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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

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

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

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… (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

Former facilities chief Williams dies at 97

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… by Anonymous (not verified) on Robert "Herb" Williams of Kalamazoo died Jan. 16 in Battle Creek. He was 97. … University for 34 years, retiring in 1980 as director of the WMU physical plant. During his career at WMU, he was involved in dramatic growth of the University's footprint, including the development of

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/01/29747

WMU to confer 1,200 degrees during summer commencement

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… toward students who are graduating from a particular set of degree-granting academic units. The 9 a.m. ceremony is for graduates of the colleges of Aviation, Education and Human Development, Engineering …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/06/40546

Mary Eleanor (Mariel) Neu obituary

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… (Mariel) Neu Mary Eleanor (Mariel) Neu , associate professor emerita of art, died Nov. 15 . She was 76. Neu joined the staff in 1968 and retired in 2004 after 36 years of service. She devoted her life to teaching and inspiring …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/11/36579

With rural and small clinics in mind, professor uses COVID-19 grant to create low-cost respiratory device

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… With rural and small clinics in mind, professor uses COVID-19 grant to create low-cost respiratory … Danna-dos-Santos , a Western Michigan University professor, is developing a compact device with components that … He aims to make it widely available for merely the price of parts, manufacturing and shipping so smaller clinics and …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/07/60231

Learning to lead from inside

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… RAPIDS, Mich.—As businesses change to fit the growing needs of their consumers, company values are changing, too. And many corporations are enlisting the help of change management professionals to evaluate the impact of that evolution. "I …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/04/53033

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

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