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<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 23:03:26 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>CMU staff raises $75,000 and brings self-confidence to cancer victims</title>
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<description><![CDATA[To celebrate Cancer Awareness Month in April, Central Michigan University faculty, students and staff participated in several events and fundraisers to raise money and awareness for the fight against cancer. Director of Student Disability Services...<img src="http://media.cmich.edu/rss.ashx?id=692929" height="1" width="1" />]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 17:29:45 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>CMU Research Corporation adds $30 million to mid-Michigan's economy</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Central Michigan University Research Corporation is working with 11 companies, assisting the businesses in their early development stages, fostering the creation of 85 jobs in the region and adding $30 million to the mid-Michigan economy last...<img src="http://media.cmich.edu/rss.ashx?id=692740" height="1" width="1" />]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2012 17:50:51 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>CMU to dedicate Center for Charter Schools in honor of Gov. John Engler</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Central Michigan University&rsquo;s Center for Charter Schools will officially add Gov. John Engler&rsquo;s name to its title at a dedication ceremony and panel discussion May 21 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the College of Education and Human Services...<img src="http://media.cmich.edu/rss.ashx?id=692732" height="1" width="1" />]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2012 14:09:26 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>CMU staple inspires long lasting friendships for students</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Those who visit Central Michigan University will come to know the squirrels on campus as somewhat of an unofficial CMU icon very quickly. For more than 20 CMU students on campus, these squirrels have become the inspiration of entertainment and...<img src="http://media.cmich.edu/rss.ashx?id=692652" height="1" width="1" />]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2012 14:42:23 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Business group calls for boost in Michigan higher ed funding (CMU President George Ross is quoted.)</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 08 May 2012 13:15:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>CMU's class of 2012 poised for greatness</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Central Michigan University&rsquo;s more than 3,500 graduates crossed the stage at spring commencement ceremonies Saturday to receive their diplomas and begin the next stage of their lives. They were encouraged to take chances and expect greatness...<img src="http://media.cmich.edu/rss.ashx?id=692497" height="1" width="1" />]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 07 May 2012 15:13:36 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>6 Ways to Stress Less at Work (CMU faculty member Terry Beehr is quoted)</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 07 May 2012 13:45:09 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Saginaw mother, daughters to earn six degrees in four years from CMU</title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 05 May 2012 13:43:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>CMU Research Corporation partners with Mount Pleasant Area Chamber of Commerce to launch Passport Program</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Central Michigan University Research Corporation and the Mount Pleasant Area Chamber of Commerce have partnered to create the Prelaunch Passport Program to provide local resources such as accounting services and marketing consulting to startup...<img src="http://media.cmich.edu/rss.ashx?id=692248" height="1" width="1" />]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 02 May 2012 14:47:02 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>CMU students volunteer to help nearly 300,000 Michigan families</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Students from Central Michigan University traveled to the greater Grand Rapids area April 26 to volunteer and make a difference in the lives of Michigan families who need food assistance. More than 25 students helped to package and distribute food...<img src="http://media.cmich.edu/rss.ashx?id=692127" height="1" width="1" />]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 30 Apr 2012 17:21:46 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>CMU ‘fires up’ its smart phone application</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Central Michigan University has introduced the next generation of CMU Connect, CMU’s smart phone application available for the iPhone and now available for Android devices. According to a trend report survey by Noel-Levitz, more than half of college...<img src="http://media.cmich.edu/rss.ashx?id=691692" height="1" width="1" />]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 25 Apr 2012 19:23:54 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Coal plant mercury emissions target of CMU invention</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Central Michigan University faculty member Dillip Mohanty has invented a method to capture mercury from coal-fired power plants and convert it to a non water-soluble material that can be safely disposed of in landfills.
 
