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Western expert: Pandemic sparked a 'she-cession,' disproportionately forcing women out of the workforce

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… Western expert: Pandemic sparked a 'she-cession,' disproportionately forcing women out of the workforce … rates have increased. That changed in February 2020. "What's happened over the last year has just been striking," … 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

Balance leads to MBA for Erica Nowicki

Haworth College of Business

… Coughenour on KALAMAZOO, Mich.— MBA student Erica Nowicki is taking full advantage of the HyFlex MBA program at … full-time with the federal government at the Defense Logistics Agency while being a single parent, the flexible … satisfied with my choice because I was able to execute what I was learning to my work and could also draw from my …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/12/73613

Students pursue a better roadmap of Mars

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… to researchers in a timely manner. Maxwell Allen of Harrison Township, Stephen DeCarlo of Hudsonville, Joseph … known materials. We had to make some assumptions based on what we would need to make the project successful," he says. … theories. The project gave students the unique opportunity what could be possible in the growing field of space …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/07/53717

Record number of undergraduate patent applications filed at WMU

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… Michigan University undergraduate students pulled off this feat in the 2024-25 academic year. It's a school record, … Seker , vice president for research and innovation, says this is just the beginning. "We're taking Experience-Driven … a patent, it was so worth it," Meyer says. "I'll be using what I've learned here for the rest of my life.” Having a …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2025/06/record-number-undergraduate-patents-filed-wmu-richmond-institute

Renowned scholar to tackle evolution, intelligent design

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… on Padian KALAMAZOO--An internationally known paleontologist and leading expert on science education issues will visit the Western Michigan University campus at … Sciences' annual Theodosia Hadley Lecture, discussing "What Darwin Said (and Didn't Say): Evolution, Intelligent …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/03/249

High school students honored with WMU writing awards

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… Anonymous (not verified) on The competition accepted journalistic, non-fiction and creative works. KALAMAZOO— Seventeen … the honors college, who pledged financial support to launch what will become an annual program. Contest winners … of Centerburg (Ohio) High School, second place for "Struggles for Power: The Plague of Humanity" Sophia C. …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/06/7513

The road to success: Samantha Parent’s future in human resources

Haworth College of Business

… Mich.—As senior Samantha Parent races toward the finish line to complete her human resource management major at … my deep love for people,” says Parent of Wixom, Michigan . “What appeals to me the most about working in human resources … to guide her.     “The change management course had the biggest impact on me, teaching me how necessary organizational …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/03/71124

Dining Services partners with Invisible Need to expand food options

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… Dining Services partners with Invisible Need to expand food options Submitted by Erin Flynn … up with the Invisible Need Project to give students struggling with food insecurity new freshly prepared meal … survey and there were quite a few comments asking what we were doing to reduce waste," she says. "This

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/02/58180

From Northside to North Star—Alumna guides community to more equitable future

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… more equitable future Submitted by Erin Flynn on February is Black History Month, an annual celebration of … learning how to administrate and handle the day to day of what happens in practice—how to run an office, how to create … a judge, she knows access and opportunity are crucial to upward mobility, and she is committed to continuing to open …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/01/66942

WMU Master of Business Administration program launches new HyFlex options and credit for experience

Haworth College of Business

… WMU Master of Business Administration program launches new HyFlex options and credit for … maximum flexibility as working professionals to determine what format works best for them and can maintain progress on … to possess. Our MBA students will be able to directly apply what they are learning in their courses to their current job …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/01/62830