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Van Buren hosts WMU to celebrate launch of Grow Your Own partnership

College of Education and Human Development

… Van Buren hosts WMU to celebrate launch of Grow Your Own partnership Submitted by Chris Hybels on Dr. Kate … kids, and I wouldn't be able to afford a master's degree with daycare costs but the Grow Your Own program will allow … district employees who attend WMU as a participant of GYO can fast track their bachelor's or master's degree in as …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/06/72044

Libraries awards 10 grants to reduce students' out-of-pocket textbook costs

University Libraries

… benefits." When money is tight, students make choices that can negatively impact their academic success. Florida … learning materials from day one—not just the students that can afford it. Everyone has the resources needed to succeed. … are available online, unlike traditional textbooks which can be updated and reprinted so frequently that older …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/05/68028

Professor's radio show wins award, additional segments to air

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… Joshua Davis. A podcast of the show and more information can be found on the Michigan Radio website . Based on the … to listeners during Michigan Radio's talk show "Stateside with Cynthia Canty." Those 8- to 10-minute segments began in February and …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/05/7190

COVID-19 response grants awarded for innovative research related to pandemic

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… designated for promoting excellence at WMU. A committee within the Office of Research and Innovation selected the … and may provide timely information in the event of significant second or third waves of COVID-19. Development of … response and religion; Drs. Stephen Covell and Diane Riggs Religious organizations have been on the front lines of …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/05/59443

Growing sports network to be focus at next Entrepreneurship Forum

Haworth College of Business

… Hall. The event is free and open to the public and begins with breakfast at 7:30 a.m. Reservations are required and can be made by calling (269) 387-6059 or at … or register at  wmich.edu/business/e-rsvp . To suggest an entrepreneur who should be considered for the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/12/29041

Award-winning short story author next in Gwen Frostic Reading Series

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… Danielle Evans , author of the story collection "Before You Suffocate Your Own Fool Self," will read from her works … "Before You Suffocate Your Own Fool Self" won the PEN American Robert W. Bingham Prize, the Hurston-Wright Award, the … and African American teenagers, women and men struggling to find a place in their families and communities. …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/10/43411

Startup that takes the tangle out of power strips wins WMU’s business pitch competition

Haworth College of Business

… electrical sockets and two for USB connectors. Excess cords can be wrapped around the retraction system and stored within each containment unit until the user is ready to … year featured a high school division for the second time with four students presenting their ideas. 2020 TOP …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/03/58410

Sessions on solar garden project slated for campus community

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… be available to view and those attending will be provided with information to take away. Each session also will … distribution system. Consumer Energy’s electric customers can receive solar energy credits from the program. The … and train emergency first responders in how to deal with solar arrays. Consumers also will provide $55,000 for …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/11/28105

Driven to succeed: Engineering grad found his lane at Western

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… on Nick Durham kneels next to a race car he helped build with Formula SAE. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—The "need for speed" has been with Nick Durham for as long as he can remember. "I've wanted to be an engineer since I was …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/04/63938

Famed composer Legrand awarded WMU honorary degree

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… "bridged the musical styles of European classical, American jazz and popular music." The citation praised Legrand's … event that he was honored to be able to accept the award. "You may call me 'Doctor' from now on," he said. "I'm extremely happy and I will try to go on with my life doing better than I have done so far." …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/05/32194