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Brontosaurus will take Western's dinosaur park to new heights
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… dinosaur park to new heights Submitted by Erin Flynn on Jared Lipsey, 8, thinks about making a run for it while checking out the utahraptors. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—There are things you'd … for our dinosaur class, figuring out stride lengths and what kind of dinosaur made them and what the story was." …
https://wmich.edu/news/2021/06/64382
Emerging Scholar Awards recognize rising stars among Western faculty
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… faculty Submitted by Erin Flynn on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Whether in the lab, in the air or far beyond Earth's orbit, Western faculty members are blazing trails and inspiring change in their fields of … at Western. She is also the principal investigator on a $1.25 million National Science Foundation grant exploring the …
https://wmich.edu/news/2021/09/65743
Walker Institute’s new director ‘stands on business’ with youth community outreach
Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs
… MI – Western Michigan University’s new director of the Lewis Walker Institute for the Study of Race and Ethnic … on the confluence of race, literacy, and culture. Her career has been focused on Afro-Indigenous pedagogical … “I want to amplify that and let people know what we do, and how we can support them within the local …
https://wmich.edu/provost/news/2024/10/lewis-walker-nightengale-lee
Breaking it Down and Building it Up – Broderick Bebout Aims for A Career in Aviation Maintenance
College of Aviation
… it Down and Building it Up – Broderick Bebout Aims for A Career in Aviation Maintenance Submitted by Tom Thinnes on … working on a WMU Technical Operations aircraft One of the routine parental questions to a child in the early evening goes like this -- "What did you do in school today, Johnny?" No routine …
https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2024/12/broderick
Trustees opt to continue current operating budget for 90 days
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… Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—The Western Michigan University Board of Trustees approved a motion June 29 to continue WMU's … a balanced budget once all critical elements of that budget are known. The 2016-17 budget was slated to be replaced with …
https://wmich.edu/news/2017/06/40856
Shantytown fundraiser demonstrates need for affordable housing
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… students will be pulling an all-nighter this month, but they won't be cramming for end-of-the-semester projects and … housing in Kalamazoo, the need for affordable housing, and what Habitat for Humanity and student volunteers can do to help. Funds are raised by each Shantytown participant soliciting at …
https://wmich.edu/news/2012/04/318
WMU students anxious to share their cultures at International Festival
Haenicke Institute for Global Education
… WMU students anxious to share their cultures at International Festival Submitted by Raine … culture. "I see the benefit in celebrating diversity—what makes us unique—and celebrating what makes us similar," …
https://wmich.edu/news/2019/03/52294
Grants to WMU approach $3 million mark in November, December
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… million in November and December, WMU trustees learned at their Jan. 22 meeting. Grants for public service topped other categories, nearly reaching $1.5 million. Grants for research closed in on $1 million, … grants included a $199,369 award from the Michigan Primary Care Association to Dr. James A. Henry , professor of social …
https://wmich.edu/news/2015/03/22463
Music challenge aims to build harmony, community from a distance
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… faculty member and alumnus hope to bring people together—through music. Dr. David Loberg Code , associate … I hope it will be uplifting for our community to share videos with each other engaged in what we all love to do—make music." Kennedy Dixon , a senior …
https://wmich.edu/news/2020/04/58869
Internships, faculty support help alumnus land job at ABC News
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… activity report reveals 94% of 2018-19 WMU graduates are actively employed or pursuing further education. Read more about the results here . J. … And, he encourages other students to take advantage of what his alma mater has to offer. "If you're going into …
https://wmich.edu/news/2020/02/58013