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WMU has several connections with film premiering at Air Zoo
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… be revealed Saturday, Nov. 8 , when the Air Zoo Aerospace & Science Center in Portage hosts the red-carpet, world premiere of the film "Pilot Error." Award-winning actress and WMU … debut in the film, which was inspired by the true story of a French airliner that went missing over the Atlantic in …
https://wmich.edu/news/2014/11/20050
Youth and community development student prepares juveniles for success after detention
College of Education and Human Development
… Celmer, a supervisor at BCJC. Soko works closely with office staff to coordinate schedules for youth. Soko gives a tour of the gymnasium where she supervises youth during activity … About youth and community development at wmu The family science and human development: youth and community …
https://wmich.edu/news/2023/07/72160
Bush named American Council on Education Fellow
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… , ACE president, announced March 25. Bush, chair and professor in the Department of English, was named an interim associate dean of the College of Arts and Sciences in February. He was one of 47 emerging college and … a public affairs officer in the Navy Reserve. He earned a bachelor's degree from Bowling Green State University, a …
https://wmich.edu/news/2015/04/23207
WMU to confer more than 1,700 degrees during fall commencement
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… exercises at WMU. Montgomery will present a total of 1,734 diplomas on behalf of the University: 1,260 at the bachelor's level, 443 at the master's level and 31 at the … is for graduates of the College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, College of Health and Human Services, and Extended …
https://wmich.edu/news/2017/12/44092
Humanities speaker series focuses on education in the 21st century
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… Edmundson KALAMAZOO, Mich.—The sometimes precarious state of education will be explored in detail when the University … Humanities stages its 2017-18 speaker series, "The Promise of Education." Five scholars and authors from across the … He earned a doctoral degree from Yale University and bachelor's degree from Bennington College. Upcoming talks …
https://wmich.edu/news/2017/09/42622
Webinars explore WMU research regarding social consequences and response to COVID-19
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… discoveries unfold regarding the physical implications of COVID-19, Western Michigan University researchers are … mental health during isolation, religion and the future of higher education will be highlighted in a series of … the academic year. Launched by WMU's College of Arts and Sciences in collaboration with WMUx, the series is funded …
https://wmich.edu/news/2020/09/61262
WMU to host 10th International Conference on African Development
Haenicke Institute for Global Education
… the Bernhard Center. This year's conference topic is "State of African Economies in the 21st Century: Critical Issues of Education, Health, Governance, Conflict, and Food and … on Ethiopian economics, politics, education, biological sciences, business, philosophy and engineering. Keynote …
https://wmich.edu/news/2018/08/48263
WMU researchers present findings at international conference
College of Engineering and Applied Sciences
… Eager to exchange the latest information in the study of electric propulsion and to network with expert aerospace … the June 2024 conference with Dr. Kristina Lemmer , professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering, to present … Electric Propulsion Conference, WMU engineering and applied sciences students graduate with professional experience. …
https://wmich.edu/engineer/news/2024/11/wmu-researchers-present-findings-international-conference
Communication professor selected for prestigious TV academy fellowship
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… Communication professor selected for prestigious TV academy fellowship … Dr. Jennifer Machiorlatti , Western Michigan University professor of communication, has been selected to participate … and Native North American media storytellers. She earned a bachelor's degree in telecommunications and a master's …
https://wmich.edu/news/2017/10/43439
Intellectual Property
Research and Innovation
… principal rights governing the ownership and disposition of new technologies and discoveries are known as … is a grant issued by the United States Patent and Trademark Office giving an inventor the right to exclude all others … discoveries to the public, "to promote the progress of science and the useful arts." Further, many people recognize …
https://wmich.edu/research/commercialization/intellectual