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WMU office lands two NSF grants to boost teaching of science
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… KALAMAZOO—Western Michigan University's Science and Mathematics Program Improvement unit has received two grants … student thinking, particularly misconceptions, needed to support students' mastery of the subject. The NSF-funded … more assistance with difficult topics or concepts. Project goals The project has two main goals. One is to continue …
https://wmich.edu/news/2013/12/11965
WMU students take third place in national advertising competition
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… WMU students take third place in national advertising competition Submitted by Samantha Hooker … third in its division of the American Advertising Federation's National Student Advertising Competition. Led by Dr. Karen M. …
https://wmich.edu/news/2021/04/64051
WMU's regional manufacturing lab installs new high-tech equipment
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… Submitted by Deanne Puca on The first of three new machines at the Grand Rapids laboratory required removal of one of the windows facing Cherry … RAPIDS, Mich.—Western Michigan University's regional state-of the-art manufacturing laboratory is receiving three …
https://wmich.edu/news/2019/09/54935
Trustees approve retirements of four faculty, five staff members
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… by the Western Michigan University Board of Trustees at its Jan. 22 meeting. Trustees also signed off on one … faculty resignation as well as one sabbatical leave, and updated the department affiliations of numerous faculty … 2013 Jean Brand , custodian in building custodial and support services, 13 years, effective Dec. 31, 2013 Thomas …
https://wmich.edu/news/2014/02/13701
WMU department changes name to World Religions and Cultures
College of Arts and Sciences
… years as Western Michigan University’s Department of Comparative Religion, the department has a new name that reflects its diverse course offerings: the Department of … and history. “Our faculty represents a really broad group of backgrounds with a focus on religion but coming at it …
https://wmich.edu/news/2024/02/74749
Professor honored by American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
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… Professor honored by American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Hyter … awarded one of the highest honors bestowed by an internationally recognized professional association for speech–language pathologists, audiologists and …
https://wmich.edu/news/2014/01/12679
Student group earns recognition for superior efforts
Haworth College of Business
… Student group earns recognition for superior efforts Submitted by … Beta Alpha Psi has once again been recognized for its dedication to professional and service activities, as well as … be competing at the Beta Alpha Psi national meeting in Chicago, where they will present the chapter's best practices for …
https://wmich.edu/news/2019/07/54398
WMU becomes second in the state to offer esport minor amidst growing interest in the field
College of Education and Human Development
… WMU becomes second in the state to offer esport minor amidst growing interest in the … and often the culture of the sport. “The investment and support that the University provides to esport has aided us … was a $500,000 investment funded by President Edward Montgomery ’s Transformational Initiatives Fund. The venue is …
https://wmich.edu/news/2023/03/71273
Expert on Russian economy to give Sichel talk
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… the campus of Western Michigan University to speak about government and transitional economies as part of the Werner Sichel Lecture Series. Dr. Susan Linz , a Michigan State University professor of economics, will speak at 3 p.m. … cosponsored by the College of Arts and Sciences and W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research. …
https://wmich.edu/news/2013/03/5447
Free festival features new plays by Kalamazoo playwrights
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… Free festival features new plays by Kalamazoo playwrights Submitted by … Arts and Cultural Center. "Homemakers, 1967" by Gordon Bolar, produced by the Kalamazoo Civic Theatre. "If … Sturges, produced by Kalamazoo College Theatre Arts. "Just Suppose" by Tucker Rafferty, produced by the Farmers Alley …
https://wmich.edu/news/2018/01/44704