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Grants to WMU exceed $24 million for the year
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… the year-end total of grants received for the 2012-13 fiscal year past the $24 million mark, WMU trustees learned … Protection Agency to Dr. Steven Bertman , professor of chemistry, to conduct a research effort aimed at determining the … , professor of mechanical and aeronautical engineering, to better understand how environmental noise affects wild …
https://wmich.edu/news/2013/07/8304
NPR host to speak as part of the Reading Together program
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… verified) on Cover of Gladstone's book KALAMAZOO—Journalist, media analyst and author Brooke Gladstone , host of the … Reading Together 2013 activities. Her presentation is titled "The Influence of the Media" and is free and open … an up-close look at what the news media are covering and why. While maintaining the civility and fairness that are …
https://wmich.edu/news/2013/03/5928
WMU boosts need-based aid for 10 top incoming students
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… (not verified) on WMU's new Foundation Scholarships consist of 10 $50,000 awards. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—High-achieving … performance and demonstrated financial need. The University is adding the new Foundation Scholarships to its mix of top … as such nominations must be received by WMU no later than Dec. 15 . Nomination forms and additional information …
https://wmich.edu/news/2014/11/20296
WMU, Cooley Law School consider formal alliance
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… (not verified) on A WMU-Cooley Law School partnership is under consideration. KALAMAZOO—Building on more than a decade of cooperation that has led to a number of … University and the Thomas M. Cooley Law School are discussing the possibility of a stronger alliance that would …
https://wmich.edu/news/2013/04/6237
Princeton Review names WMU a ‘best business school’ for an MBA
Haworth College of Business
… Michigan University's Haworth College of Business is once again on Princeton Review's list of best business schools. The education services company … College of Business is among an elite group of fewer than 5% of business schools worldwide that are accredited at …
https://wmich.edu/news/2022/03/67482
Dunbar Hall's renovation blends legacy and innovation
College of Arts and Sciences
… future Dunbar Hall KALAMAZOO, Mich.—A wave of excitement is building at Western Michigan University as the highly … teaching facility on campus, Dunbar serves more than 17,000 students each year. As the need for a … and their craft, give them ideas for collaboration and a better understanding of different ways of telling stories,” …
https://wmich.edu/news/2023/12/73667
Gala celebration to mark 75 years of aviation education at WMU
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… land safely. The College of Aviation will honor that accomplishment during a gala celebration Friday, Oct. 24 , marking … at the College of Aviation's facilities at the W.K. Kellogg Airport, 237 N. Helmer Road in Battle Creek. It will … event costs $10 for WMU students and $45 for others, and a cash bar will be available. Each attendee will receive a …
https://wmich.edu/news/2014/10/19708
WMU earns top accreditation for landscape management
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… under a new, dynamic sustainability-oriented program established by the Professional Grounds Management Society. In … also displaying an appreciable propensity for continuous betterment." Rare national honor Waldo Library courtyard … Key Principles and Best Management Practices, but rather than the end all, we consider this a launching point for …
https://wmich.edu/news/2015/08/26328
Popular plant TikTok showcases student’s succulent humor and self care
W Magazine
… humor and self care Submitted by Megan Looker on Known by his handle @theplantprodigy, Jacob Soule educates TikTok … KALAMAZOO, Mich.—If you’ve ever searched online to find out why the leaves on your Calathea orbifolia are turning brown … featuring this miniature gnat-devouring plant garnered more than 11.1 million views and 1.6 million likes. And his video …
https://wmich.edu/news/2023/05/71781
Multimillion-dollar research center addresses construction challenges
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… by Anonymous (not verified) on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—An interdisciplinary group of Western Michigan University researchers … is busily studying new and creative ways to build better in an age of climate change and other global … figures, the construction industry contributed more than $1 trillion to America's gross domestic product and …
https://wmich.edu/news/2018/07/47955