“We have developed a...<img src="http://media.cmich.edu/rss.ashx?id=691688" height="1" width="1" />]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 25 Apr 2012 18:17:32 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>New TED-Ed Site Turns YouTube Videos Into 'Flipped' Lessons</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 25 Apr 2012 12:55:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Michigan legislators speak to the importance of student research</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Michigan lawmakers hosted 24 Central Michigan University students at the state capitol who presented their academic research on subjects ranging from mobile data mining prospects to sensor engineering on Tuesday. Lawmakers say student research and...<img src="http://media.cmich.edu/rss.ashx?id=691591" height="1" width="1" />]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 25 Apr 2012 12:45:05 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>CSI on CMU's campus</title>
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<description><![CDATA[A portion of Central Michigan University&rsquo;s campus was transformed into a mock crime scene as students from a forensic anthropology class participated in the first-ever mock CSI investigation.
 
Cathy Willermet, CMU assistant professor of...<img src="http://media.cmich.edu/rss.ashx?id=690949" height="1" width="1" />]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 24 Apr 2012 13:47:18 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>CMU faculty member's past inspires the future of young students</title>
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<description><![CDATA[As a child, Central Michigan University associate professor Paul Hernandez was brought up by a single working mother in a poverty stricken lifestyle that tied him into the gang culture of Los Angeles. As an adult, he has managed to earn his...<img src="http://media.cmich.edu/rss.ashx?id=690931" height="1" width="1" />]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 23 Apr 2012 17:57:20 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Institute for Great Lakes Research establishes CMU as leader in sustaining, managing the Great Lakes</title>
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<description><![CDATA[The Institute for Great Lakes Research establishes Central Michigan University as a leader in the study of sustainability and management of the world&rsquo;s largest supply of fresh water. CMU&rsquo;s investment in Great Lakes research and the...<img src="http://media.cmich.edu/rss.ashx?id=690876" height="1" width="1" />]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 20 Apr 2012 17:05:47 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>CMU's SRCEE shows student research on Alzheimer's disease</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Central Michigan University students have been hard at work doing research over the last year on Alzheimer&rsquo;s disease, Type 1 diabetes and the effects of unemployment on the crime rate, among other things. The research of nearly 700 CMU...<img src="http://media.cmich.edu/rss.ashx?id=690830" height="1" width="1" />]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 19 Apr 2012 15:40:23 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>CMU students take 'No Zebras, No Excuses' to U.S. military personnel internationally</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Central Michigan University&rsquo;s Sexual Aggression Peer Advocates organization will be traveling the world this summer to present their &lsquo;No Zebras, No Excuses&rsquo; performance at military bases in the U.S. and other countries as far away...<img src="http://media.cmich.edu/rss.ashx?id=690791" height="1" width="1" />]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 18 Apr 2012 13:12:51 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>CMU director of career services offers advice for 2012 graduates</title>
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<description><![CDATA[With spring graduation approaching, the search for a job has kicked into high gear for Central Michigan University students and their peers all around the country. CMU&rsquo;s director of career services, Julia Barlow Sherlock, says the job market...<img src="http://media.cmich.edu/rss.ashx?id=690756" height="1" width="1" />]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 17 Apr 2012 14:32:02 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>CMU student notified of Fulbright award</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Central Michigan University senior Stephanie Jaczkowski of Clinton Township has received notification that she has been awarded a Fulbright grant and was one of 10 applicants from across the nation to be offered a Fulbright English Teaching...<img src="http://media.cmich.edu/rss.ashx?id=690753" height="1" width="1" />]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 17 Apr 2012 13:29:52 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>CMU appoints new VP of research</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 17 Apr 2012 13:07:17 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>CMU's Threads 2012 works the runway</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Central Michigan University’s apparel merchandising and design department held the 14th annual Threads 2012 fashion show April 14 in McGuirk Arena. The student-organized event, considered to be one of the largest events on campus, attracted more...<img src="http://media.cmich.edu/rss.ashx?id=690742" height="1" width="1" />]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 16 Apr 2012 17:27:23 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>CMU trustees set tuition, room and board</title>
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<description><![CDATA[The Central Michigan University Board of Trustees approved a modest increase in tuition and room and board rates at its regular meeting Thursday.
 
