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Facilities Management units recognized for good stewardship

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… Facilities Management units recognized for good stewardship Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on … KALAMAZOO—Western Michigan University has earned two new honors —one at the national level—that recognize its commitment … a national 2012 Effective and Innovative Practices Award for its steam trap management program. The program has …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/08/1239

Gold Company II to perform swing, bossa and samba at spring concert

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… Gold Company II to perform swing, bossa and samba at spring concert Submitted by … songbook, Brazilian bossa and samba, as well as contemporary pop music. For more information about the concert, visit wmich.edu/music …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/04/31507

Constance S. (Waltz) Weaver obituary

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… S. Weaver Dr. Constance S. (Waltz) Weaver , professor emerita of English at Western Michigan University and an … reading education, died July 21 . She was 76. Weaver, of Portage, Michigan, joined WMU's faculty in 1965 and retired … as literacy; grammar instruction; reading and writing theory; learning theory, especially whole language theory; …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/07/48035

Circuits and music: Engineering student creates energy in and out of the classroom

College of Engineering and Applied Sciences

… on Jillian Bright says the number of hands-on and lab opportunities available to Western engineering students allows her to make Western her own. Bright's passions for electrical engineering, service to community with Engineers Without Borders and Bronco Marching Band require her to carefully …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/11/66114

U.C.-Davis prof to focus on economic impact of immigration in Sichel talk

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… Peri KALAMAZOO, Mich.—A scholar from the University of California at Davis will focus on the dollars and cents of … Werner Sichel Lecture Series. Dr. Giovanni Peri , professor and chair in the U.C.-Davis Department of Economics, will … Giovanni Peri In addition to being chair and a professor, Peri is director of the interdisciplinary Migration …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/04/39251

Barbara Jane Miller obituary

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… Jane Miller , Western Michigan University's first lady for 13 years and widow of WMU's third president, died Feb. 14. She was 98. Miller, of Palm Desert, California, was fondly known as Jane or Janie by family and friends. She has been described as a …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/03/38732

Campus Campout to raise funds for Habitat for Humanity

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… Campus Campout to raise funds for Habitat for Humanity Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Members … University's Alpha Tau Omega fraternity will camp out for 48 consecutive hours next week to raise funds for

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/03/38599

Researchers explore human-robot communication with Pepper, a humanoid robot

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… Researchers explore human-robot communication with Pepper, a humanoid robot … its voice, arm and hand gestures, and changes in eye color to express itself. Pepper also carries about a touch … researchers in the WMU School of Communication and co-directors of the Communication and Social Robotics Labs, have been …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/08/42083

Mental Health Week at WMU aims to raise awareness, offer resources

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… Flynn on 10/23/20 Update: Due to inclement weather this morning, the Hike for Mental Health Awareness will not be taking place in … encouraged to take a mindful walk on your own time today or over the weekend and tag @westernmichu and @wmuwsa …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/10/61633

WMU geology efforts lead to national recognition, two publications

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… WMU geology efforts lead to national recognition, two publications … just over 500 such publications in the GSA's 130-year history. Both WMU-related volumes were published in April, making the recognition even more unusual. The two publications each contain multiple …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/05/46965