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Battling toxic blooms

College of Arts and Sciences

… County. Harmful algal blooms (HABs) occur when colonies of algae grow out of control, producing hazardous toxins that threaten humans … To learn more about WMU researchers' work in freshwater science and sustainability, view the 2018 Arts and Sciences …

https://wmich.edu/arts-sciences/habs

Aviation alum delivers critical supplies, personnel for pandemic response

News

… Submitted by Erin Flynn on Noam Morgenstern stands in front of his Alaska Airlines aircraft. SEATTLE, Wash.—Hospitals across the country are seeing an influx of patients related to COVID-19. In order to save lives and … graduated from WMU in 2002 with a degree in aviation flight science. While essential employees do face risks reporting …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/04/58982

New WMU enrollment management chief hails from North Carolina

News

… (not verified) on Curran KALAMAZOO, Mich.—An enrollment professional with more than 30 years of higher education experience in the fields of student life … and Lehigh and Wake Forest universities. Curran earned bachelor's and master's degrees from the University of Rhode …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/06/33091

Faculty Research

Mathematics

… combinatorics. I specialize in the design and analysis of randomized combinatorial algorithms. Usually, the goal is to prove the existence of some object with interesting properties (e.g. extremal … has been continuously supported by the National Science Foundation for over a decade. Van Zoest has served …

https://wmich.edu/math/research/facultyresearch

Engineering alumnus produces ethically sourced chocolate

College of Engineering and Applied Sciences

… entrepreneurial foray into chocolate began when he was off work for three months in 2020 due to the pandemic. “I watched a lot of Netflix and stumbled upon a documentary that informed me … that the process involves a lot of business acumen and science. “It satisfies my manufacturing and management …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/04/67926

History

Academics

… History Department of History As a history student at WMU, you will be eligible to qualify for a number of different honor societies and fellowship opportunities. … International Studies Japanese Latin Philosophy Political Science Pre-Law Pre-Secondary Education Public History World …

https://wmich.edu/academics/undergraduate/history

English Professor and Poet Has Long Been Moved by Russia

College of Arts and Sciences

… English Professor and Poet Has Long Been Moved by Russia Olga Bonfiglio College of Arts and Sciences staff writer Judith Rypma, master faculty … She has visited the country 18 times after she earned a bachelor’s degree in Russian studies at Grand Valley State …

https://wmich.edu/arts-sciences/rypma-0

Research

Physics

… and students in the Western Michigan University Department of Physics conduct research in many fields, with both … open to undergraduates as well as graduate students, and often involve collaboration with physicists from other … cells; nanoparticle synthesis and characterization; surface science; ion beam induced defects; carbon nanotubes; …

https://wmich.edu/physics/about/research

Experienced administrator named Title IX compliance director

News

… higher education administrator to become its first director of Title IX compliance, a new position in the Office of Institutional Equity. Felicia T. Crawford , a … Automotive in Marshall from 1998 to 2001. Crawford earned a bachelor's degree in psychology from WMU in 1996 and a …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/11/28359

Traveling During COVID-19? Tips to Travel Safe in a Pandemic

Public Health

… Today, we are constantly having the looming thought of COVID-19 with every choice and plan we make. Before, we … a shift back into normal patterns and behaviors. Now some of us are starting to take trips that were placed on hold … Prevention. (2021). Delta variant: What we know about the science. …

https://wmich.edu/publichealth/blog/2021/11/woods