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Top seniors to be honored as 2014 Presidential Scholars

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… senior class of 6,313 students. The Presidential Scholar designation is the highest academic honor that WMU can bestow … to receive the prestigious R. Gene Richter Scholarship for supply chain management students, and an acclaimed operatic … Jacob A. Griffioen of Hartland, Wis. Integrated supply management— Hanna M. Downs of Novi, Mich. Management— …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/03/14262

Recent alumnus pursues passion for geosciences research

College of Arts and Sciences

… his lab at Western. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—From a child growing up in Iraq, interested in geology, science and biology, Dr. … Schlanger Ocean Drilling Fellowship from the U.S. Science Support Program. This highly competitive award funded the … helped me find a job in the oil industry. Although I ended up leaving this industry and decided to go back to graduate …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/09/69146

WMU employees going the distance, can participate in Kalamazoo Marathon at no cost

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… and it needs to be honored by all of us out there to support it,” Western Michigan University Director of … again for the virtual race. Runners can complete their designated race on their own time between May 1 through May … [caption align="right"] [/caption] Four years ago, WMU Occupational Safety and Health Specialist Clara Davis did …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/04/59104

For the birds: Avian adventures at Asylum Lake Preserve

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… sense of peace and also connectedness to something bigger than ourselves.” Asylum Lake Preserve and the adjoining … dawn chorus is just spectacular, right when the sun comes up,” Sblendorio says. Wearing colors that blend with the … visit, Gill and Sblendorio were entertained by a bluebird couple creating a nest in a box built by people for that …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/04/58860

Cold Case Program gains national attention, inspires expansion

College of Arts and Sciences

… motivation and ability to provide much-needed additional support to law enforcement officials, helped to bring closure … calls from all over asking how other schools can set up a similar program," Kuersten says. She's going on the … technology for the College of Arts and Sciences who set up the Cold Case Program's encrypted computer system, is …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/09/68777

College of Health and Human Services offers new, redesigned programs for fall

College of Health and Human Services

… College of Health and Human Services offers new, redesigned programs for fall Submitted by Joel Krauss on … in the college. In the last two years, the Department of Occupational Therapy launched a new Doctor of Occupational … and Human Services is announcing new programs and redesigned certificates that show our commitment to growing and …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/08/68762

Facing the future: Artificial intelligence is evolving at warp speed—but at what cost?

W Magazine

… for centuries. Now artificial intelligence (AI) is opening up a world of possibility that could redefine the future and … new. It's not Alexa telling you the weather or Siri digging up an obscure fact on a celebrity; this technology is … Bill Gates and Elon Musk, are also raising concerns. They signed an open letter in March urging AI developers to hit …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/05/71771

Student helps theater launch program for visually impaired patrons

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… Studies , will perform live audio description for two upcoming performances. "Sometimes you need to know that the … tell you," explains AnnMarie Miller , lighting and sound designer at the Civic. Personal experience WMU student Abby … started looking into audio description services at the suggestion of an audience member. "We had a patron who …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/03/52232

Fulbright specialist envisions more conflict as Arctic ice melts

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… Affairs." KALAMAZOO, Mich.—With melting ice opening up access to new trade routes and natural resources, many … abroad to conduct two- to six-week projects that support the host institution's priorities and goals. … notes that as ice melts, constricted waterways are opened up, creating new and faster trade routes as well as gateways …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/07/47942

Community partnership part of WMUK fundraiser

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… the campaign will raise program funds for WMUK and trigger gifts from the Kalamazoo Community Foundation to Fair … to WMUK and online giving at wmuk.org will play a significant role in helping WMUK raise the funds necessary … online WMUK's web ticker at wmuk.org will feature up-to-date results of the station's fundraising effort now …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/04/14890