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Michigan Geological Survey receives state funding for continued science support

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… Geological Survey at Western Michigan University has been awarded $500,000 from Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's new state … geological mapping—to better understand resources like water, natural gas and aggregates that are available in … less than 7% of the state to provide this important scientific data to manage and protect our natural …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/11/61873

Awards and Scholarships

Graduate College

… Awards and Scholarships Awards and Scholarships As a graduate student, you might have … Research Grant : for students conducting scholarly and scientific research or engaged in inventive technology and …

https://wmich.edu/grad/Compass/AwardsScholarships

Graduates Prior to 2000

Mallinson Institute for Science Education

… Joseph Engemann An Analysis of Fecal Coliform Bacteria as a Water Quality Indicator 1997 Kevin Block Advisor: Robert … Programs 1990 H. David Cole Advisor: William Harrison Highway Deicing Salts and the Mobilization of Selected heavy … The Effect of Annotating Articles on Biochemistry from Scientific American on Student Understanding Ben Afton Smith …

https://wmich.edu/science/graduates-prior

Three to receive WMU's Distinguished Faculty Scholar honors

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… will present its 2017 Distinguished Faculty Scholar Award to Drs. Thomas Gorczyca, Victor Cunrui Xiong and Ping Zhang. The honor is the highest award WMU bestows on faculty members. It pays tribute to … physicist with keen physical insight and unquestioned scientific integrity for work in the area of photon and …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/09/42952

Ethics Center offers four book club events for the fall semester

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… will meet at 5 p.m. Wednesdays, Sept. 12, 19 and 26, at Walnut and Park café, 322 W. Walnut St. in Kalamazoo. Research ethics Dr. Jil Larson , … and conflicts of interest in the corruption of the scientific enterprise. This group will meet at 4 p.m. …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/08/48334

Broncos reach new heights in NASA Student Launch competition

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… LaBonte, Ella Kubesh, Tyler Clendenning and Markus Vanderzwaag show off some of the rockets their team has built.  … competing for the exact same thing," says  Markus Vanderzwaag , an aerospace engineering student from Elkhart, … building and flying a high-powered amateur rocket and scientific payload. This year's competition took inspiration …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2025/05/nasa-student-launch-challenge-2025-aiaa-pegasus-rocket

Where Can I Intern with my Major?

Career and Student Employment Services

… VA Council on Hemispheric Affairs, http://www.coha.org , Washington, D.C. Cultural Survival, … Central Committee,  http://www.mcc.org , Akron, PA Thermo Fisher Scientific, http://  www.thermofisher.com , … www.cleanwateraction.org , Kalamazoo, MI Collateral Repair Project,  https://www.collateralrepairproject.org/ …

https://wmich.edu/career/students/internships/interncatalog

Internal Awards Summary

Research and Innovation

… Internal Awards Summary Western Michigan University's Office of Research and Innovation offers several awards annually to support research and creative activities … supports WMU faculty in significant research, rigorous scientific inquiry, original artistic activity and inventive …

https://wmich.edu/research/internal-awards-summary

WMU joins national alliance aimed at developing more inclusive and diverse STEM faculty

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… for them to aspire to be part of these fields going forward," says Dr. Jennifer Bott , provost and vice president … and share the most promising innovative practices towards diversifying the STEM professoriate and ensure their … degree completion and academic success, advancing scientific research, and expanding engagement. Annually, …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/10/56137

Geography program earns national excellence award

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… Geography program earns national excellence award Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on KALAMAZOO, … American Association of Geographers has given its 2019 Award for Program Excellence to Western Michigan University's … American Association of Geographers AAG is a nonprofit scientific and educational society that contributes to the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/07/54206