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Gender equality on tap as ethics lecture series starts fall season

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… powerful sponsor of research activities, decided in 2008 to issue sanctions against universities that do not show … but rather its women's representative. This gives rise to a paradoxical situation: A member of the faculty not only monitors her university, but also may have to blow the whistle …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/09/1466

Alfred K. Ho obituary

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… in 1967 and retired in 1989 after 22 years of service to the University. In addition to teaching, he served stints as chairman of the Committee on Asian Studies and assistant to the dean of … professor at Yenching University from 1946 to 1948, but the communist takeover of the country led the family to return …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/05/15847

Professor emeritus and photography department pioneer establishes endowment

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… Professor emeritus and photography department pioneer establishes endowment Submitted … Jack Carney , who has established an endowment fund for photography students, w ill lead a lecture at 5:30 p.m. … Gwen Frostic School of Art’s photography program. This gift comes after over a decade of annual $7,500 contributions, …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/02/38388

Historical novelist snags Light Center research grant

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… Historical novelist snags Light Center research grant Submitted … a monograph and to help cover production costs of a forthcoming historical novel. About the projects Xiong will … be used to help Xiong cover publication costs for his forthcoming historical novel, "From Common to Emperor," which is …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/04/31707

Hey, Siri—WMU leads the way in studying human-robot communication

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… Hey, Siri—WMU leads the way in studying human-robot communication Submitted by Erin Flynn on KALAMAZOO, … road trip. Alexa orders groceries and finds a bedtime story for your kids. Google Assistant turns off the lights … is staggering. “Last time I checked, there were tens of thousands of open jobs in technology user interaction with an …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/12/57097

New state funding will help WMU's aviation programs soar

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… University has received authorization from the state to begin work on a 67,000-square-foot addition and … future demands of the aviation industry. The state budget, completed by the Michigan Legislature Wednesday and now on … raised by the University. The project is focused on a complete renovation and addition to the college's Aviation …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/06/32902

New gifts will support K Promise students headed for teaching careers

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… From left: Li, Dunn, Martha Warfield, Nancy Loftis, Washington and Rice KALAMAZOO, Mich.—An anonymous $250,000 gift to … support for 11 Kalamazoo Promise students who hope to become educators and could enhance the diversity of Kalamazoo … a game changer." Von Washington Jr. , executive director of community relations for the Kalamazoo Promise, notes that …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/04/31819

New WMU Web presence ready for rollout

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… Web presence will take on a new look and enhanced usability with a dramatic revision of University websites set to go live July 28 . The most noticeable changes to … the aesthetics," says Dan Lobelle , director of electronic communication who has led both the redesign effort and the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/07/25718

Officials give OK for WMU 'takeoff' in Florida

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… Florida Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on WMU plans to offer programs in Charlotte and Hillsborough counties. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Florida's Commission for Independent Education has approved two … programs in Charlotte and Hillsborough counties. The commission approved a provisional license for WMU to operate …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/07/33430

Emerita receives national honor for children's theatre work

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… KALAMAZOO—Dr. Ruth Beall Heinig, professor emerita of communication at Western Michigan University, is among the … CTFA's Medallion Awards recognize significant contributions to children's theatre. This year, they were presented during … to children's theatre. Ruth B. Heinig Heinig is an accomplished storyteller and an expert on youth-drama …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/10/1884