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Japanese author to visit WMU as visiting scholar, give reading
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… by Anonymous (not verified) on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—One of the foremost writers of contemporary Japan will visit the Western Michigan … Itō , a radical iconoclast known for her bold explorations of the feminine body, sexuality and motherhood, will read …
https://wmich.edu/news/2014/09/18686
WMU grants near $2.4 million mark in March
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… included a new, $416,385 award from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to Dr. Lisa Baker , professor of psychology, A major goal of this research is to … expand international opportunities for regional K-12 schools and local businesses. Grants for public service were …
https://wmich.edu/news/2015/04/23420
Team discovers way to 'tune' abundant elements for semiconductor use
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… about the dwindling supply and skyrocketing prices of rare elements used to make semiconductors, an international team of scientists and engineers has demonstrated that a new … take their place for solar cell applications. The findings of the team's work, funded by the U.S. National Science …
https://wmich.edu/news/2015/10/28099
Update: Precautionary boil water advisory lifted for Wood Hall
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… advisory issued for Wood Hall has been lifted. The city of Kalamazoo lifted the advisory Sunday, Jan. 6, at 5 p.m. … water is safe to drink. *** KALAMAZOO, Mich.—The city of Kalamazoo has issued a precautionary boil water advisory … repair. No other buildings on campus are affected. In lieu of boiling water for the recommended two minutes, bottled …
https://wmich.edu/news/2019/01/50976
WMU shares applied behavior analysis training videos for autism
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… Anonymous (not verified) on Fuqua KALAMAZOO, Mich.—A series of free videos on autism assessment and intervention … techniques is now available to a national audience of educators and practitioners, thanks to Western Michigan University's Autism Center of Excellence. The video series includes interviews with …
https://wmich.edu/news/2015/04/23195
Events celebrate LGBT Coming Out Day
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… be celebrated at Western Michigan University with a series of activities Monday through Thursday, Oct. 10-13 . Events are open to the public free of charge, and are sponsored by WMU’s Office of Lesbian, Bisexual, Gay and Transgender Student …
https://wmich.edu/news/2016/10/35392
WMU campus on final countdown to becoming tobacco free
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… efforts are moving into high gear to prepare members of the campus community and visitors for the cultural change … the move requires. By policy adopted by the WMU Board of Trustees in December, the campus will become a tobacco-free entity Sept. 1 , making the Sept. 2 start of the fall semester the major rollout date. The policy …
https://wmich.edu/news/2014/08/18097
Award-winning poet featured in fall Frostic Reading Series
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… award-winning poet will be featured in the next installment of the fall 2016 Gwen Frostic Reading Series at Western … Michigan University. Cathy Park Hong , an associate professor at Sarah Lawrence College and poetry editor of The New Republic, will read from her works at 8 p.m. …
https://wmich.edu/news/2016/11/36121
WMU LBGT alumni group to host homecoming reception
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… Collins Collins graduated from WMU in 1995 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in graphic design. After seven years in the … Visual Design in 2002, which specializes in the design of corporate communications. She has a long history of using her design talent to help the LBGT community—mostly …
https://wmich.edu/news/2015/10/27900
Richmond Center to host anniversary gala
College of Fine Arts
… at 6 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 4 , at the facility on the campus of Western Michigan University. In addition to celebrating a decade of contemporary art and community support, the event will raise funds for the future of the center’s world-class exhibition program. It will …
https://wmich.edu/news/2017/10/43370