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Cooley Innocence Project director to give Constitution Day lecture at WMU

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… Anonymous (not verified) on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—The director of the Cooley Innocence Project for the Western Michigan … DNA evidence to free people who have been wrongly convicted of crimes. Mitchell-Cichon will discuss the project, how it … of Government and Politics, Department of Political Science and the WMU Cooley Law School. For more information …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/09/27149

Community book read, public discussion takes aim at climate change

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… change Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Copies of Marshall's book will be available for short-term … Library and will focus in part on key themes from one of the most influential books to address climate change, … Dr. Denise Keele , a WMU associate professor of political science and an organizer of the event. "We want to explore …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/03/31054

Institute to honor Lewis Walker at fundraising dinner

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… Michigan University's Walker Institute for the Study of Race and Ethnic Relations and to honor the man after whom … evening will feature a tribute to Dr. Lewis Walker , WMU professor emeritus of sociology, who helped create the … elected to such august bodies as the National Academy of Sciences, American Academy of Arts and Sciences and British …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/02/5051

PRO Services advances endowed professorship campaign for paper program

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… PRO Services advances endowed professorship campaign for paper program Submitted by … an industrywide effort to raise money to fund an endowed professorship in the Western Michigan University Department of … and chair of the former Department of Paper and Printing Science and Engineering. training the next generation So …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/04/31162

Renowned Evaluation Center at WMU receives $4.9 million NSF grant

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… received a five-year, $4.9 million grant from the National Science Foundation to extend and expand its work to support … University's renowned Evaluation Center is tapped by nonprofit organizations, state and federal agencies, and colleges … principal investigator Dr. Lori Wingate , director of research at the Evaluation Center; co-principal …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/02/51701

Informative fundraiser planned for WMU's Kleinstuck Preserve

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… the show are $5 per person. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—The Stewards of Kleinstuck environmental group in Kalamazoo will host the screening of a feature-length documentary film Wednesday, Feb. 17 , as … documentary draws from ancient knowledge and cutting-edge science to explore soil's complexity and mystery. Named a …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/02/30114

WMU received nearly $2 million in externally funded awards in April

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… support came in at $53,700, bringing the grand total of fiscal-year-to-date externally funded awards to … June grants are still to be added before the June 30 end of the year. Notable grants The largest research grant, … associate dean of the College of Engineering and Applied Sciences. Other key members include Dr. Valerian Kwigizile , …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/06/24633

William M. Cremin obituary

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… Dr. William M. Cremin , Western Michigan University professor emeritus of anthropology and a key member of the anthropology … to that, was a high school teacher in Illinois. He earned a bachelor's and master's degree from Northern Illinois …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/12/20677

Educational leadership alum wins grant from the Dominican Republic to analyze cultural identity in visual arts

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… international peers in their works. But can it be forgetful of their cultural identity? This is the question  Dr. Julia … Ph.D.'20, is asking in her new research project, "The use of Arts-based Research methodology in exploring the … by the Dominican Republic's Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Technology's  Fund for the Incentive of

https://wmich.edu/news/2024/01/74388

WMU senior engineering students solve problems facing business, industry and people

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… but with the COVID-19 pandemic forcing the cancelation of large group events, students presented their work online … to solve problems facing business and industry. A list of all the projects, many of which are sponsored by … paper engineering; civil construction engineering; computer science; electrical and computer engineering; engineering …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/04/58984