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Western professor’s book on the Great Lakes honored in 2023 Indie Book Awards

College of Arts and Sciences

… book on the Great Lakes honored in 2023 Indie Book Awards Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on KALAMAZOO, … Prizes for non-fiction in the Next Generation Indie Book Awards. It also won first place in two book categories: … in various areas, including distribution, foreign rights, film rights, and other valuable opportunities.  For …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/06/71845

Garrison Keillor to spin tales at Miller Auditorium

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… Lily Tomlin and Kevin Kline, in the critically acclaimed film adaptation of A Prairie Home Companion, directed by … been honored with Grammy, ACE and George Foster Peabody awards, as well as the National Humanities Medal and election …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/04/31773

Osher Lifelong Learning Institute offering new classes, trips

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… visits Detroit. KALAMAZOO, Mich.--Registration is underway for 45 courses and six trips being offered during the … list includes subject areas encompassing art, drama and film, health and wellness, history, current issues, science … that will allow them to discover who Dr. Homer Stryker was, tour and taste products at Arcadia Ales and Bell’s …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/01/29876

Area events to honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

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… Events and activities Wednesday, Dec. 2 Piano recital, Awadagin Pratt, winner of the 1992 Naumberg International … national speaker, poet and voice-over artist. Commemorative walk, gather at 3:30 p.m. at WMU Kanley Chapel, proceed to … Integration at (269) 226-7061 or @email . Tuesday, Jan. 19 Film viewing and discussion of "Citizen King," 5:30 p.m., in …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/11/28803

Ingenious invention gives plant lovers a green thumb and wins Bronco Pitch

Haworth College of Business

… a solution to the frequent and frustrating task of watering plants, a team of Western Michigan University … brainchild of three engineering students, is an atmospheric water generator that helps nature lovers enjoy the benefits … it directly into water with the use of cooling coils and solar power. It is a fully autonomous, self-sustaining …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/05/71591

Tobacco whistleblower to highlight spring Ethics Center series

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… , in Fetzer Center's Kirsch Auditorium five days after the film "The Insider" is screened at 5 p.m. Thursday, April 2 , … Public School: Embracing Global Citizenship Prior to World War I." Feb. 25: Panel discussion featuring Dr. Norman …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/02/21224

Disney's 'Beauty and the Beast' coming to Miller for two nights

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… will be doomed for all eternity. Based on the 1991 Academy Award-winning animated feature film and celebrating 20 years since its Broadway premiere in 1994, Disney’s "Beauty and the Beast" has …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/01/20934

Heroes Night event to precede performance of 'Beauty and the Beast'

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… the romance and enchantment of this the smash hit Broadway musical based on the Academy Award-winning animated feature film. Tickets Disney's "Beauty and the Beast" at Miller …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/12/20445

Building purchase OK'd for expansion of WMU's autism center

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… to a building that is owned and operated by WMU. The center was established in 2008 by Dr. Richard W. Malott , WMU … Michigan Department of Health and Human Services that WMU was awarded in 2014. Serving as co-principal investigators … of Trustees meeting Consumers Energy granted easement for 'solar garden' | Aug. 14, 2015 Trustees agree to 18-month …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/08/26216

Finding His Footing – Calvin Freeland Lands in the Right Career

College of Aviation

… another option. For Calvin Freeland, the second option was a first cousin of the first. "When I enrolled at the … "I majored in flight science .  But when I decided it was not the lifestyle I wanted, I changed to the program in … in the sky, and then getting a chance to be behind the controls (with an instructor obviously right there). Sunset …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2020/10/freeland