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Students present research at international conference

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… Tindol and Brandon Buxton recently got the rare experience of presenting research at the Conference on Health IT and … collaborated on with Dr. Utkarsh Shrivastava , assistant professor of business information systems. “Both Blake and Brandon …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/01/57402

New fund affiliated with WMU aims to raise $50M to acquire small businesses in West Michigan

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… with ties to Western Michigan University's Haworth College of Business, announced it has launched a $50 million … revenue and transition a new owner-operator into leadership of the company. Managed by Drs. Derrick McIver and Doug … visit WMU News online. Contact: Stacey Anderson August 27, 2020

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/08/60872

Flu shots are available at Sindecuse Health Center

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… by Joe VanDerBos on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—WMU's health center offers seasonal influenza immunizations to full- and … eligible individuals (including dependents 12 and older of full-time employees, retirees and students) beginning … clinics are not yet scheduled for fall semester. Because of COVID-19, demand may be high and a preferred appointment …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/09/61009

"Abandoned" - Anna LeChard

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… abandoned church. A building that is meant for large groups of people is now empty, deteriorating and forgotten. As I … was in the exact place it should be, besides a thick layer of dust and spider webs over everything. It seemed like … covered up. Looking at something abandoned makes me think of what it used to be. We still do not know how long our …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/05/59471

Climate change could make the Great Lakes region unrecognizable

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… few generations. By century's end, he notes, at least half of Michigan's iconic trout, salmon, white pines and sugar maples will probably die off. Meanwhile, the state's infamous lake-effect snow will be rare, making for mostly rainy winters. The professor of biological sciences didn't need to learn about …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/01/51387

WMU student voting rate shows growing civic engagement

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… was compiled in a database that includes nearly half of all U.S. college students as part of the National Study of Learning, Voting and Engagement . NSLVE is the signature …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/11/56808

WMU center established with $6.5M to advance principled leadership and business strategy

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… University has launched a center to advance the principle of mutual benefit in business. Led by two business faculty … new center is founded on the premise that purpose and profit can be powerfully linked through the actions and strategies of leaders. The Center for Principled Leadership and …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/11/56726

New climate and energy advisor develops vision for cleaner, greener Michigan

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… hitting record highs. Wildfires ravaging thousands of acres. The headlines related to climate change are … climate and energy advisor in June. Liesl Clark , director of the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy, calls her a perfect …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/08/54484

Award-winning singer, plane crash survivor to speak on resilience at WMU

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… a teenager when she was involved in a horrific plane crash. Of the 109 people aboard, only two survived. Sustained by her faith, family, and love of music, she has endured more than 100 reconstructive … artist and motivational speaker, advocating for a number of burn survivor organizations. "Her physical, mental and …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/09/55402

First-generation WMU graduate adapts to changing career outlook

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… and operations graduate PLAINFIELD, Ill.—In a time of rushes on toilet paper and concerned shoppers hoarding … keep a grocery store running during a pandemic. At the helm of Meijer’s Plainfield, Ill. location stands Western Michigan University 2020 graduate, Joseph Sánchez . “I feel very fortunate to …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/05/59302