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Multimillion-dollar research center addresses construction challenges

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… different loading conditions, including seismic loads. Need for change According to government figures, the construction … director of the Georgeau Center, notes that it's important for this industry to remain competitive, given its huge … Abudayyeh explains. "Engineers and architects have been forced to rethink traditional building codes and …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/07/47955

Montgomery IDs and funds ideas to transform student life at WMU

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… Montgomery IDs and funds ideas to transform student life at WMU Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—A campuswide call for ideas that transform the way Western Michigan University serves students has …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/01/44612

Richmond Center to host anniversary gala

College of Fine Arts

… (not verified) on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—The Richmond Center for Visual Arts will honor its 10-year anniversary with a … art and community support, the event will raise funds for the future of the center’s world-class exhibition … Center for Visual Arts by matching funds from ticket sales and individual donations, up to $10,000. Richmond …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/10/43370

Student organization awarded by world's largest human resources association

Haworth College of Business

… Western Michigan University student chapter of the Society for Excellence in Human Resources has again received recognition from the Society for Human Resource Management. The student organization was awarded the 2016-17 Merit Award designation for providing superior growth and development opportunities …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/06/40499

Humanities speaker series focuses on education in the 21st century

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… will be explored in detail when the University Center for the Humanities stages its 2017-18 speaker series, "The … public school teachers and university professors struggle to define and defend the goals of a liberal education … that can be obtained through intellectual pursuits. His forthcoming book, "The Heart of the Humanities: Reading, …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/09/42622

Annual WMU conference explores transportation systems

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… Mich.—Registration continues through Friday, May 19 , for the fourth annual Summer Conference on Livable … improving the quality of life by advancing more balanced, affordable and environmentally sustainable transportation … and is hosted by the Transportation Research Center for Livable Communities, a Tier 1 University Transportation …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/05/39730

Students, researchers dig deeper into history of Fort St. Joseph

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… Students, researchers dig deeper into history of Fort St. Joseph Submitted by Erin Flynn on NILES, … anthropology professor and principal investigator of the Fort St. Joseph Archaeological Project . Believed to be the … Just this year, they made their largest discovery yet—digging underneath the town's old dump. WMU student Heidi …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/08/54551

Public career fairs bringing hundreds of employers to WMU

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… It was created due to the high demand for workers with a background in these specialized fields. … or (269) 387-2745. The STEM Fair has been scheduled for 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 7 , in the Bernhard … or (269) 387-2729. Marketing, Food/Sales Marketing Career Night will take place from 5 to …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/01/44780

Professor transforming aviation education using augmented reality

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… Professor transforming aviation education using augmented reality Submitted … Michigan University, has teamed up with Microsoft to transform aviation training through the use of Microsoft's … computer. Brown, who is recognized internationally for her use of technology in aviation education, has been …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/01/45008

Student Recreation Center to offer high-intensity F45 circuit training

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… a converted racquetball court beginning Sept. 5. F45 stands for "functional 45," and offers a functional training … wall, providing an organized, station-by-station diagram for the workout. A small group works together at each … experience that is fun, fast and gets results." Try it for free Free classes will be offered  Sept. 5-17 to anyone …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/08/41489