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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