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U-M prof to discuss income inequality, taxes during talk

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… Inequality, Progressive Taxation and Tax Expenditures," is free and open to the public. A light lunch reception will … research areas are in public finance, law and economics. Upcoming presentations The theme of this year's Sichel … by the College of Arts and Sciences and the W. E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research. The lectures are …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/10/43410

Skyrocketing drone usage leads WMU to offer consulting service

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… Charles Jay Emerson (left) and Adam Mathews in WMU's W.E. Upjohn Center for the Study of Geographical Change. … as UAV consultants on a contract basis through WMU's W.E. Upjohn Center for the Study of Geographical Change . "We're … operations, governmental agencies—a lot of different groups that need precise data without having to spend a lot of …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/07/54032

Researchers discover role Saharan dust plays in hurricane rainfall

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… rainfall from the Caribbean to the Gulf of Mexico and up the east coast of the U.S.. And the groundbreaking work … model based on 19 years of data measuring hourly observed rainfall from satellites and other environmental variables. The new dust mechanism significantly improved the model prediction performance. "It …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2024/08/researchers-discover-role-saharan-dust-plays-hurricane-rainfall

WMU sales program once again ranked as one of the best in the U.S.

Haworth College of Business

… And the WMU 2022-23 Career Outcomes Report backs this up. According to the report:  98% of sales and business …

https://wmich.edu/business/news/2024/08/sef2024

Western students break down barriers through music with United Sound

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… Jailene Rodas-Sandoval, Alyson Johnson, Bethany Driggers, Cody Gibbs, Destiny Miskey and Sydney Grenier. … ensemble is accustomed to ovations. But on this night, a group of guest musicians from Western Michigan University … the show. "I almost cried at the end; I definitely teared up a little bit," says Taylor Scott , co-president of the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/01/70294

Fort St. Joseph offers lectures and open house

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… open house. The Fort St. Joseph project also will host its free open house from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 5, and …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/06/40535

Date, time set for annual César Chávez march

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… The participants will leave Bronson Park at 10 a.m., march up Academy Street to Monroe Street, then follow West … "The Spirit of César Chávez in American Art." Vargas grew up in Michigan and is an associate professor of art history …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/03/22759

Experience Chinese culture by taking a class this summer

Haenicke Institute for Global Education

… age 55 and older as well as WMU students, while tuition is free for WMU employees. Some courses charge all participants … Confucius Institute at WMU is a nonprofit organization designed to bring an authentic Chinese perspective to WMU and …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/04/39256

Nationally known health law and bioethics scholar to speak at WMed

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… Law, will speak at 6 p.m. Wednesday, March 22 , at the W.E. Upjohn M.D. Campus Auditorium of the WMU Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine. Her free presentation is titled "Does Everyone Have a Duty to …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/03/38662

Keeping Kalamazoo welcoming is subject of town hall

Haenicke Institute for Global Education

… it is part of a campus "You are welcome here" campaign designed to reduce the anxiety many groups in the United States are now feeling. WMU response to … students that if they are feeling anxious, they have free access to trained counselors at WMU's Sindecuse Health …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/02/38220