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Jean E. Lowrie obituary

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… WMU, the endowed Jean E. Lowrie Children's Literature Fund supports an annual lecture series in the field of school and … who went on to become national librarian of Iceland, summed up Lowrie's career this way: "I doubt that many people are …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/12/20588

WMU awarded $3.7 million for programs in blindness and low vision

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… Orientation and mobility professionals supported by this award will teach safe and efficient travel … percentage of the overall population and require crucial support for education, workforce training and ultimate … the National Eye Institute estimated that there were up to 5 million Americans who were visually impaired and …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/11/20138

New Michigan budget includes $4M for WMU autism initiatives

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… colleges and universities. Developing innovative on-campus support networks for college students on the autism spectrum. … this state, we will no longer have families waiting up to two years to get services." Joining O'Brien for the … and State Rep. Aric Nesbitt , both of Lawton, who supported the funding decision. The new funding is part of …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/06/16702

Professor's documentary to screen at Waterfront Film Festival

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… in video production and post-production. We created a very supportive team. Everyone brought wonderful enthusiasm and … footage. In all, she worked on the project for a year, logging well over 100 hours. "It was really a great … says Masters, who now lives in Saginaw and works as a freelance video editor. "I'm hoping the experience will help …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/06/16566

Southwest Michigan slates Chávez dinner, awards program

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… works at all hours and on weekends making home visits to support as well as recruit migrant families in labor camps. … it, "Our mission is to make America stronger, healthier and freer than when we found her." Betances grew up in the inner city and dropped out of school, yet went on …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/03/14270

WMU wins $500,000 grant to create wide range of autism services

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… Lt. Gov. Brian Calley. Online and on-site training of supervisors for practitioners wishing to become board … certified behavior analysts, whose training requires a supervised training module. By training more supervisors, it is hoped more practitioners will obtain their …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/02/13787

Carls Foundation awards $314,400 to help children hear

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… has given $314,400 to Western Michigan University to support programs designed to help older children with hearing problems. The … hearing screening has reduced the age of identification significantly, not all cases of permanent childhood hearing …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/08/1243

Haworth College of Business alumni recognition program wins award

Haworth College of Business

… 30  program has received the Council for Advancement and Support of Education Gold Award for Best New Alumni Program. … , project leader and editor; Liz Haskin , graphic and web designer; Cindy Wagner , web designer; Ashlie Harper Perry , writer; and Samantha Hooker , …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/12/57002

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

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… thinker who knows how to set objectives that matter, design programs to accomplish those objectives and measure … U.S. Climate Alliance toward the goal of reducing emissions up to 28% by 2050 which aligns with the Paris Agreement—a global climate effort signed by nearly 200 countries. Brown hopes to surpass that …

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

Western engineering alum helps power next frontier of military defense in Space Force

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… the ranks of the United States Space Force —an elite group of military personnel known as guardians working to … forces. After completing officer training, Mostek was assigned to the turbine engine division at the Air Force … doing really, really helps keep morale high and keep you chugging along." As a member of WALI, Mostek designed a system …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/11/66119