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Webinars explore WMU research regarding social consequences and response to COVID-19
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… discoveries unfold regarding the physical implications of COVID-19, Western Michigan University researchers are … mental health during isolation, religion and the future of higher education will be highlighted in a series of … the academic year. Launched by WMU's College of Arts and Sciences in collaboration with WMUx, the series is funded …
https://wmich.edu/news/2020/09/61262
Western researchers land $2.5M grant to accelerate energy efficiency in autonomous vehicles
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… research vehicle. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Automation is the future of the automotive industry, and Western Michigan University researchers are in the driver's seat of innovation. Researchers in the College of Engineering and Applied Sciences received a three-year, $2.5 million grant from the …
https://wmich.edu/news/2021/07/64919
20 new WMU students win $50,000 Medallion Scholarships
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… at $50,000 each over four years , they constitute one of the largest merit-based awards in American higher education. Fifteen of this year's incoming scholars received a Presidential … of high school. He attended the Dearborn Center for Math, Science and Technology throughout high school, as well, and …
https://wmich.edu/news/2012/08/1223
Western students connect with legislators to advocate for environmental policies
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… energy, environmental policy decisions impact every facet of our lives. Instead of just learning about the impacts, a group of Western … forward," says Keele, associate professor of political science as well as environment and sustainability. "By the …
https://wmich.edu/news/2021/04/64026
History from 1970-79
College of Education and Human Development
… University's schools are renamed colleges. The School of Education is renamed the College of Education, with James E. Griggs as its dean. The School of Applied Arts and Sciences is renamed the College of Applied Sciences and …
https://wmich.edu/education/about/1970-79
Volunteer experience feeds student's passion to help others
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… she started volunteering with Meals on Wheels . "One of the seniors I met is completely confined to his bed. The … to his," says Guensche, who graduated in April 2019 with a bachelor's degree in advertising and promotion . "That … class—a requirement for graduates within Haworth College of Business—incorporates service learning, requiring …
https://wmich.edu/news/2019/07/53331
WMU to host 10th International Conference on African Development
Haenicke Institute for Global Education
… the Bernhard Center. This year's conference topic is "State of African Economies in the 21st Century: Critical Issues of Education, Health, Governance, Conflict, and Food and … on Ethiopian economics, politics, education, biological sciences, business, philosophy and engineering. Keynote …
https://wmich.edu/news/2018/08/48263
Western's Graduate College honors Broncos who served in World War II
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… the effort to spruce up a memorial hanging in the lobby of Walwood Hall that recognizes approximately 1,445 … service members in the Western community to do the honors of adding the new stars on Nov. 11. "It just seemed … Carr , professor and chair of the Department of Computer Science, noticed the memorial wall one day last year while …
https://wmich.edu/news/2022/11/69830
Classroom Visits and WMU Geology Tours
CoreKids
… Visits and WMU Geology Tours CoreKids executes its mission of increasing awareness and understanding of the Earth, its processes and its natural resources among … faculty from the Department of Geological and Environmental Sciences at Western Michigan University, as well as research …
https://wmich.edu/corekids/visits-tours
Dr. Beverly Vandiver to be awarded the 2017 Distinguished Career Contribution to Research award from Division 45
Counselor Education and Counseling Psychology
… to Research award from Division 45 Dr. Beverly Vandiver, Professor Counselor Education and Counseling Psychology in the College of Education and Human Development, will be awarded the 2017 … APA recognizes outstanding and unusual contributions to the science and profession of psychology and that an …
https://wmich.edu/cecp/vandiver-division45