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Historical novelist snags Light Center research grant
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… is the recipient of the fifth annual Timothy Light Center for Chinese Studies Research grant. He will receive $3,000 … publish a monograph and to help cover production costs of a forthcoming historical novel. About the projects Xiong will … award will be used to help Xiong cover publication costs for his forthcoming historical novel, "From Common to …
https://wmich.edu/news/2016/04/31707
Grammy Award-winning jazz trumpeter to perform on campus
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… Grammy Award-winning jazz trumpeter to perform on campus Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Brecker will perform as part of the School of Music's Jazz Masters Series. … Center Recital Hall. Tickets are $20 general admission, $12 for seniors and $5 for students, and are available from …
https://wmich.edu/news/2015/01/21220
WMU engages football fans with Facebook team frame
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… temporarily change their profile pictures to show support for their favorite sports team. Showing Bronco pride on … are still in the beta stage and have largely been reserved for bigger institutions and team fan bases. Efforts by social …
https://wmich.edu/news/2015/12/29133
Longtime WMU music professor, internationally known composer dies
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… and pianist who taught at Western Michigan University for 43 years, died Oct. 10 at his home in Kalamazoo. He … instructor and Composer in Residence. A world-renowned performer and composer for solo, chamber and orchestral works, … from organizations around the globe. They included: a Guggenheim Fellowship, an award from the American Academy and …
https://wmich.edu/news/2014/10/19619
WMU baritone presents free recital of operatic excerpts
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… Verdi and Wagner by special guests Barry Ross , violin and former concertmaster of the Kalamazoo Symphony, WMU faculty … Arwady . The program will focus on the characters typical for the mature baritone: Fathers, Friends, Fiends and Fools. The concert will also serve as a sendoff for performances Ratner will be giving in Saint Petersburg, …
https://wmich.edu/news/2017/09/42384
WMU to confer nearly 1,300 degrees during summer commencement
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… of degree-granting academic units. The 9 a.m. ceremony is for graduates of the College of Engineering and Applied … Arts, and Haworth College of Business. The noon ceremony is for graduates of the College of Arts and Sciences, College … conducted by Joshua Martin . Tickets Tickets are required for guests to attend commencement. All seats are general …
https://wmich.edu/news/2018/06/47571
Students and faculty join forces to offer varied musical program
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… Students and faculty join forces to offer varied musical program Submitted by Deanne … feature the music of Haufrecht, Ibert, Sampson and Krommer. For more information about the concert, visit wmich.edu/music or call …
https://wmich.edu/news/2018/01/44908
Researcher who models off-world storms earns NASA fellowship
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… Michigan University, is trying to do just that, and his efforts earned him a NASA Earth and Space Science Fellowship. … is one of only 28 applicants to be awarded a $30,000 award for 2016-17 from the fellowship's planetary science research … provide extra support Receiving the fellowship is a coup for the veteran engineer, who's taught thermodynamics, …
https://wmich.edu/news/2016/11/36117
Employee, retiree talk focuses on WMU health insurance
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… BCBSM website account. Determining your coverages for health care service. Reviewing your explanation of … with the University's Human Resources department. For more information , contact WARF officers Barbara Havira, chair, at …
https://wmich.edu/news/2016/05/32050
Journalist, activist Gloria Steinem to speak on campus
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… who became the nationally recognized leader and spokeswoman for the women's liberation movement, will visit the Western … She was also the founding president of the Ms. Foundation for Women and helped create Take Our Daughters to Work Day. … says she started Ms. Magazine because there was nothing for women to read that was controlled by women. Steinem will …
https://wmich.edu/news/2015/10/27969