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Working to say 'goodbye' to forever chemicals

W Magazine

… chemicals Submitted by Erin Flynn on PhD candidate Ethan Coffin holds a novel foam sampler developed at Western for … polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), which cause a wide range of adverse health effects, are pervasive in the environment … down.  Western faculty and students are on the leading edge of innovation to root out and capture these “forever …

https://wmich.edu/news/2024/06/75868

Fort St. Joseph offers lectures and open house

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… Fort St. Joseph offers lectures and open house Submitted by Deanne Puca on … between Western Michigan University and the city of Niles, is hosting its annual summer lecture series and … Illinois. July 18 , "Cross Cultural Technologies of the Great Lakes Region during the Fur Trade Era,"  Larry …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/07/47845

Western's jazz program earns accolades from international publication

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… Deanne Puca on The WMU Advanced Jazz Ensemble received one of three awards granted to Western's jazz studies program … College Winner ( Dr. Andrew Rathbun, director ) Hundreds of musicians, educators and industry professionals have received their first international …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/07/68549

WMU offers support to grandparents raising grandchildren

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… WMU offers support to grandparents raising grandchildren … partners in a new center that focuses on informing professionals, decision makers and the general public about … Dannison , chair of the Department of Family and Consumer Sciences at WMU; and Dr. Deborah Whitley , associate …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/01/57

Sunseeker sails through first solar race qualifying event

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… Challenge cross-country race by becoming just the second of 18 college teams to complete the scrutineering portion of the pre-race requirements. The WMU car received approval … and out to WMU's College of Engineering and Applied Sciences on the Parkview Campus for a mid-day stop. Each …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/07/959

Some 1,500 Malaysian students expected for the 2013 Midwest Games

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… on Competitors from last year's games (Photo courtesy of the MWGi 2012 Facebook page) KALAMAZOO—Western Michigan University will take on the air of an Olympic sports complex Memorial Day weekend as the … Games, an annual sporting event sponsored by members of Malaysian student organizations at American universities …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/04/6685

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 disciplines to showcase their … that are sponsored by industry partners, non-profit organizations or faculty members conducting research.  …

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

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

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

Ruth A. Mulder obituary

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… duplicating operator II in Printing Services after 22 years of service to the University. She also had been employed by the A & P Co. for 15 years. Mulder was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Kalamazoo and a member of the Order of Pythian Sisters …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/09/9129