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Area youths participating in 2016 Asylum Lake Adventure Day
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… nature center and WMU's landscape services department with support from the University's Office of the President. About … hands-on environmental lessons at educational stations set up throughout the Asylum Lake Preserve. Others will act as … participating schools and school districts, with funding support coming from the Kalamazoo Community Foundation and …
https://wmich.edu/news/2016/05/32040
World’s medievalists to convene virtually during annual congress
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… David Konstan , New York University. Virtual talent show Upload a short video to the virtual talent show from May 7- … ask questions about their offerings. Registrants can set up private appointments to meet with individual exhibitors, …
https://wmich.edu/news/2021/05/63939
Western alum appointed to leadership post in U.S. Department of Transportation
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… of hazardous materials every day. "Given how important the goods are that we transport, I'd venture to say that we're likely among the most unsung agencies in the federal government," he says. "Directly or indirectly, our work is … commission's community development committee, and showing up and participating in volunteer activities were all …
https://wmich.edu/news/2021/04/63812
WMU’s Food Marketing Conference to draw over 700 industry leaders
Haworth College of Business
… this year, the conference is packing "a stellar speaker lineup," says Dr. Frank Gambino , professor of marketing and director of the food and consumer package goods marketing program. The two-day conference will feature … from Kroger, Trader Joe's, 7-Eleven, Rite Aid, Kellogg and H-E-B Food-Drugs. About the conference Now in its …
https://wmich.edu/news/2016/03/30897
WMU recognizes 2016-17 Presidential Scholars
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… highest honor WMU can bestow on an undergraduate. The award goes to the most outstanding seniors in each of the … Roosa has served as a Drive Safe Kalamazoo volunteer, supporting its mission to ensure safe rides home for college … a WMU Theatre Guild Scholar for one year. In addition, he does volunteer work for the department, which he says gives …
https://wmich.edu/news/2017/04/39545
Professor’s research in Ecuador helps create globally engaged students
College of Arts and Sciences
… as she has studied both Ecuadorian women diagnosed with lupus and the effects of globalization on the city of Cuenca. … women diagnosed with the chronic illness systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) with the goal to collect “illness narratives.” That research, funded …
https://wmich.edu/arts-sciences/miles-ecuador
Pathways of Change: Natives, Newcomers, and the Waterways of Northeastern North America
College of Arts and Sciences
… eastern Canada on the St. Lawrence River and north to the “Upper Country” (pays d’en haut) around the Great Lakes, said … of the native peoples. In spring as soon as the ice broke up, French traders went to the Upper Country (pays d’en haut). They used canoes, a …
https://wmich.edu/arts-sciences/brandao-pathways-change
Inventive duo finalists in U.S. Patent Office-sponsored competition
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… Barnett and John's invention, NeoVent, is a respiratory support mechanism designed to treat critically ill infants, … cash and prizes. In the competition's undergraduate category, Barnett and John are among six other finalists from an … and host of The Henry Ford's Innovation Nation. Leading up to the ceremony, finalists will be showcasing their …
https://wmich.edu/news/2015/10/27898
Autonomous electric vehicle donation will bolster research opportunities at Western
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… are excited for new research opportunities with the Aurrigo Auto-Pod. A brand new Aurrigo Auto-Pod has arrived on Western's campus. A brand new … be at the forefront of emerging technologies and set them up for success in the sustainable energy field. "It will …
https://wmich.edu/news/2022/10/68426
One Billion Kilowatt Hours
Beam Power Plant
… (no acid or caustic) water treatment system with full makeup capability, an 800 kilowatt gas-fired engine generator … units to campus when they first came on line over 16 years ago in August 1997. It was basically at that point that … For example, the jet streams you see looking at up in the sky are the same hot exhaust gases condensing in …
https://wmich.edu/facilities/powerplant/billion