Trustees set undergraduate tuition at $365 a credit hour, a 1.96 percent or $7 per credit hour...<img src="http://media.cmich.edu/rss.ashx?id=690686" height="1" width="1" />]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 12 Apr 2012 20:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>CMU trustees receive update on strategic planning</title>
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<description><![CDATA[The Central Michigan University Board of Trustees received an update Thursday on the strategic planning process. The Strategic Planning Team is currently reviewing CMU&rsquo;s vision statement and developing ideas for strategic priorities and...<img src="http://media.cmich.edu/rss.ashx?id=690687" height="1" width="1" />]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 12 Apr 2012 19:37:48 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>CMU appoints vice president for research and sponsored programs</title>
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<description><![CDATA[E. Gary Shapiro, Central Michigan University&rsquo;s executive vice president/provost, has announced the appointment of John McGrath as vice president of research and sponsored programs.
 
Currently, McGrath is director of the division of...<img src="http://media.cmich.edu/rss.ashx?id=690683" height="1" width="1" />]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 12 Apr 2012 17:16:49 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>CMU Upward Bound students in Detroit taking donations for Prom Closet</title>
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<description><![CDATA[The third annual Prom Closet strives to help young women in Detroit look and feel their best on prom night. This community service project is designed by Central Michigan University Upward Bound students to provide high school seniors in need with...<img src="http://media.cmich.edu/rss.ashx?id=690647" height="1" width="1" />]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 11 Apr 2012 13:22:42 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>CMU honors Marcy Weston and Traci Guinn at Woman of the Year luncheon</title>
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<description><![CDATA[The Central Michigan University chapter of the American Council on Education held its annual Woman of the Year luncheon Tuesday to honor two women who have displayed leadership and a national impact through their interactions with women on CMU’s...<img src="http://media.cmich.edu/rss.ashx?id=690622" height="1" width="1" />]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 10 Apr 2012 18:28:22 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>CMU trustees to discuss tuition, room and board at April meeting</title>
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<description><![CDATA[The Central Michigan University Board of Trustees will hold committee meetings and its formal session April 11 and 12 in the Bovee University Center.
 
Trustees will consider a series of resolutions establishing tuition for undergraduate,...<img src="http://media.cmich.edu/rss.ashx?id=690594" height="1" width="1" />]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 09 Apr 2012 18:12:58 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>CMU May commencement speakers named</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Central Michigan University&rsquo;s more than 3,500 spring graduates will participate in four commencement ceremonies May 4 and 5 with inspirational messages from a variety of speakers. Brian Calley, Michigan&rsquo;s lieutenant governor; Steven...<img src="http://media.cmich.edu/rss.ashx?id=690544" height="1" width="1" />]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 05 Apr 2012 15:47:25 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>CMU prepares the runway for Threads 2012</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Central Michigan University students are getting ready to take the runway for the Threads fashion show being held April 14 in McGuirk Arena at 7:30 p.m. Threads, which is considered one of the largest events on campus, is organized by students from...<img src="http://media.cmich.edu/rss.ashx?id=690488" height="1" width="1" />]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 04 Apr 2012 13:48:37 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>CMU names finalists for Human Resources AVP</title>
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<description><![CDATA[A national search has identified two finalists seeking to become Central Michigan University&rsquo;s next associate vice president for human resources. The candidates will visit campus next week for interviews and open forums. Candidates, the dates...<img src="http://media.cmich.edu/rss.ashx?id=690438" height="1" width="1" />]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 03 Apr 2012 16:08:45 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>CMU's College of Medicine uses robotic mannequins to simulate cardiac arrest</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Central Michigan University&rsquo;s College of Medicine reached out to the mid-Michigan community for the first time March 23 with a life support course to teach attendees how to evaluate and treat critically ill infants and children. CMU graduate...<img src="http://media.cmich.edu/rss.ashx?id=690432" height="1" width="1" />]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 03 Apr 2012 13:09:47 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>CMU awards $60,000 to top student startups at New Venture Competition</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Central Michigan University&rsquo;s College of Business Administration awarded $60,000 to eight teams with the most outstanding business plans at the second New Venture Competition. Lt. Gov. Brian Calley, State Rep. Kevin Cotter and Mike Finney,...<img src="http://media.cmich.edu/rss.ashx?id=690414" height="1" width="1" />]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 02 Apr 2012 17:12:53 GMT</pubDate>
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