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Lessons from Terri Schiavo case up for discussion at Ethics Center event

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… will speak at 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 12 , in the Brown and Gold Room of the Bernhard Center. His presentation is titled … and open to the public. About the case, lecture Schiavo was in a persistent vegetative state and her condition set … husband and legal guardian argued that she would not have wanted to live with prolonged artificial life support and …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/04/31508

Award winning U-M professor, author next up in Frostic Reading Series

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… Award winning U-M professor, author next up in Frostic … in the Spring 2016 Gwen Frostic Reading Series. Claire Vaye Watkins is a Guggenheim Fellow and assistant professor in … novel, and she is the author of the books "Battleborn" and "Gold Flame Citrus." "Battleborn" won the Story Prize, the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/02/30054

Chris Young to play show at Miller Auditorium

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… credit, Chris Young has amassed six No. 1 singles, seven Gold/Platinum certifications and performed for audiences … her debut single, "Move On." Dunn has been named "One to Watch" by USA Today. To learn more about Clare Dunn, visit …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/08/26227

WMU to celebrate green buildings with unveiling of LEED designations

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… in Energy and Environmental Design--the national gold standard for the design, construction and operation of … Gibbs House. Originally scheduled for Nov. 18, this event was postponed due to severe weather. For more news, arts and …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/11/20341

Germans and their Nazi past on tap in Ethics Center season opener

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… a doctoral degree from Munich University in 1994, before he was appointed as a research associate at the Academy of … and surveyor for the Austrian National Fund to foster scientific research. In 2009, he won the Karl-Heinz-Pollok-Memorial Award for outstanding post-doctoral thesis. The thesis …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/09/26780

University Theatre presents 'Fish in the Dark'

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… will have to take care of Mom to who will get Dad's Rolex watch. As Norman deals with loss, old acquaintances and … says Director Mark Leirmann . "We laugh because they always say what we really think but never actually say … Larry David's performance, the role of Norman Drexel was played by Seinfeld comedian Jason Alexander. Theatre …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/03/45667

Graduate students honored for research

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… Dr. Katherine Joslin gave lectures that capped the day. Award winners Clara P. Adams , chemistry, "Surface Functionalization of Gold Nanoparticles for Dual Optical and Electrochemical … a Better Understanding of the Structural Controls on Groundwater Flow in the Lucerne Valley, California," sponsor Dr. …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/05/444

New LEED building certifications boost WMU total to seven

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… to use the resources entrusted to us in the most effective ways possible." The six newly certified buildings join the … of Health and Human Services, which earned a LEED-EB gold designation in 2009. That building and WMU's focus on … green design features, including integration into WMU's award-winning stormwater retention system. Also, both Brown …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/02/4731

Two local special education leaders set for Keystone talk

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… The state-of-the-art special education learning facility was the first of two construction projects funded by a $25.4 … facility is the first in the nation to achieve LEED Gold Certification in the schools category. Montgomery … County, from birth to age 26. From 2007 to 2009, Montgomery was director and supervisor of special education for the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/11/3062

WMU exceeds national average in attracting international students

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… 2013 Brazil International Academic Partnership Program. WMU was one of only 14 United States higher education … enroll in a U.S. university through the Brazil Scientific Mobility Program, which provides scholarships for … Republic (61), Spain (61), Italy (56) and China (43). WMU awarded nearly $500,000 in student scholarships for study …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/11/11325