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Anthropology professor emerita honored with lifetime achievement award

College of Arts and Sciences

… professor emerita honored with lifetime achievement award Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on KALAMAZOO, … Award from the International Society for Iranian Studies. The highly distinguished award is presented to someone … of top publications covering a variety of topics such as material culture, women’s lives, children’s culture and …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/08/60832

Bin there, done that — student's research optimizes recycling

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… the best placement of recycling centers to reduce waste. KALAMAZOO, Mich.— Joshua Turske's behavioral analysis … its Rubbermaid Commercial Products brand. "People don't traditionally view psychologists as the ones running these … is the optimum placement of pods? Which type of container material produces the best results?   He and his team of …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/03/52646

WMU charter schools expert to take part in debate to air on public radio

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… schools expert to take part in debate to air on public radio Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Miron … constructive public discourse to today's often biased media landscape. The award-winning debate series reaches over 30 million American …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/02/38426

More than 1,000 staff members respond to HR request for job details

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… responded. "The response from employees campuswide was tremendous," says Jan Van Der Kley , vice president for … valuable and reflective of our campus environment." In addition to the employee job content submissions, supervisors … be submitted has been extended to Thursday, Jan. 15 , and material received by that date also will be forwarded to the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/01/21034

Trustees approve retirements of six faculty, 15 staff members

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… , associate professor of special education and literacy studies, 18 years, effective April 30, 2019 Dr. Christian R. … Center, 26 years, effective Dec. 31, 2013 Cynthia R. Dunnaway , police officer in the Department of Public Safety, … Arthur Hudson , groundskeeper II in Facilities Management-landscape services, 17 years, effective Feb. 28, 2014 Joan …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/04/15541

Three rare campus trees named state champions

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… on Andrew Sawyer, National Big Tree Registry, measures a dwarf hackberry tree. KALAMAZOO—One of Western Michigan … Registry, measured three of the largest dwarf hackberrys discovered so far on campus property. The WMU students and landscape services staff who found the University's dwarf …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/04/14820

Former secretary of commerce to speak at annual conference

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… commerce to speak at annual conference Submitted by Cindy Wagner on Gutierrez KALAMAZOO—Continuing a tradition of bringing top industry leaders to Kalamazoo, the … address industry concerns on the economy, changing retail landscape, the consumer and technology.  Following dinner on …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/03/14087

Annual Bee to bring young geography whizzes to campus

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… 5 , at Western Michigan University's Fetzer Center Kirsch Auditorium for the 2013 Michigan Geographic Bee. Participants … their knowledge of the world and complete to win a trip to Washington, D.C. for the U.S. championship at National … firsthand through up-close encounters with wildlife and the landscape of the Galápagos. Travel for the trip is provided …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/04/6134

Students put their education to work tackling industry projects for WMU’s Senior Engineering Design Conference

College of Engineering and Applied Sciences

… addressing needed improvements for a town’s drinking water system to developing an interactive bike routing app … with their industry sponsor, Chad VanderRoest, senior director of engineering at Bradford White Corporation, to … are grateful for our instructors for providing us with the material required to be successful in this experience, and …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/11/73581

Registration open for spring Chinese culture classes

Haenicke Institute for Global Education

… begin the week of Monday, Jan. 14 . A half-price tuition discount is offered to WMU students and those age 55 and … WMU employees only pay the $25 registration fee plus material fee (if applicable), no other tuition. Full refunds … the Confucius Institute at Western Michigan University was created through a partnership between Western Michigan …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/12/50540