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Decline in pollinators prompts WMU staffers to build them a home

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… importance of these dwindling creatures prompted the duo to create a home for them at WMU, with valuable construction … bees like leafcutter and mason bees are docile, unless aggressively provoked, and have a mild venom so there's … die right after mating. The females gather food, lay their eggs and then they're gone. Their life is very short." In …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/08/54576

Philanthropic opportunities uncorked with new WMU wine

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… the new Bronconess wine. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—How do you create a purpose-driven brand that speaks to consumers and … if not more. Maybe it's the atmosphere that our professors created or the overall project dynamic, but I have never … Di Gregorio. "The students conducted research for us and created several case scenarios for new wineries. I was …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/10/55583

New class of Medallion Scholars inducted into elite group

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… dressing as a frog as entertainment during the RE/MAX Egg Hunt, helping with Fourth of July and Halloween events … middle school lock-ins. She also runs a popular Instagram account that has more than 114,000 followers and tackles … Credit Union's marketing competition, in which he created a proposal to advertise and recruit new members for …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/10/54831

Work by WMU may reduce US dependency on China for critical minerals

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… lanthanum, neodymium, samarium and gadolinium (photo by Peggy Greb, U.S. Department of Agriculture). • President's … and previously published critical minerals information by digging through materials at the Michigan Geological … out of the ground. That would build the economy up and create jobs," he says. "And a lot of students will be …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/06/53988

Take advantage of global engagement opportunities in January

Haenicke Institute for Global Education

… in their shared humanity and take action together to create a more just and equitable world. Events vary; free …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/12/44290

Select group receives top undergraduate honor for 2015

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… Creek Haley J. Hancock is the Presidential Scholar in Accountancy . Hancock is a graduate of Harper Creek High School who attended Kellogg Community College. She majored in accountancy as well as … senior engineering-design project, he worked with a team to create a reconfigurable miniature golf course to be used …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/05/25421

Taboo topics course uses dialogue to break through barriers

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… Taboo Topics in 2015 and currently serves as the W.K. Kellogg Foundation’s Racial Equity Program officer.  Outsiders, … books and presentations. Starting from Scratch When Orbe created Taboo Topics, there was no teaching template, no … can stimulate critical thinking for broader use, and create a desire to understand alternative perspectives, …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/05/59619

Take advantage of global engagement opportunities in November

Haenicke Institute for Global Education

… community together for open dialogue regarding race and to create solutions to eradicate racism. Free. The Movie "Coco" …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/10/49856

Twenty incoming students win $50,000 Medallion Scholarships

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… BEACON summer program at Michigan State University's Kellogg Biological Station. Hudy-Velasco was named a National … soldiers. One of her larger projects included helping to create, organize and execute a disability awareness workshop …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/06/7662

20 incoming students win $60,000 Medallion Scholarships

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… into the overall activities of hospitals. Ahmad helped to create DRSS' newspaper and served as managing editor for the … Association Statewide Tournament. The same year, Fayyaz created the Collegiate Education Club, which educates … of the National Honor Society, Lutz has training in stage rigging, advanced sound design and stage combat and earned …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/07/41400