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Innovative ideas wanted: COVID-19 Response Grant established

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… Endowment, the COVID-19 Response Grant program, designed to support small-scale research projects and creative … surrounding health care community. Applicants can request up to $10,000 for a 12-month project. No extensions will be …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/04/58925

Dining Services expands offerings at Student Center Dining for spring 2024

Dining Services

… for spring 2024 Submitted by Kaitlynn Boot on Classics is upping its game, adding hot lunch to its repertoire. The Garden serves up healthy fare and build-your-own salads. Students can …

https://wmich.edu/news/2024/01/74305

WMU Music Professor Emerita Phyllis Rappeport, 90, passes away

Irving S. Gilmore School of Music

… WMU Music Professor Emerita Phyllis Rappeport, 90, passes away Submitted by David Bernard on Phyllis Joan Rappeport was … During her three Kalamazoo decades Rappeport created a significant artistic footprint in the community. When the … peace concert in 1984 during a period of high tension between the U.S. and Soviet Union. That event brought …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/01/57511

'Dancing in the Streets' comes to Miller Auditorium

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… (not verified) on The show will include hit songs by the Supremes. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—"Dancing in the Streets Motown … Tops, The Temptations, Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye, The Supremes and much more. Tickets "Dancing in the Streets … discount is available to all WMU faculty and staff. Group discounts are available at (269) 387-2312. WMU students …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/03/30898

First draft of strategic plan revision released for public comment

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… it with colleagues and attend one of the many focus groups to be held by units across campus during February. The … document as well as a calendar of the planned focus group meetings will be posted on the strategic planning website … , to provide strategic planning input, or to keep up to date on planning activities and events, contact Jody …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/01/29935

Chinese research grants available to faculty

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… accepted for a research and creative activities grant to support the study of Greater China by Western Michigan … members. The deadline for submitting proposals, valued at up to $3,000 each, is Friday, Feb. 12 . All board-appointed, … to conduct the research overseas. Consumable research supplies. Subject or participant fees. Other direct costs …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/01/29616

Chen awarded third Fulbright award, research to focus on AI and business analytics

Haworth College of Business

… to cultivate opportunities for workforce re-skilling and up-skilling. In his previous Fulbright Specialist award, … he assisted in building faculty expertise, curriculum re-design and collaborative research in business analytics and … based on their knowledge, skill sets and ability to make a significant contribution to projects overseas.  For more WMU …

https://wmich.edu/business/news/2024/09/kaunchin-chen-fulbright-specialist-award

Faculty, grad students travel to Japan to explore pandemic response

College of Arts and Sciences

… study tour of Japan's COVID-19 pandemic response designed primarily for University faculty rather than students. "I’ve always found the study abroad trips with students to be … she gave a talk on Japanese culture that helped the group better understand Japan's pandemic response. The group also …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/12/70129

Three professors lauded as emerging scholars

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… among the rising stars in U.S. higher education. It is designed to celebrate the contributions of faculty who are in … of college teaching nationally and internationally, but the way that it is conceptualized and investigated," wrote the … Chemical Engineers, who noted that she has been able to design nanoscale materials that display important optical, …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/09/1514

WMU research facility assists in rediscovery of rare mineral deposit

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… Currently mined in only three locations in the nation, supplies are dwindling and prices skyrocketing. Now, one of … "It's our responsibility to develop this wisely and in a way that moves Michigan forward," Pagano says. About WMU's … Michigan Geological Survey. The move made WMU Michigan's designated geoscience agency and put responsibility for …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/09/9197