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Nobel laureate to give talk on peace building, women's rights

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… address at 7 p.m. Friday, April 13 , in the South Ballroom of Western Michigan University's Bernhard Center. Nobel … the event is open to the public with a suggested donation of $15 and will be preceded by a Nobel Reception. Gbowee … to learn about Gbowee's nonviolent struggle for the safety of women and for women's rights to full participation in …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/04/46210

Alumni killed in Vietnam War to be honored during dedication event

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… Michigan University will mark the 40th anniversary of the end of the Vietnam War this holiday weekend by dedicating a plaque at Kanley Chapel in honor of alumni who were killed in action during the conflict. A …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/05/24116

Advertising students win $5,000 in scholarships

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… statewide to win 2015-16 scholarships from The Adcraft Club of Detroit's Adcraft Foundation. The Adcraft Club of Detroit is the nation's largest advertising club. Its … from Michigan universities. The winners Amy Morales of Kalamazoo received a $2,500 Adcraft Foundation/Ed Rossman …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/07/25463

Early registration ends soon for Michigan Autism Conference

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… and researchers with the latest information on a variety of topics related to the assessment and treatment of autism. Sponsors include the Western Michigan University Department of Psychology and WMU Extended University Programs. Keynote …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/09/26682

Beginning Years, 1915 to 1942

Bronco Marching Band

… to the “hitherto strictly men’s organization…because of her exceptional ability in handling the slide,” reported … 1921 by Director Virgil Altenburg resulted in the formation of a band that would consistently perform and grow in size to the band we have today. The first formal photo of the band taken in the 1920–21 school year In the first …

https://wmich.edu/marchingband/history/beginnings

WMU's 'living, learning laboratory' models sustainability

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… seven-layer perennial "food forest" on the west side of WMU's Gibbs House property is a complex ecosystem, though still in its infancy. Much of the fledgling forest was last year the unpaved driveway … different trophic levels." A 'living laboratory' This area of knee- and shoulder-high trees along with other plantings …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/11/28342

Annual Food Marketing Conference to draw hundreds to Grand Rapids

Haworth College of Business

… conference session Four keynote presentations will be offered: The conference keynote address will feature Fred … Morganthall retired in 2017 as an executive vice president of retail operations at Kroger Co.   Kevin Coupe , founder of Morningnewsbeat.com , will discuss the challenges facing …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/02/45339

Annual festival to bring over 900 high school singers to campus

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… 77th annual Southwestern Michigan Vocal Festival, one of the largest, oldest and most successful high school … to the public. Guest conductor Andrew Megill , director of choral activities at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, will lead the evening …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/03/22308

Psychology faculty earn awards

College of Arts and Sciences

… faculty earn awards Two faculty members in the Department of Psychology at Western Michigan University have recently … the Outstanding Mentor Award from the Student Committee of the Association for Behavior Analysis International … the Western Michigan University College of Arts and Sciences Outstanding Achievement in Research and Creative …

https://wmich.edu/arts-sciences/news-psychology-faculty-awards

Grant puts rare Latin manuscript into WMU's collection

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… verified) on Rare 12-century Latin manuscript is a copy of "De Corpore et Sanguine Domini" KALAMAZOO, Mich.—A rare 12th-century manuscript that is a copy of a work first produced some 300 years earlier is now at … France between 831 and 833, the original text was the work of Paschasius Radbertus, a Benedictine abbot later made a …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/11/36070