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Researchers snag prestigious National Science Foundation prize
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… research and education and to lead advances in the missions of their departments or organizations, according to the NSF. … is investigating the impressive regenerative abilities of planarian flatworms. People and planarians both have … their brain and nervous system, explains Beane, assistant professor of biological sciences. Humans possess some limited …
https://wmich.edu/news/2017/10/43181
WMU MBA students advance in new strategic case competition
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… Strategic Management Case Competition. KALAMAZOO—A panel of top executives from the likes of Meijer, Stryker Corp., Dow Chemical Co. and Ernst & Young … March 29 , narrowing 11 teams to an elite "final four" of strategists. The teams presented their strategies for …
https://wmich.edu/news/2014/04/14869
Werner Sichel obituary
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… Sichel Dr. Werner Sichel , a widely known scholar and professor emeritus of economics at Western Michigan University, died in Boca … in 1960 and retired in 2004 after more than 44 years of service to the University. His wife, Beatrice, WMU …
https://wmich.edu/news/2018/08/48293
James W. Dempsey obituary
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… Jim Dempsey James "Jim" W. Dempsey , emeritus coordinator of transfer relations and a former acting director of the Office of Admissions at Western Michigan University, died …
https://wmich.edu/news/2015/11/28449
Ethics event will pair efforts to control criminal behavior, climate change
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… change will intersect in an upcoming event that is part of the Western Michigan University Center for the Study of Ethics in Society's fall 2017 season. Dr. Ronald Kramer , WMU professor of sociology, will draw parallels between the two …
https://wmich.edu/news/2017/11/43707
WMU jazz studies students rack up five DownBeat Awards
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… Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on WMU won a total of five awards this year. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Western Michigan … University jazz studies students continue their streak of winning multiple awards in DownBeat's annual Student … multiple wins put WMU in the company of such esteemed music schools as the University of Miami and the University of …
https://wmich.edu/news/2016/05/32222
'The goat ate my homework,' conservation management students say
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… work earlier this fall on the humans and goats segment of BIOS 4970's savanna site. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Figuring out better ways to bring distressed plots of land back to their natural state is one goal behind a new course at Western Michigan University, and members of the public are invited to hear the latest thinking on the …
https://wmich.edu/news/2017/11/43969
Making 'work from home' work for you
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… separate when the unfolding pandemic forced businesses and schools to shut down in-person operations. In the absence of a dedicated home office, many of us grabbed what we could and set up …
https://wmich.edu/news/2020/11/62168
Student Recreation Center reopens with safety precautions in place
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… Submitted by Erin Flynn on The Student Recreation Center is offering outdoor and virtual fitness classes to keep the WMU … Student Recreation Center —SRC—is implementing a number of safety measures to promote wellness and prevent the spread of COVID-19. The facility will open on Friday, Sept. 11 . …
https://wmich.edu/news/2020/09/61100
Interim campuswide policy on sexual misconduct now in effect
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… on the interim policy. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—After months of analysis and measuring federal guidelines against current … a seamless reporting and support experience for members of the campus community who believe they've been the victims of sexual misconduct. The WMU Sexual and Gender-Based …
https://wmich.edu/news/2015/01/21036