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Emerging Scholar Awards recognize rising stars among Western faculty

News

… Emerging Scholar Awards recognize rising stars among Western faculty Submitted … advance knowledge and push boundaries of our understanding," says Dr. Jennifer Bott , provost and vice president … as well as receiving the prestigious Air Force Office of Scientific Research Young Investigator Award in 2014, a …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/09/65743

WMU Summer Camp Opportunities

Precollege Programming

… Michigan University offers a wide variety of camps geared toward students of all ages. Our camps range from academic to … on requirements. Some camps offer scholarships; see the individual website for details. For more information on any of … - to evaluate biodiversity and ecosystem health using real scientific tools and techniques. Led by Daniall Paulsen. …

https://wmich.edu/precollege/summer

Rising stars on Western's faculty honored with Emerging Scholar Awards

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… stars on Western's faculty honored with Emerging Scholar Awards Submitted by Erin Flynn on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Western … faculty in the first decade of their careers who are building significant scholarly portfolios and setting a solid … such as The Washington Post, HuffPost, Reader's Digest and Scientific American." "I see it as vital to the ongoing …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/08/68973

Publications

Center for Advanced Smart Sensors and Structures

… P. D. Fleming “Self-supported electronic devices” Canadian Patent Publication CA2955373, December, 2020. M.Z. … Transformer-Driven Electrospray Device” A PCT application was filed 4/7/2017 and published 10/7/2017. D.B. Go, Z. … by C. A. Grimes, E. C. Dickley, and M. V. Pishko, American Scientific Publishers, 2006. M.Z. Atashbar, S. …

https://wmich.edu/casss/publications

Finding fortune

College of Arts and Sciences

… Finding fortune As a geologist, Dr. Roger Steininger, B.S.’64, is one who naturally gravitates toward exploration and discovery. That innate curiosity began … geological scholarship. He is currently writing a number of scientific papers, as well as a book about the history of …

https://wmich.edu/arts-sciences/steininger-mining

Out-of-this-world internship launches alum toward astronaut goal

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… Out-of-this-world internship launches alum toward astronaut goal Submitted by Erin Flynn on Jacob Ganzak … says Ganzak.  WE HAVE LIFTOFF Ganzak conducts an outer diameter measurement on an aluminum liner at the White Sands … future, designing and creating things now that shape the scientific machine for generations to come." BACK TO THE …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/07/53872

'The goat ate my homework,' conservation management students say

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… 4970's savanna site. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Figuring out better ways to bring distressed plots of land back to their natural state is one … is intended to be offered every fall and be a rigorous scientific study that collects and analyzes land management …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/11/43969

Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Social Justice

College of Arts and Sciences

… Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Social Justice Western … undergraduate, graduate, and professional programs in a way that fosters knowledge and innovation, and transforms … (phenotypes) such as skin color and ancestry. There is no scientific basis for or discernible distinction between …

https://wmich.edu/arts-sciences/wmu-dei-definitions

Immersive program aims to empower next generation of science teachers

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… generation of science teachers Submitted by Erin Flynn on Diamond Norlien examines sediment from the Kalamazoo River. … to collect samples while other students from his cohort wade in the Kalamazoo River. Students collect samples from … pursuing careers in education to immerse themselves in the scientific method. "It's an authentic research experience …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/07/64891

Courses

School of Environment, Geography and Sustainability

… day environmental crisis. The introductory course combines scientific and non-technical appraisals of processes and … of environmental quality. Therefore, humanity will be studied in the physical as well as the social setting. Though … planning from the perspective of a general understanding of ways by which planning contributes to changing social, …

https://wmich.edu/environment/courses