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Career ap-peel: Potato farm sprouts job opportunities for Broncos

W Magazine

… among mounds of seed potatoes in a storage facility at Walther Farms. A seed potato begins sprouting. Employees fry … from various batches of potatoes to analyze things like water and starch content, which impact how the chips will … the Michigan Potato Industry Commission (MPIC), one in four bags of potato chips eaten in the United States was made …

https://wmich.edu/news/2024/06/75869

Bin there, done that — student's research optimizes recycling

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… the best placement of recycling centers to reduce waste. KALAMAZOO, Mich.— Joshua Turske's behavioral analysis research project is garbage. And he's proud of it.  The psychology graduate student … arena. "It gives us much more credibility because the study was developed and executed by a third party," Cartee says. …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/03/52646

'Hitting the books' can improve English language teaching

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… for Teaching Idioms to English Learners Around the World" was released last year by TESOL Press. The press is the … the students. They know how important idioms are and they want to learn them," Randolph says. "Paul and I have always … such as "it's a small world" and "let the cat out of the bag"; and idiomatic greetings, such as "what's up" and …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/04/23023

Take advantage of global engagement opportunities in March

Haenicke Institute for Global Education

… to be locally oriented and globally competent, culturally aware, and ready to contribute to world knowledge and … March 1 2017 Yomiuri Prize for Literature Reading—an awards reception —4:30 to 6 p.m. in 1035-1045 Fetzer Center, … Literature in the poetry and haiku section for his book "Watashi no Hidsuke henkosen (My International Dateline)." …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/02/38374

Dining Services partners with Invisible Need to expand food options

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… food that we make for them," he says. "Some students are away from home for the first time, and to be able to give … students in need, the new initiative also helps cut down on waste—something nutrition specialist Emily Hazel says is … quite a few comments asking what we were doing to reduce waste," she says. "This partnership is a wonderful solution …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/02/58180

Communitywide sustainability resource offerings keep evolving

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… a "green fee" to support campus sustainability. The move was instrumental in creating the Office for Sustainability … and leader. "The Office for Sustainability is geared toward students who pay the sustainability fee because they … out or consuming fast food and take-out fare. A canvas tote bag to use instead of the paper or plastic bags provided by …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/05/53507

Betting on an adventure: Bryan Cranston brings story of alumnus who beat the lottery to the big screen

W Magazine

… in a sleepy town stumbles on a lottery loophole, finding a way to take luck out of the equation and make millions. The … four choices—A, B, C, D—pick one of those letters and always answer your questions you don't know with that same … eventually shut down the game once the cat was out of the bag on the loophole. The Selbees and their friends made …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/08/68890

Facing the future: Artificial intelligence is evolving at warp speed—but at what cost?

W Magazine

… Facing the future: Artificial intelligence is evolving at warp speed—but at what cost? Submitted by Erin Flynn on … that could redefine the future and revolutionize the way we communicate, work and live—for better or worse. Drs. … one problem: The animatronic cat is already out of the bag. The evolution of AI is “unstoppable—and we have already …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/05/71771