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WMU academic convocation launches 2013-14 academic year

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… a platform for the University's president to review accomplishments, outline upcoming opportunities and initiatives, … weeks of fall semester classes, the annual convocation is designed as a signature event to welcome faculty, staff … reach far beyond their assigned duties to make WMU an even better place to work and study. Distinguished Faculty …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/09/9723

Science, humanities intersect in upcoming speaker series

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… and the humanities are often treated as separate and distinct disciplines, yet each informs the other and the two … scientists, engineers, artists and humanists who strive to better understand a shared natural world and improve the … for nearly four decades. Numbers has written or edited more than two dozen books, most recently "Galileo Goes to Jail …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/09/34940

WMU professors developing prototype to give doctors extra level of protection against COVID-19

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… by Erin Flynn on D. Lai Hsien-yung demonstrates how his aerosol box is used. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—The number of … "Our doctors and medical personnel are more valuable to us than ever. We have to do whatever it takes (to help them)—the sooner, the better." CROSS-COUNTRY COLLABORATION The aerosol box that …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/04/58767

Western alumnus honored by Chamber for ‘making our community stronger’

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… stronger’ Submitted by Deanne Puca on Alumnus Jamauri Bogan is the recipient of the inaugural 2022 Chamber’s Choice … alongside us continuing to invest in making our community better,” Lloyd says. Jamauri Bogan Bogan, CEO of Bogan … in our region. We congratulate Jamauri on this award and thank him for his work to transform our city by creating new …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/09/69411

Breyana Wilson

First-Year Faces

… by Megan Looker on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Sometimes all it takes is one person to make a difference. For incoming Western … 100 percent,” Wilson said of the 2019 Middle School English Teacher of the Year . “She gets really excited about … teacher.” “Not only that, but she was a Western student, so why not go where the greatest was trained?”  This fall, the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/05/59317

Western staff honored for making a difference for students, University success

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… Puca on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Western Michigan University's Denise Champion , Lisah Crall, Andrew Francisco and Scott … She is the type of colleague that makes you want to do better—a difference maker in every sense of the phrase.” … will select award recipients based on your comments rather than the individual's reputation, title or position. Provide …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/08/72256

Annual Bee to bring young geography whizzes to campus

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… championship at National Geographic Society headquarters. This is the National Geographic Bee's 25th anniversary and the … paid, to the Galápagos Islands to experience geography firsthand through up-close encounters with wildlife and the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/04/6134

Author Michael Eric Dyson headlines MLK event

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… show host and scholar Dr. Michael Eric Dyson will speak this month at Western Michigan University as part of events … Jr. and (African) American Leadership in the 21st Century," is sponsored by the organizations You Beautiful Black Woman, … away from controversial subjects over the years. His books "Why I Love Black Women" and "Is Bill Cosby Right? Or Has the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/01/49

Biomedical sciences graduate driven by resilience, called to help others

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… biomedical sciences. KALAMAZOO, Mich.— Jovanny Ruiz-Alavez is a natural caregiver. It's a quality he leaned into as a … and my personal life as well," Ruiz-Alavez says. "It's more than a scholarship; it's a family—we (Foundation Scholars) … all in the same boat. It helped to also motivate me to do better in school, be involved in extracurricular activities …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/04/63981

Shining a spotlight on senior engineering design partnership

College of Engineering and Applied Sciences

… of Engineering and Applied Sciences’ students from all disciplines to showcase their work, share fresh perspectives … These experiences require many resources and we are so thankful for this investment in our students.” Dana Hammond So why does Landscape Forms invest so much into senior design …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/11/69981