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Decline in pollinators prompts WMU staffers to build them a home
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… reproduce. Their foray into the life cycles and importance of these dwindling creatures prompted the duo to create a home for them at WMU, with valuable construction assistance from student employees Zachary Smith and Cameron Youngs. Mostly made out of recycled material, the pollinator house was built by, …
https://wmich.edu/news/2019/08/54576
Collaboration, teamwork lead to sharp increase in grants to WMU
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… Western Michigan University. Externally funded awards, much of them for research, pushed the grant total for the 2014-15 fiscal year past $35 million, an increase of nearly $8 million over the previous year. The grant total in June, the last month of the University fiscal year, came in at $3.7 million. The …
https://wmich.edu/news/2015/11/28716
Professors get $2.6 million to train English as second language learners
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… Professors get $2.6 million to train English as second … KALAMAZOO, Mich.—In response to the exploding number of English language learners in Michigan, the U.S. Department of Education's Office of English Language Acquisition has …
https://wmich.edu/news/2017/10/43139
WMU student veteran honored with Operation Hat Trick scholarship
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… KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Bronco pride is honoring the service of a Western Michigan University student veteran. The Office of Military and Veterans Affairs announced Russell Pliley , …
https://wmich.edu/news/2020/11/62011
Rita 'Claire' Callan obituary
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… ranks in 1974 and retired in 1992 after nearly 18 years of service to WMU. Her husband, Dr. Edward T. Callan, … in English, preceded her in death in 2011. An associate professor emerita of occupational therapy, she served as chair of the …
https://wmich.edu/news/2017/10/42965
‘Their energy is very powerful’: Guest artist choreographs special performance for Western’s Winter Gala Dance Concert
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… dance student tapped to perform the world premiere of Tsai Hsi Hung's "Woman" in WMU Dance's upcoming Winter … It's amazing; the energy is just—it's amazing to be part of it." "Woman" will be the culminating performance of the Winter Gala Dance Concert, which also showcases works …
https://wmich.edu/news/2022/02/67175
Dennis R. Corbin obituary
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… following day. He had planned on retiring at the conclusion of the current academic year. "Today is a day of true sadness for all of us as we begin to say goodbye to Dennis. There was never …
https://wmich.edu/news/2018/03/45693
Researcher who models off-world storms earns NASA fellowship
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… Researcher who models off-world storms earns NASA fellowship Submitted by … enough. Now try deciphering atmospheric processes hundreds of millions of miles away on Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune—the …
https://wmich.edu/news/2016/11/36117
Amy Seth, Howard Dooley win WMU Distinguished Service Award
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… health and recreation initiatives and a dedicated professor and administrator who has served WMU for 45 years are winners of WMU's 2016 Distinguished Service Award. Amy Seth , … for University Recreation, and Dr. Howard Dooley , professor of history and former administrator, will be …
https://wmich.edu/news/2016/09/35115
Theatre graduate ready for next act, bolstered by support and mentorship
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… "E.J." Taylor will graduate from Western with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in theatre focused on acting and a minor in … grandmother, Elizabeth Taylor, with whom she shared a love of classic movies. A natural performer, she felt most at … Michigan University on Saturday, April 30 , with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in theatre focused on acting, Taylor has honed …
https://wmich.edu/news/2022/04/67925