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Grants to WMU exceed $24 million for the year

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… $4.2 million in May and June, pushing the year-end total of grants received for the 2012-13 fiscal year past the … research awards included a new, previously announced grant of $387,483 from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to Dr. Steven Bertman , professor of chemistry, to conduct a research effort aimed at …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/07/8304

Broncos gather near and far to experience total solar eclipse

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… to view the eclipse. Students enjoyed the community aspect of viewing the eclipse together. Lee Honors College held a viewing party. The Department of Physics set up telescopes for close-up viewing of the eclipse. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Saxophone solos silenced. …

https://wmich.edu/news/2024/04/75385

Western's Racial Justice Advisory Committee will update campus on progress

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… have done, and I am amazed," McCorkle says. "There are lots of people right now talking about anti-racism, being … impactful change, identifying systemic inequities because of the structure or way we do things and making recommendations of how to change them." RJAC is made up of more than 50 …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/09/65616

Sport management alum finds success with Indiana Pacers

College of Education and Human Development

… KALAMAZOO, Mich.— Tony   Bellissimo, B.S.17, a graduate of Western Michigan University's College of Education and Human Development's sport management program, is living out his dream in professional sports. In his role as the corporate ticket sales …

https://wmich.edu/news/2024/02/74862

Shining a spotlight on senior engineering design partnership

College of Engineering and Applied Sciences

… Mich.−Senior Design Conference. It’s a time for College of Engineering and Applied Sciences’ students from all … that are sponsored by industry partners, non-profit organizations or faculty members conducting research.  … For Landscape Forms, Inc. (LFI), a long-time sponsor of numerous projects, it is also a time to challenge their …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/11/69981

WMU partners with Merit to offer cybersecurity training, certification

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… WMU partners with Merit to offer cybersecurity training, certification Submitted by … under a new collaboration with Merit Network Inc. to offer noncredit, online professional development courses in cybersecurity training. …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/07/48063

Climate change disinformation poses increasing threat, says WMU history professor

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… disinformation poses increasing threat, says WMU history professor Submitted by Erin Flynn on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—While … blatant, there's no question words also can do a great deal of harm. And when it comes to mis- and disinformation, the … the COVID-19 pandemic and now are threatening the future of the planet. "If you look at what is most interesting to …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/01/66880

Metropolitan Opera star Samuel Ramey visits WMU

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… Puccini and American composer Carlisle Floyd. It is part of Ramey's three-day guest residency at WMU, during which he … For more than three decades, Ramey has reigned as one of the music world's foremost interpreters of bass and bass-baritone operatic and concert repertoire. …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/01/94

Art exhibit contemplates how information is perceived

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… , at the Richmond Center for Visual Arts on the campus of Western Michigan University. The exhibition, "An Exercise … All Richmond Center exhibits are open to the public free of charge during normal gallery hours. "An Exercise in … ongoing inquiry on how we perceive and process information, often dealing with navigation, memory, language, …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/08/1377

Advisor for start-up businesses to speak at upcoming lecture

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… businesses and impact investment funds will share his story of breaking into the social business sector and uncovering … a lecture at Western Michigan University's Haworth College of Business. Tim Rann will speak at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 1 , … Series. In his talk, Rann will discuss the importance of social businesses and their ability to use business tools …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/09/9355