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WMU trustees approve Heritage Hall as name for Alumni Center site

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… Heritage Hall as name for Alumni Center site Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Rendering of the completed … values those communities continue to share. "I am delighted with the choice of the name Heritage Hall and the spirit of … About the hall Heritage Hall began as a single building with a footprint similar to the one it has today. It opened …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/07/25457

Future of BTR Park subject of breakfast speaker presentation

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… by Cindy Wagner on Aerial photo of WMU's Business Technology and Research Park KALAMAZOO, Mich.—The Western … Hall. The event is free and open to the public and begins with breakfast at 7:30 a.m. Reservations are required and … projects, serving as the University’s point person with Kalamazoo City and County officials and providing staff …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/11/20063

Speaker to address ties between immigration, NAFTA

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… to address ties between immigration, NAFTA Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Russell KALAMAZOO, Mich.— Dr. … for the Study of Race and Ethnic Relations in collaboration with the University's Department of Sociology and Global and … Government at Portland State University and is a regular blogger for the Huffington Post. The former Fulbright professor …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/10/43539

WMU programs recognized by national diversity magazine

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… programs— including providing merit scholarships to honor students in need, enhancing business relationships with diverse or disadvantaged businesses and increasing … on the intersection of identity, power and privilege, microaggressions and cultural humility for such units as the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/09/61244

Michigan Geological Survey receives state funding for continued science support

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… state funding for continued science support Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—The Michigan … Iden of Oshtemo advocated for funding the ongoing research within MGS. Members of the MGS and United States Geological … better understand resources like water, natural gas and aggregates that are available in Michigan, in order to …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/11/61873

NYT gives first study abroad innovation award to WMU faculty

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… NYT gives first study abroad innovation award to WMU faculty Submitted by Anonymous (not … Peer Evidence and Education for Recovery program with WMU's College of Health and Human Services and Palmer … economy by 2020. But at the same time, she notes, India struggles with such challenges as poverty, hunger, toxic air …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/11/50449

WMU inventors win $10,000 Brian Patrick Thomas Award

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… National Collegiate Student Prize Competition has won another impressive award—the Brian Patrick Thomas … which seeks to move teams of people to a common cause with a higher social purpose. This is the inaugural award. … device and are working to start clinical studies in Nepal with working prototypes. "Stephen and Joseph used Starting …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/07/25223

Jazz performance will feature digital processing and live electronics

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… Jazz Ensemble and composition professor Christopher Biggs will perform at at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 24 , in the … written that which offers Biggs the opportunity to interact with the group's works and improvisations, adding his rich … Established in the fall of 1985 and renamed in 1988 in honor of its founder, the institute's mission is to add to the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/01/44820

Politics played a role in pandemic shelter-in-place orders, WMU researchers find

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… Lawsuits. Plots to kidnap or assassinate governors. Shelter-in-place orders—SIPOs—enacted by state leaders … and Kevin Corder , professor of political science, along with graduate student Daria Blinova poured through data to … about the illness, certain factors were associated with increased risk of serious symptoms and fatality. The …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/10/61626

Candidates for engineering dean position set for campus visits

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… dean position set for campus visits Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on WMU's College of Engineering and … and Applied Sciences will visit campus in November to meet with campus and community leaders and make public … Each candidate will spend a day on campus meeting with a variety of campus personnel, and each will make a …

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