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December board meeting includes approval of tobacco ban, other items
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… Sept. 1, 2014. An early draft of the policy had been shared with trustees at the board's meeting in July. Members … as well as the work that will take place to prepare for implementation at the start of the fall 2014 … new policy prohibits the use of all tobacco products, which are "defined to include the following: cigarettes, …
https://wmich.edu/news/2013/12/11932
We Talk and Fetzer Institute partner to ease political divisiveness
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… environment. Conversations recorded for One Small Step are not about politics but rather about who we are as people, what we care about and our dreams for the future. Every interview …
https://wmich.edu/news/2022/03/67459
'The Fierce Urgency of Now' inspires MLK Day speaker, teach-in on Western’s campus
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… live online . View information about events Both events are free and open to the public, although tickets for the talk are required and available through the box office for pick … than 20 years in journalism has included stops at the biggest sports media network and several reputable newspapers, …
https://wmich.edu/news/2023/01/70357
AT&T donation helps Upward Bound students pursue a college education
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… AT&T donation helps Upward Bound students pursue a college education Submitted by … Programming; State Rep. Jon Hoadley ; State Sen. Margaret O’Brien ; other University officials and Upward Bound … myself, I know how important programs like Upward Bound are in allowing students to see all postsecondary options …
https://wmich.edu/news/2018/08/48178
Biomedical sciences graduate continues family legacy at WMU
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… resuming a somewhat normal life.” Still, Sleymann feels prepared to handle the professional curveball life has thrown, … says Sleymann. “I was taught to learn how things are tied together and where these issues are taking place in … dedicated professors,” says Sleymann, who admits she struggled with doubt early on as classes became more …
https://wmich.edu/news/2020/04/59037
Internships, faculty support help alumnus land job at ABC News
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… activity report reveals 94% of 2018-19 WMU graduates are actively employed or pursuing further education. Read more about the results here . J. Gabriel Ware says internships and other experiential learning opportunities helped set him up for career success after graduation. NEW YORK—Coronavirus …
https://wmich.edu/news/2020/02/58013
Music challenge aims to build harmony, community from a distance
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… I hope it will be uplifting for our community to share videos with each other engaged in what we all love to … with her roommates Gabby Lindhurst and Becca Spurbeck, who are also music majors. Kennedy Dixon turns to music as an … "We're all coping well and making sure that we are respecting each other's spaces during online classes and …
https://wmich.edu/news/2020/04/58869
Western expert: Pandemic sparked a 'she-cession,' disproportionately forcing women out of the workforce
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… caused a historic shift in the trajectory in the lives and careers of women." A major driving force is the decimation of … so much higher for low-wage workers," Kimmel says. "Women are represented more in the low-wage workforce than men." … The U.S. Chamber of Commerce reports moms were laid off or furloughed at a rate three times working dads due to …
https://wmich.edu/news/2021/03/63542
Award-winning WMU alumna is new Grand Rapids regional location director
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… Rapids become the school of choice for students in the area who are pursuing professional success on their own terms," says … Rapids offers more than 20 graduate degree programs in areas including business, engineering, education, …
https://wmich.edu/news/2021/06/64494
WMU researchers develop framework for creating more efficient masks
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… equipment (PPE)—such as N95 masks—based on how fibers are arranged in the mask material. Their discovery could … just how you actually build the mask," says Durbin. "It suggests there are alternatives to testing the raw materials that you're …
https://wmich.edu/news/2021/07/64847