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Trustees OK 'solar garden' plans for Parkview Campus
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… approved a recommendation to allow the University to enter into a series of individual agreements that could grant a … About the project A solar garden on the campus would be among the first large-scale solar projects Consumers … distribution system. Consumer Energy’s electric customers can receive solar energy credits from the program. Learn …
https://wmich.edu/news/2015/08/26183
Rising stars on Western's faculty honored with Emerging Scholar Awards
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… is able to offer students a world-class education because of the world-class faculty on campus. Each year, the … the first decade of their careers who are building significant scholarly portfolios and setting a solid foundation for … to bring middle- and high-school science teachers into her lab for summer research experiences that will help …
https://wmich.edu/news/2022/08/68973
WMU revels in 'All-Steinway' status for 100-year-old music school
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… this year as the first university in Michigan to be named an All-Steinway Music School. With 118 of the … investment by private donors have an impact, as applicants to its highly selective music programs respond … In 1913, music became the first discipline to be organized into its own department at WMU. Today, some 400 students …
https://wmich.edu/news/2013/03/6009
School of Music presents annual scholarship benefit spectacular
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… School of Music presents annual scholarship benefit spectacular Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Vocal jazz ensemble Gold Company will be one of several performers at the showcase. … in which the diverse musical performances threads together into a montage of ever-changing sights and sounds: A brass …
https://wmich.edu/news/2013/09/9324
David Sedaris to perform at Miller Auditorium
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… (not verified) on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—NPR humorist and bestselling author David Sedaris will perform at Miller … New Yorker and have twice been included in “The Best American Essays.” There are a total of seven million copies of his books in print and they have been translated into 25 languages, and he has been nominated for three …
https://wmich.edu/news/2014/10/19747
Climate change disinformation poses increasing threat, says WMU history professor
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… are certainly more blatant, there's no question words also can do a great deal of harm. And when it comes to mis- and disinformation, the impacts can be widespread: Words fueled animosity and violence during … The House Oversight Committee launched an investigation into the fossil fuel industry's alleged role in the climate …
https://wmich.edu/news/2022/01/66880
WMU offices closed Monday for Memorial Day
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… services, Western Michigan University offices will be closed Monday, May 28, in honor of U.S. Memorial Day. … Portions of a particular building that do not normally go into night setback mode will not go into holiday mode. Contact: Tonya Durlach May 24, 2012 …
https://wmich.edu/news/2012/05/608
Finding Common Ground
W Magazine
… may seem like a utopian fantasy. Dr. Rudolf Siebert, professor emeritus of comparative religion, is looking … What we want to do is see it come to a level where people can quietly and rationally talk about these things." A … Sunday 1945, the theme of religion is indelibly woven into the fabric of Siebert’s life story. While being …
https://wmich.edu/news/2019/12/57179
Ethics lectures topics range from loving strangers to AI policy
Study of Ethics in Society
… its spring semester lecture series, with all events being free and open to the public The lecture series begins … “ Nature’s Best Hope,” covers simple steps that everyone can make to reverse declining biodiversity. The WMU Climate … hosting this talk as part of its "Climate Emergency: Spring into Action” series . Dr. Cynthia Klekar-Cunningham , …
https://wmich.edu/news/2024/02/74557
Triple major undergraduate takes on the world
College of Arts and Sciences
… Fla.—A taste of traveling the wide, expansive globe as a high school student was the inspiration of a … a highly acclaimed Boren Awards scholarship for the African Flagship Language Initiative program. “I wasn’t certain … to Dakar, Senegal, in the fall. There, she will delve into the immersive academic environment of the esteemed West …
https://wmich.edu/news/2023/07/72069