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Professor receives international honor with prestigious Kuwait Prize

College of Arts and Sciences

… hydrological systems in climate-affected environments. His work employs advanced technologies to study hydrological … applying both computational and field methods. His work continues to inspire and influence the next generation …

https://wmich.edu/arts-sciences/news/2025/05/cas-magazine-sultan

Why I Give: The Elshafeis

W Magazine

… bachelor’s in political science from Western, followed by a Doctor of Law from Chicago-Kent College of Law at Illinois … aspirations.  “During my fourth and fifth year, I worked 30 to 40 hours a week for a manufacturing company in … credits WMU for providing valuable life lessons. “I learned how to balance work, school and social obligations; budget …

https://wmich.edu/news/2024/06/75870

Four public career-related events coming up at WMU

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… days, resume critiquing, walk-in advising and pre-fair workshops to get help with researching employers, preparing … Center has a new Career Fair app that WMU students can download for free. The app features career fair 101 tips and … the Fetzer Center. Featured will be a keynote talk titled "How to do a Career Fair Right" and a panel discussion about …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/09/34669

Protecting children from environmental threats topic of humanities talk

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… of the universals of childhood—milk, laundry, pizza, homework and the "big talk"—exploring the hidden, social … historical forces behind them. Sandra Steingraber With a doctoral degree in biology and a master's in English, … is bringing together scientists and humanists to consider how the world's temperature, environmental and social …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/03/14025

Battery research project will support company's clean energy plan

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… by Anonymous (not verified) on A banner at the event shows how the facility and its racks of batteries work. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Consumers Energy ushered in a new … could threaten their reliability. "The foundation of all we do at Consumers Energy focuses on our Triple Bottom Line: …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/09/49068

Students study effectiveness of solar panel placement

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… by Deanne Puca on Steven Spannagel operates a scaled-down solar panel to track performance effects of … capturing and storing this information so people can see how much power is being generated and how placement of … Ryan, motioning to a box of rejected design ideas the team worked through until reaching their current design. A former …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/07/53773

Event to focus on prescription drug abuse, disposal

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… Substance Abuse Task Force and WMU Student Substance Abuse Work Group will be providing information about prescription drug abuse in southwest Michigan, how the region's residents can keep their prescriptions safe … friends—or be the cause of accidental poisonings and overdoses. They also note that proper disposal does not involve …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/04/39172

Brush to be burned this month at Asylum Lake Preserve

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… up around the north and south edges of Asylum Lake, the biggest of the preserve's two lakes. "Normally, we'd let the brush decay naturally. We're having Wildtype do a prescribed burn because the sheer size and abundance of … Lake Policy and Management Council. The council has been working with Wildtype to ensure that during its restoration …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/03/260

'Queer Voices in Hip Hop: Cultures, Communities and Contemporary Performance'

W Magazine

… Nas X, LGBTQ+ artists made hip-hop music—they just weren't donning hot pink Versace cowboy outfits and rapping about riding down an "Old Town Road'' on primetime television. Dr. Lauron … in the genre." The culmination of more than 10 years of work, the book delves into the roots of hip-hop, wading …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/11/69856

University welcomes two explosive-detection K-9s to police force

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… County's first and only explosion-detection canines. The dogs and their handlers, WMU officers Travis Cable and … detection and patrol in mid-January. "It has been a lot of work for the officers, but I think that they both would … Montgomery says. He notes that comfort animals have shown to have amazing psychological effects on people and …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/02/51620