Two Ferris history professors and a former United States Marine gave an updated panel on the war in Ukraine with expertise, heart and humor last Tuesday. Part of the “Passion […]
The world at large
Clarifying Gov. Whitmer’s expansion of birth control access
On Sept. 19th, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer released a statement publicizing pharmacists’ ability to prescribe self-administered, hormonal birth control. While this is not new, Whitmer aims to expand access to birth […]
Sending in the Marine
Of one mind The Busch family household became its own hub of democracy in late February, as a mother, father and their two daughters voted to “send in the Marine.” […]
The people behind the panel
Two historians, a Russian professor living abroad and a U.S. Marine Corps Reserve Officer quarantining in Poland joined forces to offer context and reason to an eager Zoom audience following […]
COVID-19 Q&A with Dr. Klepser
Dr. Michael Klepser is a pharmacy professor at Ferris who specializes in infectious diseases and point of care diagnostics. He has been staying up to date on all pandemic related […]
The future of tenure at Ferris
Over the past 18 years, the number of tenured faculty members at Ferris has dropped by roughly 18%. This reflects the nationwide downward-trend of the 21st century. Data from the American […]
Facebook’s bad week
Time is money Social media users were unable to access websites owned by Facebook for over six hours in the Oct. 4 outage. This cut off both social and professional communication within the […]
Ferris rewards vaccinated students
In light of the FDA’s approval of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine, Ferris State University is randomly selecting names of vaccinated students for cash, daily and weekly prize drawings. #VaxUp and cash in is […]
Contextualizing the Johnson and Johnson vaccine pause
In response to the Michigan Department of Health and Hu- man Services’ recommendation, Ferris will not be distributing the Johnson and Johnson COVID-19 vaccine until further notice. A message sent […]
Flavored vapes banned
The Michigan State Health Department has issued a state of emergency rule, banning flavored e-cigarette sales after being directed by Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer.