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Getting in the game: WMU expert discusses Super Bowl advertising in 2021

Haworth College of Business

… it but isn't without major risks. Greg Gerfen , instructor of marketing at Western Michigan University and a 30-year veteran of the advertising industry, shares his perspective about … We are seeing many first-time advertisers as a result of the pandemic. These include companies like Mercari, …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/01/63006

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 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

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

'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

Concerts in the Park schedule announced

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… Bronson Park KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Concerts in the Park, one of Kalamazoo's long-standing traditions offered Sundays in June, July and August in Bronson Park, delivers a unique offering of music genres—jazz, big band, bluegrass, American …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/06/24852

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

Shirley C. Woodworth obituary

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… C. Woodworth , Western Michigan University associate professor emerita of communication, died Feb. 26 in Portage. She was 86. … Shirley C. Woodworth Woodworth joined the department of communication in 1963 and retired in 1997 after 33 years …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/03/22400

Dr. Meshulam Groper obituary

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… (not verified) on Meshulam Groper Dr. Meshulam Groper , professor emeritus of mechanical and aeronautical engineering, died June 30 . … in 1980 and retired in 2000 after more than 20 years of service to the University. He originally taught in the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/10/43246

Booth signup underway for 34th Bronco Bash

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… opportunities, and promotional items and coupons to a crowd of some 20,000 people. The event also features novelty attractions, food vendors and a variety of entertainment acts. "Bronco Bash is the welcome back festival for WMU and a celebration of everything that makes Western Michigan University and …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/06/16542