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Institute to honor Lewis Walker at fundraising dinner

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… Michigan University's Walker Institute for the Study of Race and Ethnic Relations and to honor the man after whom … evening will feature a tribute to Dr. Lewis Walker , WMU professor emeritus of sociology, who helped create the … elected to such august bodies as the National Academy of Sciences, American Academy of Arts and Sciences and British …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/02/5051

Arbor Day tree planting to honor John and Linda Dunn

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… by Anonymous (not verified) on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—A decade of service to Western Michigan University by outgoing … Lady Linda Dunn will be recognized during WMU's celebration of national Arbor Day. The event will take place at noon … Wilder , a WMU student from Decatur majoring in political science. She will speak about a leadership and sustainable …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/04/39245

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

WMU senior engineering students solve problems facing business, industry and people

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… but with the COVID-19 pandemic forcing the cancelation of large group events, students presented their work online … to solve problems facing business and industry. A list of all the projects, many of which are sponsored by … paper engineering; civil construction engineering; computer science; electrical and computer engineering; engineering …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/04/58984

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

WMU to confer more than 1,700 degrees during fall commencement

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… all, the University will confer 1,773 degrees: 1,291 at the bachelor's level, 441 at the master's level, one at the … toward students who are graduating from a particular set of degree-granting academic units. The 9 a.m. ceremony is … of the colleges of Fine Arts and Engineering and Applied Sciences as well as the Haworth College of Business. The 4 …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/12/36754

AARP exec to address diversity and aging during two-day visit

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… senior-level AARP executive will address the intersection of diversity, aging and health care when she delivers the … at WMU is partnering with AARP Michigan to stage a series of additional discussions in the greater Kalamazoo-Grand … the African-American community. Kane-Williams received her bachelor's degree from Yale University and master's degree …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/02/38144

U-C Berkeley economist to take historical look at Great Recession

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… by Anonymous (not verified) on KALAMAZOO—A University of California at Berkeley economist will take a historical … when he visits Western Michigan University as part of the 2014-15 Werner Sichel Lecture Series. Dr. Barry … N. Pardee Professor of Economics and professor of political science at the University of California at Berkeley, will …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/03/22554

U-M economist takes broad look at Great Recession in Sichel talk

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… (not verified) on Dominguez KALAMAZOO, Mich.—A University of Michigan economist will a take the long view of the Great Recession in March when she visits Western … N. Pardee Professor of Economics and professor of political science at the University of California-Berkeley, "Hall of

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/02/22204

Hands-on experiences put engineering grad in driver's seat for career opportunities

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… by Erin Flynn on Noah Gould, who is graduating with a bachelor's degree in manufacturing engineering technology, … his foot on the accelerator.  A summer 2024 graduate of Western Michigan University's manufacturing engineering … state-of-the-art College of Engineering and Applied Sciences facilities while also experiencing the excitement …

https://wmich.edu/news/2024/06/75861