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Grants to WMU exceed $24 million for the year

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… $4.2 million in May and June, pushing the year-end total of grants received for the 2012-13 fiscal year past the … research awards included a new, previously announced grant of $387,483 from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to … A second new research grant of $303,000 from the National Science Foundation was awarded to Dr. Sharon Gill , …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/07/8304

Grants to WMU top $15 million for fiscal year

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… at their Feb. 29 meeting. Since the July 1, 2011, start of the fiscal year, the University has received grants … totaling nearly $2 million and accounting for 54 percent of the three-month total. November grants came in just below … grants included a new award of $264,177 from the National Science Foundation to Dr. Todd J. Barkman, associate …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/03/230

Students try their skills at aviation and engineering

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… May 19, at the Western Michigan University College of Aviation in Battle Creek, Mich. WMU aeronautical … concrete canoe. Sponsored by WMU and the Organization of Black Aerospace Professionals, the event is designed to encourage young people to prepare for careers in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/05/552

Expert on campaigns to deliver Clark Lecture at WMU

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… the Western Michigan University campus this week as part of the Samuel I. Clark Lecture Series. Dr. Daron R. Shaw , professor of government at the University of Texas at Austin, … elections. Shaw has published articles in leading political science journals and has worked as a survey research analyst …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/10/27857

International health care experiences put nursing grad on path to career success

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… spring 2020,  Emily Bosak was a  high school graduate full of promise , headed to Western Michigan University with her … during  fall commencement on  Saturday, Dec. 14 , with bachelor's degrees in nursing and Spanish and a minor in biological sciences. She's already started to put her two degrees to …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2024/12/nursing-graduate-2024-commencement-emily-bosak-career-success

Recent graduate pursues dream to ignite students' passion for learning and discovery

College of Arts and Sciences

… started his undergrad program at the University of Puerto Rico at Cayey, he was sure he was on a path to … a chance encounter with a Western Michigan University professor would change that trajectory.  In 2012, … Dr. John Spitsbergen , a Western professor of biological sciences who was on a trip to Puerto Rico to deliver a talk. …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/09/69137

Two professors to be honored with Distinguished Teaching Awards

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… Two professors to be honored with Distinguished Teaching Awards … of Colorado and University of Victoria, respectively, and a bachelor’s degree in public affairs and speech … he was a visiting professor at the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China. His dedication to teaching …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/09/54905

Celebrate summer 2023 graduates June 24 as Western confers more than 1,100 degrees

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… University will grant students nearly 800 degrees at the bachelor's level, more than 340 at the master's level and … hail from 29 countries and will participate in one of two programs beginning at 9 a.m. EST at Miller … Business and Merze Tate College Noon —College of Arts and Sciences, College of Aviation, College of Engineering and …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/06/71858

Emerita receives national honor for children's theatre work

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… (not verified) on Heinig KALAMAZOO—Dr. Ruth Beall Heinig, professor emerita of communication at Western Michigan University, is among … Tales"), and Creative Drama Award in 1992. Heinig earned a bachelor's degree from Valparaiso University, and master's …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/10/1884

Western to confer more than 1,400 degrees during in-person, virtual commencement ceremonies

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… Michigan University will grant 1,064 degrees at the bachelor's level, 281 at the master's level and 69 at the … Saturday, Dec. 18 . Graduates will participate in one of three programs beginning at 9 a.m. Eastern Standard Time … (EST) at Miller Auditorium. 9 a.m. —College of Arts and Sciences, College of Aviation and Merze Tate College Noon …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/12/66338