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WMU named Michigan's top 'affordable, eco-friendly' campus

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… for superior levels of sustainability and commitment to the green movement." WMU has been nationally honored for its … in recent months. On Oct. 2 , WMU President John M. Dunn was in Boston to accept WMU's 2014 Climate Leadership Award from Second Nature. And in late September, the British …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/10/19644

Final parking strategy set for Arcadia Flats

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… will also transition back to student parking once the project wraps up. "We appreciate the students who raised … and dining facility, outdoor spaces and pedestrian pathways. The entire project is expected to be complete in 2024. Work is currently underway on the new student center in Hilltop Village. Because …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/02/58162

Engineering students lead cutting-edge automation research at WMU

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… WMU is collaborating with a number of partners on this project, including project lead Pratt & Miller Engineering . … In fact, this is just one of several ongoing projects underway in Asher's lab, which puts students on the cutting edge … define the research by involving a younger generation that was born with technology at their fingertips." Springboard …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/10/56105

WMU graduate students awarded archaeology field school scholarships

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… WMU graduate students awarded archaeology field school scholarships Submitted by … in the University's Fort St. Joseph Archaeological Project. Amelia Harp of Marietta, Georgia, and Erika … and completed an internship with the Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Department of Language and Culture. Her research …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/12/29071

Western dance students will take audience on tour of campus with 'In-site/Outside'

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… Flynn on Dance students rehearse on the steps in front of Waldo Library  for "In-site/Outside." KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Art … Oct. 10 . "The audience can expect to see dance in a way they may not have seen before," says Megan Slayter , … beautiful dancers doing beautiful things on campus." The project, which involves first-year dance students performing …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/10/65864

WMU students moved to retirement home as part of intergenerational study

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… or visitor in assisted-living and nursing homes.  “But this was very unique,” she says. “I wasn’t volunteering and leaving. This was my home. I was … facility had unused rooms, she pitched the idea for this project inspired by a similar intergenerational community in …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/04/46636

Construction to refresh Waldo Library's lower level continues this fall

University Libraries

… Construction to refresh Waldo Library's lower level continues this fall Submitted by … Mich.—The lower level of Western Michigan University's Waldo Library is getting a much-needed refresh this fall as … says Julie Garrison , dean of University Libraries.  "This project will create a fresh and inviting study space for …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/08/68971

Bridging the Gap: Kyle Kos explores the impact of artificial intelligence on nursing education

College of Health and Human Services

… his future as a nurse, but before that, he must complete a project that bridges two worlds: nursing and technology.   … ChatGPT, on nursing education. Kyle knew that this was a chance to explore an area of great potential, but one … "I chose the topic of Artificial Intelligence because I was unfamiliar with how it worked and how it would impact my …

https://wmich.edu/hhs/news/2024/12/kos

Work by WMU may reduce US dependency on China for critical minerals

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… oxides are used as tracers to determine which parts of a watershed are eroding. Clockwise from top center: … challenging to extract. Even though many are used for green technologies, they take huge amounts of water to … I've been going through are not published anywhere. So this project will really help us get information back out to the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/06/53988

Global internship experience brings marketing student closer to her goals

Haworth College of Business

… marketing student closer to her goals Submitted by Cindy Wagner on Isabel Henrickson's Haworth College of Business … senior Isabel Henrickson took an important step toward launching her marketing career and solidifying her … her that experience and more. Her duties included an SEO project that had Henrickson working both in person and …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/10/69664