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Western's Cold Case Program helps crack second case

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… answers in the young mother's murder. Students in Western Michigan University's Cold Case Program played an integral … role in helping police solve the case. The Three Rivers (Michigan) Police Department, in partnership with the Michigan State Police, used advanced DNA technology along …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/05/71545

Sharon Flickinger obituary

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… by Deanne Puca on Sharon Flickinger , a former Western Michigan University staff member, died June 3 . She was 71. Flickinger, of Schoolcraft, Michigan, joined the WMU staff in 1970 and retired in 2002 … date. Memorial gifts may be made to Gift of Life or to West Michigan Cancer Center . Visit Langeland Family Funeral …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/08/48206

Earth Day celebrated with boost to EV infrastructure

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… of Earth Day will mark the Kalamazoo area's emergence as a Michigan powerhouse in charging capacity for electric … A total of 25 new charging stations housed at Western Michigan University and Borgess Health facilities will be … 37--more than a third of the total number for all of West Michigan. The stations are all linked to a national network …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/04/342

Author to keynote annual Chavez Scholarship fundraiser

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… by Anonymous (not verified) on Hart KALAMAZOO--Southwest Michigan will celebrate the life and work of civil rights … Saturday, March 31 , in the Fetzer Center on Western Michigan University's main campus in Kalamazoo. The cost is … The fundraising dinner is being sponsored by the Southwest Michigan Cesar E. Chavez Committee. Proceeds will go toward …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/03/277

Professor re-elected to national arts group

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… KALAMAZOO-- Jim Hopfensperger , professor of art at Western Michigan University, has been elected to a second term as … to WMU, he chaired the Department of Art and Art History at Michigan State University and headed the Studio Art Program … State University. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Michigan State University, a Master of Fine Arts degree from …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/02/136

Staff member recognized as outstanding leader

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… on Hernández KALAMAZOO—Diana Hernández, director of Western Michigan University's Division of Multicultural Affairs, was one of five Michiganders to receive an outstanding Hispanic leader award … The dinner and an awards program were sponsored by the Michigan Hispanic Caucus, Hispanic/Latino Commission of …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/10/2317

Anthropologist appointed to Freedom Trail commission

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… Michael Nassaney, a professor of anthropology at Western Michigan University, was one of two people appointed last month by Gov. Rick Snyder to fill vacancies on the Michigan Freedom Trail Commission. The commission, … the legacy of the Underground Railroad's Freedom Trail in Michigan. It encourages, coordinates and supports efforts …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/05/7174

Southwest facility transfer from WMU to LMC moves forward

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… by Anonymous (not verified) on BENTON HARBOR, Mich.—Western Michigan University will transfer ownership of its building at the Lake Michigan College Napier Avenue campus, home to … will continue to have a presence in the southwest region of Michigan at the undergraduate and graduate level, and all …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/06/47585

Dozens of local internships up for grabs

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… for some 43 positions at 33 companies. KALAMAZOO--Western Michigan University students have a chance to earn a minimum … for a select group of full-time college students at several Michigan schools, as well as funding support for their … for 10 weeks. Throughout the internship, students receive hourly wages, valuable networking opportunities and applied …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/01/104

Gov. Snyder names Behen, Chen-Zhang, Edgerton to WMU board terms

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… Lynn Chen-Zhang Shelly Edgerton KALAMAZOO, Mich.--Three Michigan leaders have been named to new terms on the Western Michigan University Board of Trustees by Gov. Rick Snyder . … two master's degrees, one in management from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University and one …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/10/49815