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WMU to celebrate green buildings with unveiling of LEED designations

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… WMU to celebrate green buildings with unveiling of LEED designations Submitted by … Gibbs House. Originally scheduled for Nov. 18, this event was postponed due to severe weather. For more news, arts and …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/11/20341

Oktoberfest Kalamazoo features food, live music

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… music Submitted by Deanne Puca on The 2013 Oktoberfest is set for Oct. 12. KALAMAZOO—The Vine Neighborhood Association … are $5 for the event that runs from 4 to 11 p.m. at the Arcadia Creek Festival Place in downtown Kalamazoo. Food, … and artisan vendors are featured along with live music including Benjamin Riley, Appleseed Collective, Andru Bemis, …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/09/9615

Western receives grant to aid student retention

Merze Tate College

… Pfingst on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Western Michigan University was one of three Michigan postsecondary institutions … eliminate race, ethnicity and family income as the best predictors of who succeeds in gateway courses and examine the … Institute and its partners to identify and address unjust design in courses and curricula. Western will continue to …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/02/70763

Business students clinch victories at e-Fest 2019

Haworth College of Business

… for their pitch of SnapDuct—easy-to-install ductwork that modernizes design with a latch system and an internal gasket that … reduces the installation time needed on job sites. SnapDuct was one of 25 companies selected to pitch at the "Shark …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/04/53092

WMU's Heritage Hall continues award run for technology, efficiency

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… WMU's Heritage Hall continues award run for technology, efficiency Submitted by Anonymous … American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers Technology Awards. The ASHRAE Awards … which handled the renovation project's architectural design and engineering. The ASHRAE Technology Awards …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/10/43519

Paper produced at WMU could provide clean water for millions

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… Paper produced at WMU could provide clean water for millions Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on … and chief scientist. Dankovich says she originally set out to develop a product to help clean the environment, … as one of the top 100 inventions of 2015 and won the Design Intelligence Award and Institution of Chemical …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/11/36402

WMU's 2019 Gründler Prize goes to architectural historian

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… of Christian Holy Land in the imagination of pre-modern Europeans. Kathryn Blair Moore , an assistant … Renaissance." The prize, which comes with a $1,000 cash award, was announced at the 54th International Congress on … the Renaissance. Those accounts, according to Moore, were designed to present the holy sites to a readership that was …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/05/53544

Feedback on Goldsworth Valley Pond project sought

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… community are invited to attend a Thursday, Oct. 1 design presentation and offer feedback on proposed … to provide a buffer for wildlife and filtering for storm water discharged in the pond. New gathering spaces and pathways …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/09/27190

Association plans public event at Asylum Lake Preserve

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… will be held at 3 p.m. at the Parkview parking lot to dedicate a memorial stone and plaque for Montford Piercey and Renay Piercey-Nesius. The couple was instrumental in organizing the Asylum Lake Preservation … and the WMU Natural Areas Program. Organizations may set up small booths in the exhibit tent between noon and …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/05/7158

WMU academic convocation launches 2013-14 academic year

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… outline upcoming opportunities and initiatives, and set the direction for the coming year. The event, set for … State of the University address as well as a series of awards honoring faculty and staff achievements and service. … weeks of fall semester classes, the annual convocation is designed as a signature event to welcome faculty, staff and …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/09/9723