how interns play a major role in the work of the literacy … education that will help us expand what we're able to do as a community," says Evans. For more news, arts and …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/11/28805

Lemmer recognized among elite in aeronautics and astronautics field

College of Engineering and Applied Sciences

… and astronautics,” says Lemmer. “To know that the work I do has made an impact is very important to me.” … of important engineering or scientific work, or who have done original work of outstanding merit, or who have …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/09/65729

Bronco basketball player gets down to business, scores food marketing career

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… Bronco basketball player gets down to business, scores food marketing career Submitted by … on teammates during a game. Once she made it to campus, however, she wasn't quite ready to give up on her hoop … unsure which direction it would lead. Internships and networking experiences helped put the ball in Douglas' court …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/06/68321

Mentorship and externship in the era of COVID-19

Haworth College of Business

… took an unexpected turn, with mentors helping to provide workshops and preparation events through Elearning and other … their mentors in-person at scheduled times. “Transitioning how I handled my role as a peer mentor involved much more … instead of them trying to schedule a meeting in a small window of time I allow. I found that students really responded …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/05/59337

Second Light Center research grant awarded to marketing professor

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… China, 1996-2013." Veeck will receive $3,000 to examine how food-related behaviors and perceptions of urban Chinese … in urban areas. It also will expand upon dissertation work she did in China during 1995-96. That work involved measuring and analyzing important behaviors …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/04/6516

Bronson School of Nursing wins $2 million grant to boost diversity

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… students into the nursing profession. Nursing Workforce Diversity Grant The Nursing Workforce Diversity … challenges as they come to college," Stark says. Many struggle financially, graduate from underperforming K-12 … this program and have found it to be wildly successful." How the project started With the help of the $5,000 grant …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/11/43577

Pandemic didn’t swallow restaurant industry’s appetite for innovation

W Magazine

… in Kalamazoo is among the many restaurants to create new outdoor seating options to keep guests safe. Eating in an igloo … skipping a beat—even seeing an influx in business. Others, however, would have to reimagine their operations to stay … that used what they had and figured out how to best make it work, and that was successful.” Fine dining floundered for …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/03/63904