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New Michigan autism resource launched at WMU
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… changes the direction of people's lives...And Kalamazoo is way ahead of the curve in putting together partnerships and expertise together with the local educational system." WMU Autism Center of Excellence WECAN is one of … elements of the WMU Autism Center of Excellence, which was funded by a special $4 million appropriation by the …
https://wmich.edu/news/2015/09/26859
America's drift away from equal opportunity to be discussed
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… America's drift away from equal opportunity to be discussed Submitted by … a talk that focuses on how America is drifting further away from the ideal of equal opportunity and what local … to children and families, will speak on "The Opportunity Ecosystem" at 7 p.m. Thursday, April 30 , in the Fetzer Center …
https://wmich.edu/news/2015/04/23269
Graduate students win leading geology awards
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… Graduate students win leading geology awards Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on KALAMAZOO, … the Best Student Geologic Map Competition. The competition was hosted this year by the U.S. Geological Survey in … as the distribution of the Nubian Sandstone Aquifer System and temporal change in groundwater storage. The …
https://wmich.edu/news/2017/11/43875
Haworth College of Business celebrates 2023 Presidential Scholars
Haworth College of Business
… team, she received a full athletic scholarship and was named to the Academic All-MAC team for the 2021 and 2022 … Johnson Presidential Scholar in business information systems Cameron Johnson Cameron Johnson of Quincy, … Hare graduated Summa Cum Laude in the fall of 2022 and was on the dean’s list each semester at Western. She is a …
https://wmich.edu/news/2023/04/71308
Self-watering planters sow seeds of sustainability across campus
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… Self-watering planters sow seeds of sustainability across campus … a reservoir to hold water as well as a moisture-wicking system. David Prellwitz carries one of the self-watering … to purchase and transport the flowers from external vendors—the 11th year for such a collaboration. And it was …
https://wmich.edu/news/2021/05/64318
Alumni classnotes, spring and summer 2024
W Magazine
… spring and summer 2024. Helen LeZotte Faulkner , BA ‘64, was promoted to vocational nursing program director at the … , BS ‘74, published her fourth novel, “Betrayed,” which was co-authored with her husband, Gil Snider. Christopher W. … He is leading human resources operations at the statewide system’s McLaren Macomb, McLaren Oakland and McLaren Port …
https://wmich.edu/news/2024/06/75865
Climate crisis causes crescendo of catastrophe
W Magazine
… drought evaporated the Elbe River. In Serbia, the Danube's waters receded to reveal Nazi warships sunken in World War II. "It's very strange, but … in North America—saw 1,000-year rain events. "The storm systems that we're getting are producing these floods in …
https://wmich.edu/news/2022/11/69852
With rural and small clinics in mind, professor uses COVID-19 grant to create low-cost respiratory device
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… home with his own equipment to create the dedicated hardware and software. “I decided to put the skills I have toward making … notoriously expensive and disproportionate health care system need not deter the development of more cost-effective …
https://wmich.edu/news/2020/07/60231
Why I Give: The Arnson Family
W Magazine
… this past June. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Giving back has always run in the Arnson family. Now, Jon Arnson and his four … lives over the years,” shares Jon, BBA ’81. “We thought it was high time we supported our mother’s alma mater. “Mom … County’s probate court, guiding children through the system. She also met her future husband, Don , in Muskegon. …
https://wmich.edu/magazine/news/2024/11/why-i-give-arnson-family
Western staff honored for making a difference for students, University success
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… and Scott Hennessy will be recognized during the Fall Awards Celebration on Friday, Sept. 29 , for making a … members are recipients of the annual Make a Difference Award, one of the highest accolades bestowed upon nonfaculty … of a co-worker or staff member who is a Staff Compensation System, AFSCME, MSEA or POA employee and deserves to be …
https://wmich.edu/news/2023/08/72256