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WMU part of $2.3 million program to boost diversity in economics
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… on KALAMAZOO, Mich.--Economists base much of their work on the belief that equal opportunity is vital to how … students substantial preparation for high-level graduate work in economics and related fields. "The AEA summer … around the country and gives them the opportunity to network with one another," says WMU doctoral student Chikezie …
https://wmich.edu/news/2019/06/53730
National Guardsman, a WMU alum, helps lead effort to feed thousands of Michigan families
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… Davidson. His team from the 1433rd Engineer Company began work at the Feeding America West Michigan Food Bank in … at WMU, which also was the best in the state. It just worked out.” While participating in the ROTC program, … Guard is you have people from all walks of life that work in (industries like) manufacturing or engineering or …
https://wmich.edu/news/2020/05/59294
Freshwater studies graduate already making a splash in his field
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… diver for the Higgins Lake Foundation the past five years. Working on a diver-assisted suction harvester, or D.A.S.H. … cut out the sunlight to everything beneath it." His work with the D.A.S.H. boat in Higgins Lake is a test case … a typical college experience, the versatility of his coursework and commitment of faculty ensured Bolzman never felt …
https://wmich.edu/news/2020/06/60101
Focus, dedication pay dividends as working mom rises to top of data science program
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… Focus, dedication pay dividends as working mom rises to top of data science program Submitted by Erin Flynn on Lingxiao Sun, right, works at home next to her son. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Learning a … than other students (while taking care of a child and also working), but I believe if you work very effectively and …
https://wmich.edu/news/2020/12/62546
Concert to feature multimedia, electroacoustic compositions
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… by Anonymous (not verified) on The concert will feature works by faculty as well as a composition student. … Michigan University composition faculty will present their works at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 25 , in the Dalton … feature a wide variety of multimedia and electroacoustic works. Christopher Biggs' piece "Decoherence" for trumpet, …
https://wmich.edu/news/2015/03/22514
Frostic Reading Series teams with Theatre Kalamazoo for play festival
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… at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 30, with a new piece of her work. A reception for the public will follow the reading of her play. She also will conduct a free workshop for local playwrights being featured in the … the New Play Festival, the event has grown to include new works by Kalamazoo County playwrights, as well as those by …
https://wmich.edu/news/2015/01/21222
WMU instructor's book wins 2014 USA Best Book Award
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… in numerous journals and anthologies. Her multilingual work has appeared in more than 40 journals and 15 … published in 2012. For more information on Habra and her work, visit hedyhabra.com . For more news, arts and events, …
https://wmich.edu/news/2014/12/20390
ISM students win first place at international case competition
Haworth College of Business
… management faculty are all very proud of the students' hard work and success." The winning team Integrated supply … The team leveraged integrated supply management coursework and individual experience from internships in the … from suppliers and creative logistics solutions. “Our team worked very hard,” says Hayward. “We put in more than 100 …
https://wmich.edu/news/2018/11/50161
WMU Music Professor Emerita Phyllis Rappeport, 90, passes away
Irving S. Gilmore School of Music
… to the Kalamazoo area. Among her prized achievements was working with Kalamazoo violinist Barry Ross to organize a … for a national organization known as the Physicians for Social Responsibility. More recently, after Kalamazoo’s …
https://wmich.edu/news/2020/01/57511
From childhood poems to literary Alaska: An alumna's journey to authorship
College of Arts and Sciences
… her Ph.D. in creative writing. Melinda Moustakis Her work has attracted numerous accolades including the Flannery … and the application was still open. I ended up getting to work with the brilliant writer Jaimy Gordon , who was … creative writing blossomed during her time at Western while working on her dissertation, which eventually became the …
https://wmich.edu/news/2023/12/73670