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WMU students to 'spring into the streets' to volunteer

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… of tasks ranging from neighborhood cleanups to painting to landscaping projects and more. "The hope is that students will … residents City of Portage, trail cleanup Kalamazoo County Land Bank; cleanup, gardening and possibly painting …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/03/14655

University opts out of Bellevue property purchases

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… decision to purchase 10 homes on Bellevue Place and Oakland Drive that are immediately adjacent to the north edge … from such local zoning and planning ordinances. "This was a very simple purchase, and we thought the use of the … Der Kley , WMU vice president for business and finance. "It was never our intent, though, to spark an uncomfortable and …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/03/14471

WMU's 'living, learning laboratory' models sustainability

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… though still in its infancy. Much of the fledgling forest was last year the unpaved driveway to a soccer field, and thus largely hardpan, stony, not very fertile. But the land and the students working it are resilient, …

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

Guiding Organizations' Decisions Through Spatial Data and Analysis

College of Arts and Sciences

… analysis. In a current project with the Southwest Michigan Land Conservancy, Baker is providing an in-depth analysis of … class that is taught, Baker seeks new data and innovative ways to adapt her teaching for each new group of students and their specific interests. “I want to continue to explore ways to get students involved in …

https://wmich.edu/arts-sciences/data

Development leader to discuss perseverance, success in bringing Costco to Kalamazoo

College of Engineering and Applied Sciences

… success in bringing Costco to Kalamazoo Submitted by Cindy Wagner on Greg Dobson KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Perseverance, … on the 40-acre project began in November 2013, but land acquisition and planning took place over the course of … Business Administration in 1995. From 1991 until 1998, he was assistant to the president under Western’s …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/02/67091

Climate change—Michigan's state in year 2100

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… of spring run-off. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—The magnitude of future warming in the Great Lakes region depends on choices being … fires as well as flooding will increase, and deadly heat waves and algal blooms will spike. Karowe stresses that the … business as usual, Karowe expects 70 percent of the Earth's land surface and almost all of the Great Lakes region will …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/01/51388

Eyes In The Sky

College of Arts and Sciences

… University Programs, these graduate programs pave the way for students to become certified as pilots of remote … from the drones. During pre-flight preparations, students walk around the grounds dropping three-foot square yellow … in rivers and streams while piloting them from dry land, or they can be equipped with sophisticated technology …

https://wmich.edu/arts-sciences/drones

Student pursues public service with prestigious award

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… Student pursues public service with prestigious award Submitted by Erin Flynn on Caitlin Wiley explores Rio … the prestigious Boren Scholarship . The $20,000 grant is awarded by the National Security Education Program to … across the country. "Instead of making better use of the land already available for crop growing and cattle raising, …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/04/53032

Poet, advocate for undocumented writers is next Frostic speaker

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… the author of "Cenzontle," "Dulce" and "Children of the Land," will read during a free public event in 2452 Knauss Hall .  In addition to being an essayist and award-winning poet, Castilo is an advocate for undocumented … member of the Undocupoets campaign, which protested and was instrumental in eliminating publishers' exclusion of …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/03/45699

WMU to break ground on economic-development engine

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… input in 2016 and 2017. That input led to the design that was submitted to the EDA approximately a year ago. With the … the goals of the park with the natural features of the land. As part of pursuing the development: A bee colony on the site was relocated to ensure it would not be disturbed. A rare …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/12/50722