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America's drift away from equal opportunity to be discussed

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… drifting further away from the ideal of equal opportunity and what local communities can do to reverse this trend. Dr. … V. Reeves , who focuses his research on social mobility and inequality, particularly as they relate to children and … at 7 p.m. Thursday, April 30 , in the Fetzer Center on Western Michigan University's main campus. The free, public …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/04/23269

Solar race team will take 25 years of experience on the road

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… (not verified) on The 2014 Sunseeker car KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Western Michigan University's Sunseeker solar car racing team heads for Texas July 12 to pit its racing skill and WMU's 25 years of racing experience against teams from … international collegiate race that begins July 21 in Austin and ends 1,751 miles later on July 28 in Minneapolis, …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/07/17272

Composers, performers on cutting edge of electronic music gather at WMU

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… fiddle with transmitters as a musician fiddles a bow. At Western Michigan University, performers and composers are blending instruments and technology to … that together." A composer programs a piece by connecting wires on a breadboard. (Stephen Hennessey) Workshops offer …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/07/54151

WMU to recognize top staff members for outstanding service

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… WMU to recognize top staff members for outstanding service Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on … staff members who have made exceptional contributions to Western Michigan University will receive WMU's Annual Make a … Debby Honsberger , utility worker in the Bernhard Café and Market Jill Hamilton , coordinator of transfer …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/09/9757

WMU joins national initiative to increase study abroad enrollment

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… Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on WMU students and staff on a trip to Paris KALAMAZOO—Western Michigan University has committed to increasing … nonprofit leader in the international exchange of people and ideas, partners with sponsors around the country to …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/04/14323

WMU professor's research paves the way to improving pedestrian safety nationwide

W Magazine

… behaved when it did, that interests Dr. Ron Van Houten. The Western Michigan University professor's pedestrian traffic safety research is garnering national attention—and saving lives in the process. "Everybody knows speeding is wrong and hitting people is bad, but there are still a record …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/01/57296

Integrated supply management student nets prestigious scholarships

Haworth College of Business

… Submitted by Stacey Lowis on McClendon KALAMAZOO, Mich.—A Western Michigan University integrated supply management … two national scholarships. Senior Aaron McClendon of Westland is the recipient of the $10,000 Gary L. Buffington … is the first WMU recipient of the Buffington scholarship and the seventh WMU recipient of a Richter scholarship. He …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/04/31544

Interim campuswide policy on sexual misconduct now in effect

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… interim policy. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—After months of analysis and measuring federal guidelines against current campus practices, Western Michigan University has implemented a new interim … procedures can be offered anonymously at surveymonkey.com/s/WesternMich_TitleIX . The site is for comments only on the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/01/21036

WMU wins NSF grant to study contaminants in industry, agriculture

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… verified) on Anions produce lake algae. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—A Western Michigan University researcher has been awarded a … charged ions that are potentially damaging to lakes and rivers when found in fertilizers and also are a toxic byproduct in waste from manufacturing …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/09/18390

Poets with WMU ties explore Michigan through verse, discussion

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… Public Library. KALAMAZOO—Six Michigan poets with ties to Western Michigan University will read from their work this month and participate in a panel discussion on how living in … Public Library, 315 S. Rose St. It will feature readings and remarks by Dr. Andrea England, Dr. Hedy Habra, Dr. …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/01/12800