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Human diversity celebrated during International Education Week
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… educational public events, nearly all of them free, have been scheduled on the main campus throughout the week by WMU … student organizations. The 2013 observance at WMU, which is being organized by the International Student Activities … the University's Haenicke Institute for Global Education, begins with the 18th annual Kalamazoo Russian Festival …
https://wmich.edu/news/2013/11/11011
Chemical engineering grad ready to make a splash in sustainability efforts
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… mill in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. "I'm looking forward to being part of PFAS removal from wastewater, nutrient … running thanks to supportive instructors who took lessons beyond textbooks. Sanchez is the Presidential Scholar for … "It was all about giving us real-world problems. Because usually, theoretically, the math works. But …
https://wmich.edu/news/2023/04/71513
Osher Lifelong Learning Institute appoints new director
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… search committee was focused on finding someone who would be able to increase the awareness of OLLI at WMU among both campus stakeholders as well as members of the greater Southwest Michigan Community, and help … had two separate stints as the director for Upward Bound at WMU with time between the two spent as a …
https://wmich.edu/news/2019/04/52789
Business professor earns second prestigious Fulbright award
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… to exchange research experiences and establish partnerships benefiting participants, institutions, and communities both … fellow awardees, some of whom are also recipients of the Nobel Prize, Pulitzer Prize and other prestigious honors," … at the host institution. The immediate impact will be the expansion of faculty interest and proficiency in data …
https://wmich.edu/news/2020/04/58788
From grading to wading, student finds success shifting academic focus to follow passion
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… student leading a wetland research project at WMU, he began his Bronco journey more than a decade ago planning to … in English and theatre design. A few years in, though, he began to realize donning waders and collecting tadpoles was … "I think like a lot of young kids, I had talked about being a marine biologist," he says. "When I was in high …
https://wmich.edu/news/2020/06/60045
WMU students help show go on, virtually, at the Playhouse at White Lake
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… Lake Submitted by Erin Flynn on Caroline Arana and Claire Beaman stand together in front of the Playhouse at White … Mich.—If 2020 were a stage production, COVID-19 would be the villain waiting in the wings. Set on upstaging just … designer, and I do a lot of everything," says Claire Beaman , who has spent time at the Playhouse for the past …
https://wmich.edu/news/2020/07/60339
Western researchers land $2.5M grant to accelerate energy efficiency in autonomous vehicles
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… science, are co-PIs. "I'm excited about this project because it's a fundamentally different approach to achieving … to improve efficiency. They include technology that could be embedded in a roadway or other external source, sensors that …
https://wmich.edu/news/2021/07/64919
Western dance students will take audience on tour of campus with 'In-site/Outside'
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… can expect to see dance in a way they may not have seen before," says Megan Slayter , professor and dance program … lives in the space where it's choreographed—on stairs, behind bushes and in and out of pillars. So, it's really exciting, and it's beautiful to be outside and to walk around and see beautiful …
https://wmich.edu/news/2021/10/65864
IT Lab Manager Racine dies, services planned
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… Technology, managing student computing labs in the Bernhard Center and the University Computing Center. He also … to complete course work and access the Web. Visitation will be held from 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, July 24 , … Homes, Westside Chapel, 3926 South 9th St. Services will be held at the same location at 11 a.m. Saturday . Friends …
https://wmich.edu/news/2015/07/25693
Students, public invited to 2017 Study Abroad Fair
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… overseas learning experience part of a degree program will be conveniently located in one place Wednesday, Sept. 27 , … set for 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. in Sangren Hall. Activities will be taking place on the Sangren Pedestrian Mall by the main … who coordinate programs and courses around the globe. WMU study abroad specialists also will be available to …
https://wmich.edu/news/2017/09/42668