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Visiting scholar produces important sustainability and recycling research
College of Engineering and Applied Sciences
… has helped developed a method to achieve savings in terms of energy and cost by reducing the use of raw cellulose to recycled paper. As result of this work, Sonmez’s has had seven research papers …
https://wmich.edu/news/2022/11/69741
A love letter to single parents: WMU alum publishes poetry collection
College of Arts and Sciences
… Michigan University alumnus Dr. Andrew Collard is a man of many titles: parent, teacher and, now, published author. With the release of his book, “Sprawl,” Collard is moving forward in the … adding new titles as he goes. “Sprawl” is a collection of poems about the Detroit area, pointing out particular …
https://wmich.edu/news/2024/01/74346
Author Michael Eric Dyson headlines MLK event
News
… speak this month at Western Michigan University as part of events celebrating the life and work of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Dyson, a professor of sociology at Georgetown University, has been …
https://wmich.edu/news/2012/01/49
WMU preparing Kalamazoo newspaper archive for public use
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… The Kalamazoo Gazette newspaper archive, a compendium of the community in words and pictures that dates back to … 1800s, is being prepared for eventual public access as part of the Western Michigan University Archives and Regional … clippings, photographs, photo negatives and bound volumes of the newspaper as well as digital media. Some of the …
https://wmich.edu/news/2012/07/992
Russian festival to focus on poetry, Pushkin and politics
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… on Russian festival returns Nov. 17. KALAMAZOO—A series of lectures, art demonstrations, poetry readings and fun … activities, and a silent auction. "In addition to a roster of dance, song, and musical instruments, our scholarly … in English who has been involved in the festival for most of its history. The 2012 Russian festival will begin at 9 …
https://wmich.edu/news/2012/11/2766
Experienced administrator, professor to lead Extended University Programs
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… Experienced administrator, professor to lead Extended University Programs Submitted by … Dr. Edwin Martini has been appointed associate provost of Western Michigan University's Extended University Programs. Martini, a professor of history, has served as the interim associate …
https://wmich.edu/news/2019/04/52824
WMU students take third place in national advertising competition
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… Submitted by Samantha Hooker on KALAMAZOO, Mich.— A team of advertising and promotion students from Western Michigan University's Haworth College of Business placed third in its division of the American Advertising Federation's National Student …
https://wmich.edu/news/2021/04/64051
Emeritus pens book about local vintage car museum
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… ago led Dr. David O. Lyon to become addicted to the history of automobiles. After retiring in 1998, the WMU professor emeritus of psychology turned that addiction into a second career as …
https://wmich.edu/news/2012/02/138
WMU service-learning, community work wins national praise
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… has named Western Michigan University to a select list of the nation's colleges and universities that earned a slot … higher education institutions that reflect the values of exemplary community service and achieve meaningful … to WMU, Michigan State University and the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor also were honored. Kalamazoo College …
https://wmich.edu/news/2013/03/5565
Kalamazoo couple supports product design program with $3 million gift
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… Kalamazoo couple with a passion for the arts and a history of executive leadership in the community has given $3 million to support the creation of a new product design and innovation facility at Western … Design and Innovation Institute will combine the resources of WMU's colleges of Fine Arts and Engineering and Applied …
https://wmich.edu/news/2016/12/36937