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Longtime University Libraries professional loses battle with cancer

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… verified) on Steven Cartwright A Monday, Dec. 21 , memorial service is slated for Dr. Steven Cartwright , monographic … assistant with University Libraries, who died Dec. 17 after a battle against cancer. He was 58. Cartwright was named to the position he held for …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/12/29259

Michael Woodhams obituary

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… "Woody" Woodhams , former electrician in maintenance services, died Jan. 19 . He was 63. Woodhams joined the staff in 1997 and retired in 2009 after 12 years of service to the University. He served in …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/01/29847

Gerontology expert Page-Robin dies

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… Ellen Page-Robin , professor emerita of community health services, died Jan. 3 in Kalamazoo. She was 82. Ellen Page-Robin Page-Robin joined the University … director of gerontology in 1976. She retired in 1998 after 32 years of service. The gerontology program at WMU …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/02/21424

The ultimate assist: Sports and Event Management Club to connect students with industry at career fair

College of Education and Human Development

… job openings, summer internships and professional pathways. In addition, students organized a panel with industry … challenges that make the profession challenging and rewarding. Employers and partners in attendance will include … to attend the K-Wings hockey game taking place immediately after the fair as they face off against the Rapid City Rush. …

https://wmich.edu/education/news/2026/03/sports-event-management-club-career-networking-fair

Study abroad on rise at WMU, international enrollment holds steady

International Student and Scholar Services

… additional support for bridging the financial gap. WMU awarded nearly $500,000 in student scholarships for study … Fulbright Fellows who were admitted to doctoral programs after they completed master's degrees at WMU. In addition to … local economy and about 1,l09 jobs in direct and indirect service areas during the past year. …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/11/28607

WMU is part of 13-university EPA research effort on climate, air quality

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… are being taken." Bertman says the Alabama site was selected because it is in an area of the country in … involved. That data will be examined in detail long after the teams leave the field in late July, Bertman says. … organizations. "This is where the most sophisticated scientific equipment has been gathered this year," he says. …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/06/7530

Building a business, one degree at a time

Haworth College of Business

… by Brooke Humphrey on KALAMAZOO, Mich.— Tanya Thompson walked into her first business class at Western Michigan … fragranced products at home with her two young daughters after her husband died and she returned to Kalamazoo in … Labs operates. Eligible companies must work in goods or services, have been operating for one to three years and …

https://wmich.edu/business/news/2026/01/businessnews202601tanya-thompson

Three to receive WMU's Distinguished Faculty Scholar honors

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… will present its 2017 Distinguished Faculty Scholar Award to Drs. Thomas Gorczyca, Victor Cunrui Xiong and Ping … of four other prestigious campuswide honors: Distinguished Service, Distinguished Teaching, Emerging Scholar and Annual … physicist with keen physical insight and unquestioned scientific integrity for work in the area of photon and …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/09/42952

Eugene M. Bernstein obituary

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… faculty member, died Feb. 20 in San Diego, California. He was 85. Bernstein, professor emeritus of physics, joined the WMU faculty in 1968 and retired in 1992 after almost 24 years of service to the University. He was a professor of physics and …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/05/32039

Robert 'Rob' E. Fedorchak obituary

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… on  Robert "Rob" E. Fedorchak , a former maintenance services staff member at Western Michigan University, died April 14 . He was 69. Fedorchak was a millwright/maintenance mechanic in … He joined the WMU staff in 1989 and retired in 2010 after 21 years of service to the University. During the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/04/31797