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WMU provost again named among top 200 education scholars in the nation

Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs

… at the American Enterprise Institute and a renowned blogger at Education Week, were published in his influential "Rick Hess Straight Up" opinion blog. The rankings are determined by evaluating … metrics that gauge a scholar's impact including their Google Scholar score, mentions in educational media, …

https://wmich.edu/news/2024/01/74507

Professor emeritus and photography department pioneer establishes endowment

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… , on his photographic work, “Night Light: The Aesthetics of Time by Events in Space,” currently on view at the Richmond … Center for Visual Arts. Carney, who almost 50 years ago created and taught WMU’s first photography course, will … of $150,000, Carney has established an endowment fund to support the Gwen Frostic School of Art’s photography program. …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/02/38388

Tobacco whistleblower to speak as part of Ethics Center series

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… pitted an ordinary man against the tobacco industry and dragged two people into the fight of their lives after Wigand's … scientist at Brown & Williamson, Wigand went public with what he knew about the tobacco industry to the FDA, the … Smoke-Free Kids provides scientific and technical input to governmental organizations developing policy or regulating …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/04/22713

Robert I. Sundick obituary

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… of Toronto. No service information is available at this time. …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/09/26541

Award-winning author, food advocate coming to WMU to talk about food

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… writing about food and agriculture in books and as a longtime contributing writer to The New York Times Magazine, will speak at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 6 , … bestsellers "The Omnivore's Dilemma: The Secrets Behind What You Eat," and "In Defense of Food: An Eater's …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/11/19984

NeoVent duo wins innovation prize sponsored by U.S. Patent Office

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… of Kalamazoo, were named winners of the undergraduate gold medal during an event held Nov. 17 at the patent … earned five national innovation prizes, is a respiratory support mechanism designed to treat critically ill infants, … a shortage of teachers there. He has been to Honduras six times in the past five years, where he has driven school …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/11/28697

WMU to be represented in 'Town vs. Gown' poetry reading

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… WMU to be represented in 'Town vs. Gown' poetry reading Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) … and two instructors are slated to take part in a "Town vs. Gown" competitive poetry reading in September. The event is … of English. His books include the poetry collections "What the Earth Taught Us" and "Sonnets: Signs and Portents" …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/09/18690

Internationalize your education in the palm of the mitten

International Student and Scholar Services

… the Bernhard Center. Begin the process of discovery; pick up information, and meet study abroad alumni and … the Bernhard Center. Begin the process of discovery; pick up information, and meet study abroad alumni and …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/11/28100

20 new WMU students win $50,000 Medallion Scholarships

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… The daylong event included essay writing and a group problem-solving activity for the students as well as an … and all of the remaining competitors were offered a one-time Dean's Scholarship worth $3,000. In addition, every … Boileau was captain of the varsity tennis, swimming and golf teams his senior year and participated in tennis, …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/08/1223

Evaluation students finish as runner-ups in national case competition

College of Education and Human Development

… Evaluation students finish as runner-ups in national case competition Submitted by Chris Hybels … students Allison Prieur and Andrea Vernola   were runner-ups as a team at the American Evaluation Association's … and professionally engaged in this world and were motivated going into the competition." As part of the case …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/09/72807