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Impact of record gift total lauded as trustees see year-end reports

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… were set up, many by alumni eager to "pay it forward" by offering current and future generations of students … Donald Berndt and Robert Nagler—and the late John Orr, who was an English professor. All of them had a profound impact … initiatives like research on cochlear implants and Multiple System Atrophy as well as work aimed at improving community …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/07/8241

Trustees OK 2013-14 tuition rates, student-initiated fees

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… to increase both tuition and required fees for 2013-14 in a way that will keep WMU the best value among Michigan's 15 … increase and a $47 increase in required fees—$26 of which was initiated by students and approved during a campuswide … campus housing. Students who live in WMU's residence hall system and have lived there each consecutive year since …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/06/7608

Western's Cold Case Program helps crack second case

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… KALAMAZOO, Mich.—For 35 years, the family of Cathy Swartz has been searching for answers in the young mother's … along with forensic genetic genealogy to identify Robert Waters as Swartz's accused killer. Officers arrested him on … about criminal justice, law enforcement and the justice system and put it into a real-life scenario," says Liz …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/05/71545

Wetland projects test waters to restart research at WMU

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… Wetland projects test waters to restart research at WMU Submitted by Erin Flynn on … is no day at the beach. Her research involves measuring water quality and water levels and categorizing species … and others. She piloted a state-of-the-art electronic system to allow us to have an iterative process to develop …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/06/60039

Groundbreaking research could provide key to kicking smoking habit for good

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… turkey all the time. The problem is that there are withdrawal symptoms," says Dr. Ricky Stull , assistant professor of … to degrade nicotine in the body, flushing it from the system without any adverse effects. Dr. Ricky Stull Stull's … didn't have any evidence of relapse, any evidence of withdrawal—all great things," Stull says. "But there was a problem …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/01/62413

Propelling the next generation of engineers: WALI gives students a shot at space exploration

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… Propelling the next generation of engineers: WALI gives students a shot at space exploration Submitted by Erin Flynn on Students in WALI at the Air Zoo from left to right: Nathan Snyder, Luke … models at this point, but these are the same types of systems that are going to be going into space. So, (the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2024/02/74818

Ethics Center offers three book club events for the fall semester

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… of physicians practicing medicine today over and above systemic racism in our healthcare system. This work has many … lead discussions of "The Harm in Hate Speech" by Jeremy Waldron. Waldron develops a distinctive argument on the nature of the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/06/40701

Physician to discuss how inequities impact health care

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… changes in policy and practices to create a health care system and society that are more just, according to Tim Ready, director of WMU's Lewis Walker Institute for the Study of Race and Ethnic Relations, … such as India and the Philippines. But only a few miles away, residents of Chicago's Gold Coast neighborhoods are …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/05/40228

Western Michigan University recognized for innovation in sustainability

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… Submitted by Erin Flynn on Keeton Bigham-Tsai was among the students who participated in the first Bronco … today, and Western Michigan University students aren't waiting until graduation to make an impact. … through the Sustainability, Tracking, Assessment and Rating System. “The Office for Sustainability and WMU student …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/09/72762