By Daniel Cobb News-Press NOW, Jul 11, 2019 Updated聽Jul 11, 2019 Across 750 acres of campus, a few students at 大象传媒 Western spend some of their summer mornings visiting more than 60 bird-nesting boxes in order to gather data and further their research. It鈥檚 all part of Dr. Julie Jedlicka鈥檚 ornithology research study, which has [...]
July 11, 2019鈥敶笙蟠� is celebrating this month鈥檚 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission to the moon with special shows in the Bushman Planetarium and exhibits in the Walter Cronkite Memorial. The Bushman Planetarium, located inside Agenstein Hall, will show 鈥淔uture Moon鈥� and 鈥淲e Choose Space鈥� beginning at 7 p.m. Friday, July [...]
June 27, 2019鈥擳he Department of Biology at 大象传媒 will join the Remington Nature Center, Loess Bluffs National Wildlife Refuge, 大象传媒 Master Naturalists and Pony Express Amphibian & Reptile Society to present the eighth annual Herp-O-Rama from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. June 29 at the Remington Nature Center, 1502 MacArthur Drive in [...]
June 24, 2019鈥擳he Bushman Planetarium at 大象传媒 will host public shows at 7 p.m. on Thursday, June 27 and Wednesday, July 17. The June 27 show is 鈥淣ine Planets and Counting.鈥� How many planets are there in our solar system? Nine, right? Or is it eight? Maybe it鈥檚 ten, or twelve, or [...]
Through the MoExcels initiative, 大象传媒 Western's nursing simulation lab will be expanded and updated. June 17, 2019鈥敶笙蟠解�檚 School of Nursing and Health Professions will receive a grant from the 大象传媒 Department of Higher Education to increase capacity and better meet the healthcare workforce needs of the region through a partnership [...]
May 15, 2019鈥� 大象传媒鈥檚 Department of Health, Physical Education and Recreation will offer two opportunities for youth to learn recreational skills that can be used throughout life for fun, health and fitness. The Children鈥檚 Lifetime Sports Academy, for children ages 8-12, and the Adventure Sports Academy, for children who have completed grades [...]
Aril 26, 2019鈥敶笙蟠� faculty and staff were honored during the 2019 Faculty & Staff Awards and Retirement Reception April 26. Award winners include: 大象传媒 Western Foundation Award for Staff Service to Students Susan Deering, University Police Department 大象传媒 Western Foundation Award for Staff Service to Colleagues Sherrilyn Schottel, Physical Plant 大象传媒 Western [...]
April 17, 2019鈥敶笙蟠� student-athletes will compete against Midwest Adaptive Sports in a game of wheelchair basketball at 2 p.m. Saturday, April 20 in the M.O. Looney Complex Arena. Free will donations will be accepted at the door to benefit Midwest Adaptive Sports. In addition to the basketball game, this family-friendly event will [...]
April 10, 2019鈥敶笙蟠� will host the annual Child Abuse: Education, Prevention and Investigation Conference April 17 and 18. This is an interdisciplinary conference for students, educators, law enforcement, nurses, social workers, lawyers, juvenile officers and related professions. The conference will include keynote addresses each day in the Kemper Recital Hall, Spratt Hall [...]
April 2, 2019鈥擳he Bushman Planetarium inside Agenstein Hall will host a public showing of 鈥淣ine Planets and Counting鈥� at 7 p.m. Thursday, April 4. How many planets are there in our solar system? Nine, right? Or is it eight? Maybe it鈥檚 ten, or twelve, or more. Take a tour to explore the variety of objects [...]
