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WMU announces new class of Experience-Driven Learning Venture Grant recipients
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… for a global company to testing propulsion systems with NASA scientists and working alongside Michigan State … sound design practices, launching them into their careers with a portfolio of professional-quality examples of their … spiders The world needs more water spiders—and Western can help. While the notion might spark arachnophobia in …
https://wmich.edu/news/news/2025/05/experience-driven-learning-venture-grants-2025-announcement
Summer camp opportunities abound at WMU
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… underway for many camps at Western Michigan University for young people this summer. The following is a partial list of … listed by date and camp topic. A listing of all camps, with new listings added as information becomes available, can be found here . Summer 2014 camps at WMU Various dates …
https://wmich.edu/news/2014/03/14527
Washington Monthly lauds WMU as one of nation's best values
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… the magazine has run a list of top colleges that "promote upward social mobility, research and public service." After … happen every day that an administration does exactly what you want," Editor-in-Chief Paul Glastris told the Washington …
https://wmich.edu/news/2013/08/8977
Germans and their Nazi past on tap in Ethics Center season opener
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… give a brief review of the most important stages of dealing with the Nazi past in Germany and Munich since 1945, sketch … habilitation, the highest academic qualification a scholar can achieve by his or her own pursuit in many countries in … Bernhard Center, "Sources of Ethical Commitment: Finding Your Ground for Finding Your Way." Dec. 4 : Helen Frowe, …
https://wmich.edu/news/2015/09/26780
Revising approaches to reduce vehicle accidents
College of Engineering and Applied Sciences
… Masterson, Dr. Zachary Asher and Eugene Tye. Students with disabilities shuttle Putting its Chip-Enabled Raised … on campuses and similar locations. As the name suggests, Revision Autonomy is committed to change. … fully autonomous vehicles, once developed, will significantly reduce accidents,” says Dr. Zachary Asher , …
https://wmich.edu/engineer/news/2024/11/revising-approaches-reduce-vehicle-accidents
Fifty years of working at WMU evokes brown, 'golden' memories
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… worked for every dean in the college of business, starting with Dr. Schneider. I've seen a lot of changes, but the most … back then, so I didn't have my boots, which is why you'll always see a pair in my car from Oct. 1 until May 1." … dean until 1992. Under her 13-year tenure, WMU significantly expanded its doctoral degree programs as well as …
https://wmich.edu/news/2014/09/18609
University's geospatial sciences designation to be touted at open house
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… will celebrate its recent designation as one of 25 American institutions newly named a Center for Academic … each other's efforts in building long-term partnerships with America's academic community. The goal is to build, … Academic Excellence status, NGA and USGS assess each applicant's GS curricula, research and development, faculty and …
https://wmich.edu/news/2017/10/43392
Community, campus programs to honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
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… honoring slain civil rights icon Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. with events planned in January on campus and across the … presiding prelate of the Fourth Episcopal District, African Methodist Episcopal Church and president of the AMEC … about her work to turn grief into advocacy for empowering youth. Saturday, March 18 Emerging HOPE Family Strengthening …
https://wmich.edu/news/2016/12/36802
Native American Heritage Month 2024 recognized on Western's campus through variety of events
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… Native American Heritage Month 2024 recognized on Western's campus … at Western Michigan University throughout Native American Heritage Month . Observed nationally in November, Native … emerging research that pairs tree-ring-based fire history with Indigenous knowledge related to the evolution of Great …
https://wmich.edu/news/news/2024/11/native-american-heritage-month-2024-events-planned
WMU congress puts focus of world's medieval scholars on Kalamazoo
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… of many topics that have a contemporary ring to them can be found at the International Congress on Medieval … of the Middle Ages--many ancient peoples had to wrestle with these issues—but medievalists in all disciplines today … of the Middle Ages and ranks among the top 10 North American institutes, centers and programs that focus on medieval …
https://wmich.edu/news/2017/05/39837