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Engineering students showcase solutions to business and industry problems

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… Engineering and Design  Tuesday, Dec. 6 , at the College of Engineering and Applied Sciences. The event, from  8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. in Floyd … Parkview Campus, is free and open to the public. A total of 121 seniors will present 44 projects they have completed …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/12/36735

Book discussion at WMU precedes visit by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

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… Puca on Kareem Abdul-Jabbar KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Retired professional basketball player Kareem Abdul-Jabbar will visit the campus of Western Michigan University in March, the day after a … Knott and Dr. Paul Clements, WMU professor of political science, the event is a collaboration of University …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/02/38206

Annual International Congress on Medieval Studies to convene virtually

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… together virtually May 9 to 14 for the 57th celebration of the Western Michigan University International Congress on … moved to a virtual format during the past two years because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the event is hosted by Western's … race in literature, using gaming in classrooms, concepts of death and monsters, and restoring medieval art and …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/05/67979

Rita 'Claire' Callan obituary

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… ranks in 1974 and retired in 1992 after nearly 18 years of service to WMU. Her husband, Dr. Edward T. Callan, … in English, preceded her in death in 2011. An associate professor emerita of occupational therapy, she served as chair … Research Hospital from 1955 to 1957. Callan earned a bachelor's degree in occupational therapy from the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/10/42965

Seita Scholars to share stories with Congressional panel

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… will share their stories Monday, July 30, with members of the Congressional Caucus on Foster Youth at an event in … four-city national listening tour, U.S. Rep. Dave Camp of  of Midland, Mich., chairman of the House Committee on … Mich., a junior majoring in social work and behavioral science who plans to attend graduate school. Michael Marotta …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/07/1096

Western receives grant to aid student retention

Merze Tate College

… on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Western Michigan University was one of three Michigan postsecondary institutions selected to … WMU’s Merze Tate College will oversee the implementation of the the John N. Gardner Institute’s Courses and Curricula …    CCUE-targeted courses are from the College of Arts and Sciences, specifically the departments of philosophy and …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/02/70763

Marketing grad finds avenue to follow passion for diabetes advocacy

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… to graduate from Western Michigan University with a bachelor's degree in marketing and a job that will give her the opportunity to save other kids the discomfort of constant needle jabs. Ernst accepted a full-time position … a company that developed a device called Omnipod—a line of tubeless, wearable pod-based insulin management systems. …

https://wmich.edu/news/2024/06/75820

Candidates announced for 2013 Make a Difference annual awards

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… The award committee invites additional comments in support of any of the semi-annual award winners. KALAMAZOO—The Make a … and Literatures Cris Obreiter , Department of Military Science and Leadership Marcy Peake , College of Education …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/04/6857

WMU-led math innovation singled out by NSF for praise

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… Anonymous (not verified) on Hirsch KALAMAZOO—A mathematics software design and development effort based at Western Michigan University and funded by the National Science Foundation is being featured by the NSF as a … by providing ready access to mathematical and statistical software. The Core Math Tools Project involved almost 10 …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/12/3373

Operation Hat Trick scholarship supports veteran's journey at Western

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… the Operation Hat Trick Visible and Invisible Wounds of War Scholarship to senior Liz Powers . A transfer student … Powers is on track to graduate in spring 2025 with a bachelor’s degree in English literature and language. She … knowledge and wisdom any way I can. I intend to be a wealth of knowledge and understanding to any person I may have an …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2024/11/liz-powers-wins-2024-operation-hat-trick-scholarship