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Native seed project helps WMU get back to its roots

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… sustainability efforts. "Since I've been here, I've opened up the greenhouse to members of the Landscape Services staff … and fall kale seen around campus. Overall, he says, it supplies hundreds of these non-native plants for campus … for the office's student research projects as well as to supplement WMU's student food pantry. In addition, the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/09/54808

Two student entrepreneurs receive awards for innovation

Haworth College of Business

… with the current process," explains Vaughn. SnapDuct's coupling attachment has the possibility of cutting installation time in half, or better. Vaughn grew up learning the ropes at his father's HVAC company and … engineering resources to further product development and designs. We plan to identify potential customers by attending …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/05/53252

Love on the ice: A Lawson romance comes full circle

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… her team was practicing. "I honestly just thought Doug was super cute when I saw him at the rink! I remember telling … Ohio, where Doug works for Post Consumer Brands, the couple is already looking forward to trips back to Western … to him carrying on the Western tradition. "Western set me up for success in a lot of ways," says Emily, who worked the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/02/63180

Safety communication options grow out of committee appointed by Dunn

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… in Kalamazoo on a single evening last February. The group worked to examine existing communication tools and … members from the threats they might face as as they move freely around neighboring communities and through different … events that could become part of the new Twitter account designed to "push" an advisory safety message about off-campus …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/01/37740

Grant puts rare Latin manuscript into WMU's collection

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… into the body and blood of Christ. Teaching and research significance Purchased using both endowed funds for the rare … our ability to serve the communities interested in this significant work." Steuer says the new manuscript will … as a tool for individual study, rather than the kind of group use that was the purpose of some larger medieval …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/11/36070

Education researcher to be honored as WMU emerging scholar

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… among the rising stars in U.S. higher education. It is designed to celebrate the contributions of faculty who are in … trove of large-scale data sets, analyze them and come up with ways to inform the design of large evaluations of teacher development …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/09/35309

WMU inventors win $10,000 Brian Patrick Thomas Award

Haworth College of Business

… $10,000 award for their invention, NeoVent, a respiratory support device designed to treat critically ill infants in developing … This is the inaugural award. This past year has been one of significant activity for John and Barnett, as they have …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/07/25223

Math and science experts chosen for teaching fellowship program

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… rural schools. KALAMAZOO—The third class of the W.K. Kellogg Foundation's Woodrow Wilson Michigan Teaching Fellows , … to Western Michigan University to be part of a program designed to provide Michigan's high-need urban and rural … schools. The newly selected 2013 class is the third group of fellows named in Michigan since the program was …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/07/8125

Early childhood educator appointed board president of Kalamazoo County Ready 4s

College of Education and Human Development

… professional development, tuition assistance and family support.  "It's a mission that I believe in so deeply about … the trajectory of a child's life that I just want to support it in anyway I can," says Nelson. "And if I'm asked … as the new board president."    Program Benefits The biggest benefit of the program for most families is the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/07/72088

WMU wins $779,072 grant, partners with Oxford in Web project

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… People involved in the project have referred to it as "uploading Tim's brain." "There are some issues that are … and more available to people?'" McGrew was among a group of researchers summoned to Oxford a little more than a … a sabbatical until now. It is hoped the database will be up and running in time for McGrew to use it as a tool in a …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/09/18700