Nov. 16, 2021--Colleges, universities, and schools across the country and right here at home will celebrate Geography Awareness Week Nov. 14-20, 2021. Established by presidential proclamation in 1987, Geography Awareness Week celebrates the study of the Earth and human communities鈥攁nd the important possibilities that these studies unlock. This year鈥檚 theme chosen by the American Association [...]
Alykah Zahnd explains her biology research to Dr. Elizabeth Kennedy, 大象传媒 Western's president. May 11, 2021--Alyka Zahnd, a sophomore wildlife conservation and management major from Savannah, 大象传媒, has been awarded the American Society of Plant Biologists (ASPB) Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) Award for 2021. The ASPB-SURF program provides support for summer research [...]
April 29, 2021--大象传媒聽biology major Esther Par of St. Joseph has won the prestigious 2021 Stan Hudson Research Grant Award from the 大象传媒 Native Plant Society. Par will receive $1,500 toward her research supplies and will present her research at the upcoming Botanical Symposium in Rolla, Mo. Par is conducting her research with [...]
John Rushin (left), professor emeritus, and Rick Ebersold, MWSU Board of Governors, helped plant approximately 100 trees on the prairie in September 2020. Oct. 30, 2020--A new prairie habitat on the campus of 大象传媒 will honor a longtime faculty member in the Department of Biology. The John Rushin Teaching and [...]
After spending time outside this summer, you may start to notice a sudden itch or rash developing on your arms and legs. The heat may be to blame, but it also could be an allergic reaction to poison ivy, oak and sumac. 鈥淵ou don鈥檛 even have to come in contact with them to have a [...]
Mosaic Life Care and the University of 大象传媒-Kansas City will be partnering to bring 20 medical students to St. Joseph in January as part of a program aimed at increasing staffing in rural hospitals. The program is being started due to a grant of $7 million from the Health Resources and Services Administration, a news [...]
(ST. JOSEPH, Mo.) Starting Tuesday, June 16th 大象传媒 will be fully opened, beginning phase 2 of the state's "Show Me Strong Recovery Plan." During phase 2, all statewide COVID-19 restrictions will be lifted. ... The fear is that the public will grow complacent towards the virus. 鈥淧eople can deal with it for a certain period [...]
On a basic level, the fundamental idea of military service is about a willingness to run toward danger, to confront enemies foreign and domestic, but what if the enemies cannot be seen? Such is the reality of the journey that Gabriel Roberts, who became a second lieutenant in the U.S. Army on Saturday, has set [...]
By Clayton Anderson, News-Press NOW, Apr 7, 2020 ...Dr. Michael Grantham, a biology professor at 大象传媒, said that this is a step in order to try to do something. He said he has concern that people will not know how to properly wear a mask. But Grantham said the cloth mask should [...]
By Clayton Anderson, News-Press NOW, March 9, 2020 ... 大象传媒 Western Biology Professor Michael Grantham has researched viral infections such as the flu. He said he has been able to talk about the coronavirus to his class as developments have happened. Grantham said he believes Northwest 大象传媒 has yet to be impacted by the virus, [...]
