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Middle East expert to talk about 'Engaging the Muslim World'

College of Arts and Sciences

… (not verified) on Cole KALAMAZOO, Mich.—In the wake of recent terrorist attacks in Paris and Mali and an increasing level of fear and hostility toward Muslims across North American … Center at Western Michigan University. The talk is part of the Department of Comparative Religion's Islam in Global …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/12/28691

Business accelerator launched to help student entrepreneurs

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… and models, provide mentorship from faculty and members of the business community, and help them build a network of contacts to support their burgeoning businesses. The … and Research Park and operated by the Haworth College of Business Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation in …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/08/8806

WMU grad student's poetry book published, wins big award

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… Anonymous (not verified) on Rocha KALAMAZOO, Mich.—A book of poems by a Western Michigan University doctoral student … in English has just been published by the University of Pittsburgh Press after winning the 2014 Donald Hall Prize for Poetry. The award, sponsored by the Association of Writers and Writing Programs and named after American …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/09/26664

WMU researchers receive grant to study fatal fungus in bats

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… bats in eastern North America. The $223,602 grant was part of an overall $1.8 million awarded recently targeted toward … across the country focused on research and management of white-nose syndrome. WNS has killed millions of bats since it was first documented in New York in the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/07/17292

WMU teams identify potential for seven-figure Detroit city savings

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… savings for the city. Since early May, two volunteer teams of students, alumni and a faculty advisor have been working with city officials to identify operational efficiencies in two … and parts warehouse facility for buses that are part of the Detroit Department Of Transportation. Charged with …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/07/17539

New rankings put WMU supply chain program at No. 2 in nation

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… program at No. 2 in nation Submitted by Stacey Anderson on Software Advice ranked schools according to program reputation and tech emphasis. … in terms of overall reputation and was one of only four schools possessing both a high technological emphasis and a …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/02/21637

Diversity and inclusion speaker coming to campus

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… Building Capacity for Inclusive Excellence" is the topic of a public lecture on Thursday, March 26 , on the campus of Western Michigan University. Dr. Damon Williams , senior vice president and chief education officer of the Boys and Girls Club of America, will speak …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/03/22337

WMU's Dunn visits UN to talk about international education

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… and the University's chief international education official have been invited to United Nations headquarters in … Haenicke Institute for Global Education, will be part of panels developed around the recent "Arab Knowledge … space scientist who has ties to NASA and serves as a professor of geosciences at WMU. Schlör The morning U.N. …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/05/32083

Stanford University economist, MacArthur Fellow to speak at WMU

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… KALAMAZOO—A Stanford University economist and recipient of a MacArthur Foundation Fellowship will speak next week at Western Michigan University as part of the Sichel Lecture Series' 50th anniversary year. Dr. Avner Greif, professor of economics and the Bowman Family Endowed Professor …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/01/12726

Experience Chinese culture by taking a class this summer

Haenicke Institute for Global Education

… for nine summer Chinese culture courses that begin the week of Monday, May 8. The multiweek, low-cost courses are open to members of the public of all ages. A half-price tuition discount is offered to …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/04/39256