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Advisor for start-up businesses to speak at upcoming lecture

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… 2 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 1 , in 2000 Schneider Hall. His talk, "How to Break Into the Social Business Sector: What You Need … development programs and social enterprise start-ups. His work as an advisor and coach to entrepreneurs and social … Rann relocated to Kigali, Rwanda, after spending six years working with a variety of international development …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/09/9355

Battery research project will support company's clean energy plan

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… by Anonymous (not verified) on A banner at the event shows how the facility and its racks of batteries work. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Consumers Energy ushered in a new … could threaten their reliability. "The foundation of all we do at Consumers Energy focuses on our Triple Bottom Line: …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/09/49068

365 days of Dunbar Hall

College of Arts and Sciences

… advanced technology upgrades and dynamic student workspaces.  “Seeing it in full use has been just a tremendous joy,” College of Arts and Sciences Dean Carla Koretsky … ecological health, while an indoor bicycle garage and showers encourage bicycle commuting. Less obvious but equally …

https://wmich.edu/arts-sciences/news/2025/05/cas-magazine-dunbar-hall

Event to focus on prescription drug abuse, disposal

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… Substance Abuse Task Force and WMU Student Substance Abuse Work Group will be providing information about prescription drug abuse in southwest Michigan, how the region's residents can keep their prescriptions safe … friends—or be the cause of accidental poisonings and overdoses. They also note that proper disposal does not involve …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/04/39172

Campus office hours released for holidays

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… represented employees have contractually scheduled regular work days between Thursday, Dec. 22, and Tuesday, Jan. 3 . … closed Dec. 23 through Jan. 2. The pharmacy drive-up window is open for prescription pick-up until 5:30 p.m. on days … Jan. 3. For more information, call (269) 387-7000. Waldo Library  is open reduced hours 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/12/36916

Students study effectiveness of solar panel placement

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… by Deanne Puca on Steven Spannagel operates a scaled-down solar panel to track performance effects of … capturing and storing this information so people can see how much power is being generated and how placement of … Ryan, motioning to a box of rejected design ideas the team worked through until reaching their current design. A former …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/07/53773

WMU researchers hope to revolutionize papermaking with $2.5M grant

College of Engineering and Applied Sciences

… $2.5M grant Submitted by Cindy Wagner on Dr. Mert Atilhan works in his lab in Floyd Hall, home to Western Michigan … has been awarded a $2.5 million U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) grant to reduce the carbon footprint in paper … slow and volatile and streamlined it. “It’s exciting to see how our foundational work on this project has come full …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/10/73114

Navy to new technology: Ricardo Campos is bridging the gap in technology and business

Haworth College of Business

… Navy to new technology: Ricardo Campos is bridging the gap in technology and business … fundamentals of nuclear power and electrical generation. However, I didn’t feel passionate about either of those … through their studies. He says, “Learn how to balance work, life and school. You can still have fun and attend …

https://wmich.edu/business/news/2024/11/computer-information-systemsricardo-campostechnology

Reading, writing and balancing a budget: Financial literacy coming to Michigan school curriculum

W Magazine

… promotes youth financial literacy through summer camps, workshops and other programming. Paying bills, saving money and learning how to stick to a budget are just a few of the skills that … financial literacy can be fun. The center also runs a Dollars and Sense summer camp each year for students in the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/09/69053

University welcomes two explosive-detection K-9s to police force

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… County's first and only explosion-detection canines. The dogs and their handlers, WMU officers Travis Cable and … detection and patrol in mid-January. "It has been a lot of work for the officers, but I think that they both would … Montgomery says. He notes that comfort animals have shown to have amazing psychological effects on people and …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/02/51620