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Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at WMU gets $1 million endowment

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… by Anonymous (not verified) on From left: Shirley Swanson, Bernard Osher and Dawn Gaymer KALAMAZOO, Mich.—The Bernard Osher Foundation has awarded the Osher Lifelong … and the arts. The lifelong learning programs it supports can be found in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/11/28679

Campus Classic 5K has new course and start times

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… front of the Student Recreation Center. Participants will be timed using Chrondtract B-Tag disposable chips already … Michigan Avenue from the Student Recreation Center will be available before the race and ending at 11:30 a.m. Those wanting to …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/09/1825

Updated WMU apps for Android and iPhone released

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… for iPhone, iPod Touch and other Apple mobile devices. You can access the iTunes store and App Store through your … science majors and released in May 2011. Then-seniors Ryan Berry, Kyle Falkenstein and Matthew Rodgers developed the … for release later this spring. "WMU Mobile has a number of distinctive features," said Dr. Keith Hearit, vice …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/02/161

Journalism professor's book examines reporter bias

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… book written by a Western Michigan University faculty member. Dr. Sue Ellen Christian, WMU associate professor of … more pervasive set of internal biases and flaws in thinking can lead to unintentional inaccuracies and distortions in … of Intergroup Relations. Christian produced "The Story Behind the Story," a video and CD-ROM emphasizing diversity …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/05/652

Graduate students honored for research poster demonstrations

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… "GDNF's Expression in Slow- and Fast-twitch Muscle Fibers are Dependent on Exercise Intensity" Abdul Wahed Mohammed and Rusthi Mohamed Ibralebbe , civil and construction engineering, "Greening … ; paper engineering, chemical engineering and imaging; "Can Coating Composition Influence Inflection in Quickset Ink …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/04/6808

Staff member recognized for leadership

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… Staff member recognized for leadership Submitted by Deanne Puca on … as well as advocating for WMU's Latinx students so they can succeed in college. Under her leadership, WMU has … $2 million in 2017. El Concilio, formerly the Hispanic American Council, is a nonprofit, community-focused organization …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/10/49698

Annual Food Marketing Conference to draw hundreds to Grand Rapids

Haworth College of Business

… facets of our industry, all of which highlight the significant transformation, challenges and opportunities we face." … from Amazon Prime, Shoprite, Smucker's, Meijer, the Kellogg Co. and Kroger. Bill McDermott , CEO of SAP and best-selling author, will draw on his own experiences with …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/03/52391

German professor to discuss Mohammed caricatures in upcoming talk

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… of Passau, will speak at 4 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 16, in 211 Bernhard Center. His presentation, titled "Pictures Travel, … the coverage of the controversy by different global media can be seen as a textbook example of both the international … "A Fragile Trust," about the Jayson Blair plagiarism scandal at the New York Times, 6 p.m., 3025 Brown Hall. …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/09/18463

Some campus services on reduced hours during spring recess 2023

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… campus services at Western Michigan University will be on reduced hours during spring recess, which begins Monday, March 6 , and continues through Friday, March … make sure a particular office is open. Daylight saving time begins Sunday, March 12 ; classes resume beginning at 8 a.m. …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/02/70878

Pivot from final exams leads to increase in organizational change leadership research

College of Education and Human Development

… change leadership research Submitted by Chris Hybels on Dr. David Szabla KALAMAZOO, Mich.—"The biggest benefit I get out of presenting at a conference is … scholars are working on and checking how my own work fits into the broader scholarship in the field," says Western …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/10/73220