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Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson to speak on campus

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… Tyson , astrophysicist, best-selling author and host of the television series "Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey" and … event that will transport audiences to the nucleus of an atom and the farthest reaches of the universe as he … since I’m fascinated with young ones who are interested in science." To learn more, visit neildegrassetysonlive.com . …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/10/27895

WMU ends year with $23.5 million in grants, starts year with $1.2 million

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… year ends June 30. Trustees also learned that grants are off to a brisk start for the 2016-17 fiscal year, with the … and were awarded to Shawn Mortimore , assistant manager of WMU Pilot Plants. The grants will be used to conduct … and provide testing services in specialized areas of paper science engineering in association with industry. Grants for …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/09/35109

Student awarded prestigious Boren Scholarship for study abroad

International Student and Scholar Services

… Alex Gibson will receive a David L. Boren Scholarship of $16,500 to study abroad at the Qasid Arabic Institute in … will focus on Arabic language. Gibson was selected as one of 171 undergraduate Boren Scholarship recipients out of a … of Parchment High School, Gibson is a junior working on a bachelor's degree based on a self-designed major in Arabic …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/05/23417

Social work professor wins lifetime award from state association

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… Social work professor wins lifetime award from state association Submitted … verified) on Reeser KALAMAZOO, Mich.—The Michigan chapter of the National Association of Social Workers is awarding a … of field education for 18 years and coordinator of the bachelor of social work program. In the community, Reeser is …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/04/22868

Kalamazoo Arts Council grant takes WMU dancer to Panama

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… University dance major to Panama to explore the joy of movement with children in that nation's orphanages and … capital city. Upon her return she wants to start a chapter of Movement Exchange at WMU. Class project becomes … done is incredibly rewarding." Mills, who is pursuing a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in dance, says that she is …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/05/24066

Researchers discover role Saharan dust plays in hurricane rainfall

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… on July 13, 2013, by satellite shows a dust storm blowing off the coast of Africa. (Image courtesy: NASA Earth Observatory) … Zhu's research in the  July 2024 cover story of the journal Science Advances. For more WMU news, arts and events , …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2024/08/researchers-discover-role-saharan-dust-plays-hurricane-rainfall

Cultural Anthropologist Bilinda Straight Awarded NSF Senior Collaborative Research Grant

College of Arts and Sciences

… Research Grant Dr. Bilinda Straight, associate professor at Western Michigan University's Department of Anthropology has been awarded a $135,891 National Science Foundation Senior Collaborative Research Grant for a …

https://wmich.edu/arts-sciences/nsf-grant-straight

Evaluation Center principal research associate honored with national evaluation award

The Evaluation Center

… achievements. Becho’s award is the latest in a series of honors received by current and former WMU affiliates for … has already made significant contributions to the field of evaluation. She has co-edited influential publications, … for EvaluATE, the evaluation hub for the National Science Foundation’s Advanced Technological Education (ATE) …

https://wmich.edu/evaluation/news/2024/11/becho-award24

Undergraduate Sample Research Topics

Political Science

… Sample Research Topics Students in the Department of Political Science at Western Michigan University will want to review … selecting their own research topic. A Cost-Benefit Analysis of the Office of Independent Counsel A Study on Equitable …

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Physics Professor Awarded $150,000 NSF Grant

College of Arts and Sciences

… Physics Professor Awarded $150,000 NSF Grant Atomic physics can be … to study the way in which electrons interact. A process of particular interest is what happens when two electrons … of physics professor, Dr. John Tanis, the National Science Foundation has awarded a $150,000 grant to WMU to …

https://wmich.edu/arts-sciences/john-tanis