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WMU, community groups developing plan for local waterways

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… Puca on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Western Michigan University is working with community organizations to develop a plan for … watersheds cover a large part of the city of Kalamazoo from downtown west to Oshtemo Township and from Kalamazoo south … County. The current plan outlines a 10-year strategy on how to increase the use of best management practices, such …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/03/45863

‘An exciting time’ for Western students to return, live on campus for 2022-23 academic year

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… connecting to campus and having a deeper understanding of how campus works." Student move in runs Aug. 25-30 ; students can … as the scavenger hunt, Buster’s Block Party and a tour of downtown Kalamazoo. New to Fall Welcome this year is Moving …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/08/68816

WMU to confer 2,700 degrees during spring commencement

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… bachelor's level, 522 at the master's level and 34 at the doctoral level. Schedule 9 a.m.--Ceremony for graduates of … throughout the Kalamazoo area on the Public Media Network (typically Channel 99), a local public access service … optional. For complete graduation information , including how to view the live Webcast or obtain tickets, recordings …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/04/357

Miller Auditorium announces 2012-13 Broadway series

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… box office records. The New York Times hails the new show as "an unquestionably spectacular production from start … The other is beautiful, ambitious and popular. How these two grow to become the Wicked Witch of the West … office records and sold out in record time. Contact: Tonya Durlach April 25, 2012 …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/04/359

WMU to confer some 1,900 degrees during fall commencement

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… master’s level, one at the specialist level and 38 at the doctoral level. Schedule 9 a.m. —Ceremony for graduates of … and throughout the Kalamazoo area on Public Media Network Channel 99, a local public access channel on the … information For complete graduation information, including how to view the live webcast or obtain tickets or student …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/12/3389

WMU biologist helps settle 50-year-old fish evolution debate

College of Arts and Sciences

… at the DNA sequences, the shape of the animals' bodies and done all these analyses,” says Thompson. “They just keep getting different answers depending on how you look at it.”  Thompson sought to finally “nail down” … fishes through genome sequencing. Early classifications suggested that the "bony-tongues" were the oldest group, while …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/12/73661

Approaching graduation with a plan to keep learning

College of Engineering and Applied Sciences

… to stop learning. “Just because I haven’t learned it yet doesn’t mean I don’t want to or won’t seek it out in the future,” he says. … of everything was fascinating,” says McCabe, explaining how he found his major. “Paper mills are very complicated …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/12/66454

WMU 3D printers producing face shields and masks for health care workers

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… printers producing face shields and masks for health care workers Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Learn how WMU faculty and staff are using 3D printers to make face … 70 shields per day,” Ledbetter says. Shield material was donated from Kalamazoo-based company Fabri-Kal , and the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/04/58813

Ethics Center stages original play examining world of academia

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… play explores the decision of a political philosopher to do the "unthinkable" (quit her tenure-track position) and …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/02/30196

Savings add up for students under Libraries' grants for free online textbooks

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… traditional textbooks with these open textbooks. "Not only does adopting OER help students save money, it allows them access … her Introduction to Public Relations class. "As a social worker, I feel I have an ethical obligation to make …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/02/63257