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University to honor its top four staffers for 2017-18

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… employees—the best of the best. The recipients are Katie DeCamp, Susan Kramer, Jeff Stone and Connie Volenski . … and nearly 40 full-time University staff. She hires and trains the student workers, as well as handles a wide … in many Bronco teams and individuals earning Mid-American Conference and NCCA honors for high grade point …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/09/48805

Honors college home earns LEED silver certification as 'green' building

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… Honors college home earns LEED silver certification as 'green' building Submitted by Anonymous (not … Lee Honors College has been awarded LEED silver certification by the U.S. Green Building Council. LEED—Leadership in … being worked out to begin a graduate class next year that can give students the opportunity to earn LEED …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/09/18608

Empowering Futures takes student support to new levels

W Magazine

… crafted to help farmers in third-world countries cultivate crops more efficiently during his internship at Tillers … opportunities for the program, which focuses on nonprofits, minority-owned businesses, small businesses, startup … been able to host interns in the past because they simply can't afford it." Western is ramping up the impact of its …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/06/71795

Jess Morgan Walker obituary

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… , Western Michigan University professor emeritus of education and professional development, died Aug. 17 . He … joined the WMU faculty in 1965 and retired in 1989 after 24 years of service to the University. Services Services …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/10/49552

Laura G. Manis obituary

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… by Anonymous (not verified) on Laura G. Manis , an associate professor emerita in what had been the University … She was instrumental in establishing the women's studies minor, and had been the program's adviser for many years. … and two manuals and workbooks on assertiveness training. Manis served on the board of directors of the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/03/45875

Paule Miller obituary

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… (not verified) on Paule Miller Paule Miller , associate professor emeritus of languages and linguistics at Western Michigan University, died May 1 in Madison, … Paule Miller A native of France, Miller was a major and minor advisor for her department for many years and wrote …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/05/32193

Researchers discover role Saharan dust plays in hurricane rainfall

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… Researchers discover role Saharan dust plays in hurricane rainfall Submitted by Erin Flynn on An image captured on July 13, 2013, by satellite shows a dust storm blowing off the coast of Africa. … climate." Learn more about Zhu's research in the  July 2024 cover story of the journal Science Advances. For more WMU …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2024/08/researchers-discover-role-saharan-dust-plays-hurricane-rainfall

University's green cleaning efforts recognized nationally

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… University's green cleaning efforts recognized nationally Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Cordless … environment. WMU received a Grand Award in the 2017 American School & University's Green Cleaning Award competition, … and human relations/labor relations managers, and training supervisor. The team works with the Office for …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/05/39972

New open textbooks published by WMU Libraries free for learners worldwide

University Libraries

… textbooks are free to access online for leaners and educators around the world.   KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Western Michigan … over the world." Behr commends the authors for their significant investment in creating the textbooks.  “While the grant … for their efforts, it does not reflect the number of hours that go into developing and writing a complete …

https://wmich.edu/library/news/2025/09/wmu-libraries-publishes-three-open-textbooks

Alumnus Gang Chen is making strides in AI and machine learning

College of Engineering and Applied Sciences

… Submitted by Lindsey Haehnel on Gang Chen  (background created using Adobe Photoshop generative AI) Western Michigan … ways to instruct and teach LLM the reasoning so that it can solve a class of similar problem instead of a particular … can spend billions to secure graphic processing units and train large models; however, no university could do the …

https://wmich.edu/engineer/news/2024/11/gang-chen-making-strides-ai-machine-learning