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Margaret J. Watson obituary
News
… Margaret J. Watson obituary Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on … Watson joined the WMU staff in 1981 and retired in 2015 after more than 33 years of service to the University. The Kalamazoo resident began her …
https://wmich.edu/news/2016/09/35347
Dr. Ruth Kaarlela obituary
News
… studies at Western Michigan University, died Jan. 8 . She was 98. Kaarlela joined what is now the Department of … Studies in 1963 and retired with emerita status in 1986 after nearly 23 years of service to the University. She was appointed department …
https://wmich.edu/news/2018/07/47979
Dorothy J. McGinnis obituary
News
… Jan. 11 at Bronson Methodist Hospital in Kalamazoo. She was 92. Dorothy J. McGinnis McGinnis, professor emerita of … joined the WMU faculty in 1944 and retired early in 1986 after 41 years of service to the University. The University's McGinnis Reading …
https://wmich.edu/news/2013/01/4083
Dr. Jennifer P. Bott named chair of WMU’s Department of Marketing
Haworth College of Business
… reasons to say yes. The positive energy here is real, and I want to help amplify it.” Bott is keen to build upon the … faculty and students to alumni and organizations that want to invest in what the department does. “I am thrilled … graduates are working or continuing their education quickly after earning their degree. 100% of Department of Marketing …
https://wmich.edu/business/news/2026/06/jennifer-bott-marketing-chair
Finding Home with Hunter: Hayes Finds His Crew at WMU Aviation
College of Aviation
… took a tour of the technical-based school," he says. "I was excited about all of the components that the aviation … for what would be his eventual landing in higher education was a class trip to the College of Aviation's campus at what … Executive Airport at Kellogg Field in the spring of 2016. After his "discovery flight," Hayes said he knew he wanted a …
https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2021/03/hayes
WMU cultural anthropologist examines migration and lupus in Ecuador
Haenicke Institute for Global Education
… Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Touching saltwater marks at the waterline of a cargo ship in Lake Michigan when she was just … and people’s real lives, together very well,” she said. After completing a bachelor’s degree in anthropology, Miles …
https://wmich.edu/global/news/2014/02/miles-spotlight
Visiting scholar produces important sustainability and recycling research
College of Engineering and Applied Sciences
… sustainability and recycling research Submitted by Cindy Wagner on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Western Michigan University's … , senior director of international student and scholar services. “His contributions to the field in such a short … Scholar). His research at Western has been supported by the Scientific and Technological Research Institution of Turkey …
https://wmich.edu/news/2022/11/69741
Renowned scholar to tackle evolution, intelligent design
News
… The parents won their suit and "intelligent design" was found to be a form of creationism, and therefore, … the Advancement of Science, Padian is a prolific author of scientific articles and books whose work shows up in such … the teaching of evolution and climate change. In 2003, he was named the Western Evolutionary Biologist of the Year, …
https://wmich.edu/news/2012/03/249
Climate change focus of honors college lectures
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… 2013 Lyceum Lecture Series titled "Climate Change: Scientific, Socioeconomic and Policy Perspectives." No talk … Jan. 30 —"The Dance of the 3 E's: Energy, Environmental Stewardship (CO2 Emissions Mitigation) and Economic …
https://wmich.edu/news/2012/12/3798
Climate change disinformation poses increasing threat, says WMU history professor
News
… controversy, the conflict—that's what people gravitate toward. So those are the voices that get amplified on social … fueling global action on climate change for decades. "It was about the 1850s that people figured out the more fossil … climate change caused by carbon dioxide emerged from a scientific meeting of the minds in Massachusetts in 1979. …
https://wmich.edu/news/2022/01/66880