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Survey shows campus diversity climate viewed as positive overall
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… discuss survey results. KALAMAZOO—An overwhelming majority of the Western Michigan University campus community views … sizeable majority view University leaders as supportive of those values. In addition to overall positive perceptions, the study uncovered areas of concern and a reluctance among some employees and …
https://wmich.edu/news/2013/09/9448
WMU, KVCC partner with StoryCorps to gather veterans' conversations
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… will visit WMU July 16-18. KALAMAZOO—A national nonprofit oral history effort to record the voices of veterans, service members and military families is coming … Thursday, July 16-18 , to preserve and share the stories of Kalamazoo-area citizens. All recording slots for the July …
https://wmich.edu/news/2013/06/7822
New permaculture orchard demonstrates WMU devotion to sustainability
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… campus is being naturally rejuvenated by a nascent grove of nearly 70 fruit trees—apple, peach and plum—and other … WMU’s landscape services team, known for its out-of-the-box campus land-care ideas, envisioned remaking this … spring 2017 a permaculture orchard—perhaps among the first of its kind at a university, according to Nick Gooch , WMU …
https://wmich.edu/news/2018/04/46645
WMU trustees to welcome new members, elect leadership
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… has been canceled due to inclement weather and the closure of the University. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—The swearing in of recently appointed trustees and the election of officers are on the agenda when the Western Michigan …
https://wmich.edu/news/2019/01/51261
Conference on healthcare information technology returns to WMU
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… by Cindy Wagner on Halamka KALAMAZOO—The evolving roles of researchers, practitioners and consumers in electronic health records is the focus of this year's International Conference on Healthcare … at Western Michigan University. Healthcare service professionals, health IT solution providers and health …
https://wmich.edu/news/2013/10/9631
Events throughout community set to honor King
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… Martin Luther King Jr., including a convocation, march, day of service, educational programs and presentations by such … with the Northside Ministerial Alliance and the city of Kalamazoo to memorialize King, beginning Saturday, Jan. … School Students Visitation at WMU. That event is being offered to area high school students and will feature a …
https://wmich.edu/news/2012/01/48
WMU students clean up in Clean Energy Challenge, win $31,000
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… Andrea Lavasseur and Lindsey Truit. KALAMAZOO-- Five teams of Western Michigan University students won more than … the tough schools," says Barcley Johnson, instructor of management and mentor to a number of the student teams. "We competed against teams that were …
https://wmich.edu/news/2012/03/184
WMU EV infrastructure most extensive on campuses nationwide
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… verified) on New 50 kW, grid-tied solar array provides much of the EV charging stations' energy demand. KALAMAZOO--The number of electric vehicle charging stations for area drivers has … to be charged on campus simultaneously --the largest number of charging stations for any college or university campus in …
https://wmich.edu/news/2012/03/191
Investment, pandemic pivot spur success for genomics company
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… due to COVID-19 testing. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—The expansion of COVID-19 testing, while playing a large part in pandemic … growth. It's an accomplishment being celebrated by the Biosciences Research and Commercialization Center (BRCC) of Western Michigan University—a nonprofit that invests in …
https://wmich.edu/news/2021/05/64148
Upton announces VetSuccess program for WMU, KVCC and KCC
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… transitioning to college life will be able to tap an array of new services to help them succeed, thanks to a decision by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs to locate a VetSuccess on Campus program … College to jointly host a VetSuccess on Campus site-- one of only 12 in the nation and the only one in Michigan. The …
https://wmich.edu/news/2012/04/332