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… WMU Libraries publishes two new open textbooks Submitted by Sara Volmering on Kalamazoo, Mich.—Western Michigan University Libraries is thrilled to announce the publication of two new open … and remix. Although all three authors have previously published books through traditional publishers, these titles are …

… College of Business. Ben Gott, founder of Boxed Water is Better, will speak at 8 a.m. Friday, Nov. 11 , in … architecture and design. He has since developed a somewhat avant-garde focus on entrepreneurship that led him to … or register at  wmich.edu/business/e-rsvp . To suggest an entrepreneur who should be considered for the …

… in the reporting of global warming will be examined later this month when a New York Times reporter speaks at Western … obviously more correct. Chang believes the actual goals of what can be conveyed in the space of a newspaper … environmental and social climates are changing and what the earth's inhabitants need to know and do about it. …

… 20 years of service to the University. At the time of his retirement, he was manager of trade services in what is now Facilities Management-maintenance services . Born in …

… English department faculty, students help Kalamazoo high school … the Kalamazoo Community Foundation. Photo credit: Jake Waggoner and the Kalamazoo Promise KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Department … their scholarship essays, beginning with a discussion about what constitutes a good essay. During the dedicated …

… Mich.—Western Michigan University's Dr. Lusike Mukhongo is redefining service-learning through her film and media … learning, Mukhongo encourages students to be mindful of what filmmakers extract from communities and challenges them … long time, thinking about service-learning, I thought, 'What do students get out of it?' It was always very …

… by climate change, and they're impacting vulnerable and historically marginalized communities at higher rates than … for K-12 curriculum related to environmental justice. "What these lesson plans hope to do is engage students who … justice concepts and literacy," she says. "Things like, what is environmental justice? Why is environmental justice …

… Kaczmarek KALAMAZOO, Mich.— Western Michigan University is leading efforts at multiple universities to better … which is a calcium-magnesium, carbonate mineral common in what’s called the "rock record."  The team led by Kaczmarek … studied the "dolomite problem" exhaustively to determine what conditions in the past were favorable to create the …

… at the Richmond Institute for Design and Innovation (RID+I) is blurring the line between education and entrepreneurship. … the program, is developing a wearable translation device. What began as a single earbud with a camera has evolved … earbud system. "This class has helped us see more in depth what it's like to work in a corporate setting and understand …

… the financial part of it and probability and statistics just really stuck with me," she says.  Now, three … Her success is built on multiple opportunities to put what she learned in the classroom into practice, and she … Haas says. "It was great to come in with our ideas, what we know can be feasible, and get their input on how to …