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Engineering professor conferred special service award

College of Engineering and Applied Sciences

… Engineering professor conferred special service award Submitted by Cindy … on Dr. Larry Mallak KALAMAZOO, Mich.— Dr. Larry Mallak , professor of industrial and entrepreneurial engineering and …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/11/66268

President Dunn's statement to the campus community

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… set for 7 p.m. Monday, Feb. 22. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—A series of deadly shootings in the broader Kalamazoo area Feb. 20 left members of the Western Michigan University community asking why the … We're tremendously saddened by the senseless acts of violence that occurred Feb. 20 and join the wider …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/02/30512

WMU instructor and education students make privacy screens for virtual learning

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… Mich.—Learning during a pandemic is hard. Many kids in K-12 schools across the country are taking classes virtually, … to be able to interact with their students, the prospect of instructors and peers having a window into their home … want privacy, period." Peake, a former Kalamazoo Public Schools board member, started thinking about how she could …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/12/62393

From spores to scores: WMU grad student cultivates connection through mycology, music

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… is still a kid running barefoot through the woods of the Pocono Mountains where she grew up. "I just love … I am to it and the more I feel a deeper understanding of everything that's going on," says Cerberville, a music … place where blueberries grow, and that means it's more valuable and more likely to be protected." For more WMU news, …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/01/66721

Podcast demystifies behavior change strategies to promote public health

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… align="right"] [/caption] The duo, who met decades ago as professor and student at Western Michigan University, created … health knowledge. "Oh, Behave!" explores the universe of health products and services, decoding behavioral science … and not try to take it too seriously," says Rivas, CEO of Maia Synergy —a company he and Bensley spun out of

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/04/64067

Louwina Petersen obituary

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… University custodian, died April 26. She was 86. Petersen, of Kalamazoo, joined WMU custodial and support services in 1978 and retired in 1988 after 10 years of service to the University. Services were held April 30, …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/05/449

Year-to-date gift total nears $40 million

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… report made to the Western Michigan University Board of Trustees at its June 7 meeting showed the total of gifts, pledges and deferred commitments made to WMU for …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/06/783

Sam Robinson obituary

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… in 1961 and retired early in 1991 after more than 29 years of service to WMU. No additional information is available. …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/01/4401

Advertising students take second place in national competition

Haworth College of Business

… by Anonymous (not verified) on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—A team of Western Michigan University advertising and promotion … in the competition. WMU presenters were Kiana Bailey , of Warren, who won the competition’s Best Presenter Award; Sara Buckle , of Stevensville; Alex Gutierrez-Spencer , of Monroe; and …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/05/46743

Engineering student's internship builds future while leaving permanent mark on Western campus

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… University's new student center stands like a piece of artwork in the heart of campus; a grand structure with sprawling glass panels … what it was like going up—that will be cool." The valuable on-the-job experience Turner has gained while …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/10/66057