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Grants to WMU top $22.7 million for fiscal year

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… WMU trustees learned at their July 25 meeting. Awards for May came in at $878,328, or 19 percent of the … president for research. The grant will be used to create a set of virtual reality lab experiments to be used in an … at WMU, to provide knowledge generation, capacity building and wide-scale dissemination and outreach to states and …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/07/1106

WMU honors veterans with November events

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… will hold a forum from noon to 3 p.m. Friday, Nov. 8 , on "Diversity and Inclusion in the Workplace." The event in the … State of Michigan. A Veterans Appreciation Hockey Game is set for 7 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 9 , at Lawson Ice Arena, when … each or three for $10 with proceeds going to the WMU United Way campaign. Veterans also will be recognized at the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/11/10964

'The Price is Right Live' comes to Miller Auditorium

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… 'The Price is Right Live' comes to Miller Auditorium Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on … longest running and most popular game show. Mark L. Walberg, who has hosted programs including "Antiques … as the show’s host. "The Price is Right Live" has given away more than 10 million dollars in cash and prizes and sold …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/10/10055

Common Read program plans workshop to gear up for spring events

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… spring. Students and employees are invited to attend "Leading a Book Discussion for Your Reading Group" from 2 to 3 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 15 , in Waldo Library's Meader Rare Book Room. Pre-registration is … Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot. University Libraries has set up a website to keep the WMU community informed about …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/11/2965

University Theatre presents 'Caroline or Change'

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… 8, 8 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 9, 8 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 10, 2 p.m. Set in 1963 America in the midst of the JFK assassination … Mixing fact and fantasy, “Caroline or Change” inspires awareness in a breathtaking tale of ordinary people facing extraordinary change. Directed by Jay …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/12/3839

Department of Mathematics receives $7 million endowment for student scholarships

College of Arts and Sciences

… from the late Dr. David P. Burns , M.A.’72, Ph.D.’79, is set to fuel Western Michigan University's Department of Mathematics with new possibilities and pave the way for students to pursue their passions in the field.   … and graduate mathematics students. "We are incredibly grateful for this generous endowment, which will have …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/12/73673

Female Chinese historians topic of upcoming lecture

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… (not verified) on Talk on women and Chinese history set for Feb. 21. KALAMAZOO—The contributions of Chinese … Ming-Qing Period.” It is free and open to the public. According to Ho, Ban Zhao of the Eastern Han Dynasty is the only … biography of Chinese historians. In a widely circulated dictionary of Chinese historians, which offers a total of …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/02/4775

Alumni featured in last Frostic Reading event of the fall

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… Alumni featured in last Frostic Reading event of the fall Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) … Sommers Sommers Sommers is the author of "The Night We Set the Dead Kid on Fire," which was awarded the 2016 Patricia Bibby Frist Book Award. Recent …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/11/44076

String students collaborate with international jazz performers

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… opportunity to interact with prominent jazz musicians, is set for 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 13 in the Dalton Center … Recital Hall. The performance will be preceded by a 7 p.m. discussion hosted by Dr. Dan Jacobson, WMU professor of … and $5 for students, and are available from Miller Auditorium at millerauditorium.com/som or by calling …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/02/4501

Update: Precautionary boil water advisory lifted for Bernhard, Seibert and Henry Hall

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… Update: Precautionary boil water advisory lifted for Bernhard, Seibert and Henry Hall … for the Bernhard Center, Seibert Administration Building and Henry Hall. Those in each of the buildings can now … be available within 24 hours of collection and the final set within 48 hours. It is expected the advisory will be …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/12/66564