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The world at large

‘Passion for the Past’ returns to Ukraine

News, The world at large December 7, 2022December 6, 2022 Nolan Harris 0 Comments

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 […]

Clarifying Gov. Whitmer’s expansion of birth control access

News, Politics, The world at large October 5, 2022October 6, 2022 Jessica Oakes 0 Comments

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 […]

Letter-sized paper affixed to a pole displaying Russian President Vladimir Putin as a clown with the caption "Russian clown" in Ukrainian.

Sending in the Marine

News, The world at large, Top Stories April 20, 2022April 19, 2022 Jessica Oakes 0 Comments

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

News, The world at large, University News March 29, 2022March 30, 2022 Jessica Oakes 0 Comments

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 […]

Dr. Klepser

COVID-19 Q&A with Dr. Klepser

News, The world at large February 16, 2022February 16, 2022 Rebecca Vanderkooi 0 Comments

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

News, The world at large, Top Stories, University News November 16, 2021 Jessica Oakes 0 Comments

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

News, Politics, The world at large, Top Stories October 20, 2021October 19, 2021 Jessica Oakes 0 Comments

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 

News, Student Life, The world at large, University News September 8, 2021 Jessica Oakes 0 Comments

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

News, The world at large, Top Stories, University News April 21, 2021April 21, 2021 Jessica Oakes 0 Comments

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

News, The world at large, Top Stories September 12, 2019 Trenton Carlson 0 Comments

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.

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