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WMU grants near $2.4 million mark in March

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https://wmich.edu/news/2015/04/23420

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

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

Walter Joseph Brunhumer obituary

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… Submitted by Deanne Puca on Walter Joseph Brunhumer , professor emeritus of history at Western Michigan University, died March 15 . He was 93. Brunhumer, of Prescott, Arizona, was a member of the WMU faculty for 29 …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/05/46808

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

Discounted tickets offered for 'Rent' anniversary tour

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… Discounted tickets offered for 'Rent' anniversary tour Submitted by Deanne Puca … at Miller Nov. 11-13 KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Miller Auditorium is offering discounted seats in the first two rows of the orchestra section for "Rent," the Pulitzer Prize- and …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/11/36086

Learning and Leading: Global Leaders use their skills to help refugees

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… Leaders program. Surrounded by the crystal blue waters of the Aegean Sea, the Greek island of Lesvos is idyllic. … clinical triage with an NGO. So everyone's skills are valuable." Richardson, who grew up in Grand Rapids, Michigan, … Echols and her classmates set out to help. "It's always valuable for the refugees because they need those programs. …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/01/57378

Grants to WMU pushed past $2.8 million in November, December

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… in November and December, driving the year-to-date total of externally funded awards to more than $16 million, WMU Trustees learned at their Jan. 22 meeting. By the end of December the total of grants received since the July 1 start of the fiscal year …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/02/13203

Student chosen to represent WMU on youth voter engagement task force

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… Flynn on Johnson KALAMAZOO, Mich.—A new state panel will offer recommendations to improve engagement among young voters and college students. Ariana Johnson , of Marshall, will represent Western Michigan University on … could be deterring young people from voting. "I am proud of the many men and women across the state who have stepped …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/10/55833

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