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Technology creates new layer of safety for people with visual impairments

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… visual impairments Submitted by Erin Flynn on Read more stories about Bronco innovation in the summer 2019 issue of W … impending obstacles, Ari-Gur thought there must be a way to use technology to improve the experience. Dr. Pnina … through WMU's Faculty Research and Creative Activities Award as well as a donation from Lawrence and Carrolyn Kopka …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/09/55553

WMU student veteran honored with Operation Hat Trick scholarship

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… Submitted by Erin Flynn on Russell Pliley, standing next to a helicopter at a base in Diyarbakir, Turkey, served 5 … veterans who attends our institution," says WMU President Edward Montgomery . "We appreciate the commitment to service … Hat Trick—OHT—is a nonprofit organization that generates awareness and support for the recovery of service members and …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/11/62011

New Michigan budget includes WMU funding for new geologic mapping

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… resides at WMU. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—The new Michigan budget awaiting Gov. Rick Snyder's signature includes $500,000 to allow the Michigan Geological Survey at Western Michigan … mapping, and develop collaborations with industry to assess water, aggregate, gas and oil, and subsurface storage …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/06/32983

Two candidates named finalists for Graduate College dean

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… chair of the Department of Mathematics, and Dr. Susan Stapleton , associate dean of the College of Arts and Sciences and … Freudenburg joined the WMU faculty in 2006 when he was appointed department chair and professor of mathematics. … Engineering at the University of Southern Indiana, where he was professor of mathematics and assistant dean. He was …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/03/217

New facility improvement projects continue

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… progress is continuing on Western Michigan University's Hilltop Village as contractors prepare for demolition of three … historic burr oak that has been around well before Western was founded in 1903 and predates Michigan’s statehood in 1837. As construction of the multi-year project moves forward, this heritage tree—measuring a diameter of 4 1/2 …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/04/63836

Author Michael Eric Dyson headlines MLK event

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… Anonymous (not verified) on Michael Eric Dyson KALAMAZOO--Award-winning author, talk show host and scholar Dr. Michael … Luther King Jr. Dyson, a professor of sociology at Georgetown University, has been described as "a Princeton Ph.D. … widespread acclaim for his 2006 book "Come Hell or High Water: Hurricane Katrina and the Color of Disaster," in …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/01/49

High school students honored with WMU writing awards

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… High school students honored with WMU writing awards Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on The … were presented Saturday, June 1 at a reception honoring the top submissions from across a six-state region. Authors of … extraordinary talent for the craft. Organizers of the contest hope it will grow to attract student entries from …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/06/7513

Two WMU alumni honored by national physician assistant group

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… physician assistant program as recipients of two of its top 2013 honors. Jeffrey Callard , a 1988 WMU alumnus and resident of Fenton, Mich,, was named 2013 Outstanding Physician Assistant of the Year … Canfield , a 1990 alumnus who lives in Grand Rapids, Mich., was selected as the 2013 Humanitarian Physician Assistant of …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/06/7823

Internship proves fruitful for business student

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… student Submitted by Erin Flynn on Erika Hejl is excited to start her career at Smucker KALAMAZOO, Mich.—With an … category analyst in May. "The experience last summer was really eye-opening to me. I didn't realize how in depth the program at WMU was and all the opportunities we have here when I started my …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/04/53041

Prescribed burns OK'd at WMU's two nature preserves

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… the Asylum Lake and Kleinstuck preserves. Plans call for up to 18 acres of prairie in the Asylum Lake Preserve to be burned along Parkview Avenue between Drake Road and … be right for a burn to take place. Consequently, organizers wait until 24 hours before a scheduled burn to give the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/03/45596