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New climate and energy advisor develops vision for cleaner, greener Michigan

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… hitting record highs. Wildfires ravaging thousands of acres. The headlines related to climate change are … climate and energy advisor in June. Liesl Clark , director of the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy, calls her a perfect …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/08/54484

Award-winning singer, plane crash survivor to speak on resilience at WMU

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… a teenager when she was involved in a horrific plane crash. Of the 109 people aboard, only two survived. Sustained by her faith, family, and love of music, she has endured more than 100 reconstructive … Student Affairs , Lee Honors College , College of Arts and Sciences , Office of Diversity and Inclusion , and Center …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/09/55402

James W. Dempsey obituary

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…   Jim Dempsey James "Jim" W. Dempsey , emeritus coordinator of transfer relations and a former acting director of the Office of Admissions at Western Michigan University, … continuing commitment to Phi Theta Kappa. Dempsey earned a bachelor's degree in history as well as in divinity from …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/11/28449

Trustees update graduate residency policy, change nonresident graduate tuition structure and rates

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… meeting on Nov. 6 , the Western Michigan University Board of Trustees adopted a simplified nonresident graduate … retain the residency status that was determined at the time of their admission, mirroring the residency procedure for undergraduates. Additionally, with the onset of summer II next year, the nonresident graduate student …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/11/57018

Autonomous vehicle research rolling onto WMU campus

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… tested on the WMU campus. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Transportation of the future has arrived on the Western Michigan University … campus. Research involving an autonomous electric shuttle officially kicked off Thursday, Sept. 19 . The $2.1 million project, funded …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/09/55431

Associate dean appointed for Extended University Programs

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… experienced administrator has been appointed associate dean of Western Michigan University's Extended University … to 2012 and as associate dean of the College of Arts and Sciences from 2012 until January of this year, when he … impact of U.S. military bases. Martini earned a bachelor's degree in American studies from Pitzer College in …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/07/25570

Collaboration, teamwork lead to sharp increase in grants to WMU

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… Western Michigan University. Externally funded awards, much of them for research, pushed the grant total for the 2014-15 fiscal year past $35 million, an increase of nearly $8 million over the previous year. The grant total … WMU's Department of Physics and its Mallinson Institute for Science Education, is meant to create and validate through …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/11/28716

Houshyar shares engineering expertise in Uzbekistan as Fulbright Specialist

College of Engineering and Applied Sciences

… Azim Houshyar KALAMAZOO, Mich.— Dr. Azim Houshyar , chair of Western Michigan University’s Department of Industrial and Entrepreneurial Engineering and … International Journal of Engineering Research and General Science. About the Fulbright Program The Fulbright Program …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/05/71764

WMU awards recognize diversity and inclusion efforts

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… diversity and inclusion by honoring three recipients of Excellence in Diversity Awards during a ceremony at … the Adrian Trimpe Building. Dr. Kirsty Eisenhart , director of developmental math in the Department of Mathematics; the Graduate College , and the Committee for …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/05/53530

A catalyst for environmental justice

W Magazine

… advocates say it's time to acknowledge the lasting effects of historically racist policies. For example, a recent study published in the journal Environmental Science and Technology Letters found Black and Latinx … issues," she remembers, "they would say, 'We're a part of a community that may be impacted negatively by pollution' …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/05/68145