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Multitalented microbiology student is highly lauded for her scholarship

News

… school teacher, Carol Beaver is a woman of many talents and diverse interests. Beaver chose to pursue her latest passion, scientific research, at WMU. And she has done so with distinction. The doctoral student has accumulated awards and accolades studying microbiology and biogeophysics …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/08/34573

Environment and Science Podcasts

School of Environment, Geography and Sustainability

… Environment and Science Podcasts Environmental studies at Western Michigan University recommends the following … , an entertaining podcast, skeptical hosts Derek and Swoopy discuss all manner of scientific fraud, pseudoscience, superstition and other …

https://wmich.edu/environment/resources/podcasts

Causes of Wrongful Conviction

Sociology

… has led to the conviction of innocent people. Shrinking funding and access to resources for public defenders and … or pled guilty. These cases show that confessions are not always prompted by internal knowledge or actual guilt, but are … While DNA testing was developed through extensive scientific research at top academic centers, many other …

https://wmich.edu/sociology/causes-wrongful-conviction

Internal Funding Specialist

Human Resources

… Internal Funding Specialist Job code 010203 Pay grade E Pay type … and response to inquiries. Utilizes contract management software to process contracts. Maintains department website. … Proficiency with word-processing and spreadsheet software. Experience with using and querying databases and …

https://wmich.edu/hr/employees/staff/jobdescriptions/010203-0

History

Mathematics

… Written by John W. Petro, professor emeritus, fall 2002 (edited 2014). Updated by Steven W. Ziebarth, professor … Normal School, a training school for grades one to eight was established to provide teaching experience for college … began teaching computer programming and scientific computing courses. However, it soon became clear …

https://wmich.edu/math/about/history

WMU co-leading new NSF-funded center dedicated to advancing sustainable packaging

College of Engineering and Applied Sciences

… WMU co-leading new NSF-funded center dedicated to advancing … packaging Submitted by Liz VandenHeede on Dr. Jason Wang (right), senior research associate, and Qaseem Haider … will work closely with industry members to translate scientific discoveries into scalable technologies while …

https://wmich.edu/engineer/news/2025/08/center-plastic-paper-hybrid-end-life-solutions

Faculty Achievement Award in Research and Creative Activity

College of Arts and Sciences

… Faculty Achievement Award in Research and Creative Activity The Western Michigan … achievements may be philosophical, historical, literary, scientific, or technical and must constitute significant contributions to understanding and portraying the human condition or the natural …

https://wmich.edu/arts-sciences/about/awards/faculty-awards/research

Founder of Forensic Fluids Labs to kick off spring speaker series

News

… University. Bridget Lorenz Lemberg, founder and lab director of Forensic Fluids Laboratories will speak at … A leader in oral fluid drug testing, Forensic Fluids' scientific testing equipment separates the company from its … the U.S. and Canada. Forensic Fluids has won numerous awards for sales growth, innovative processes, customer …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/12/3818

Newsletter Feature: October 2021

Medieval Institute Publications

… is the time when the veil between this world and the other was at its thinnest — the time when something from the other … and Juanita Feros Ruys (University of Sydney) — the series editors of Monsters, Prodigies, and Demons: Medieval and … ethics vis-à-vis anatomical difference, social virtues, and scientific knowledge, tracing how these monsters evolved …

https://wmich.edu/medievalpublications/halloween-2021

Student awarded BCBS Michigan Foundation grant for addressing Black adolescent health disparities

College of Education and Human Development

… Student awarded BCBS Michigan Foundation grant for addressing Black adolescent health disparities Submitted by Chris Hybels on Winnie Wilson … Human Development at Western Michigan University, has been awarded a grant by the Blue Cross Blue Shield of …

https://wmich.edu/education/news/2024/11/counseling-psych-student-research-award-grant-trauma