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Shirley A. Ray obituary

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… of working with Western Michigan University students with disabilities, died March 16 in Kalamazoo. She was 91. Shirley … in 1964 and retired from the University in 1991. She was assistant director of what was then called Handicapped Student Services at the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/03/45853

Politics played a role in pandemic shelter-in-place orders, WMU researchers find

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… the spread of COVID-19 have drawn both applause and criticism. Schools, restaurants, daycares and gyms closed and many … by governors in all 50 states in order to determine what factors led to issuing SIPOs. People gather on the … emerging in Wuhan, China on Jan. 5, 2020. By March, what we now know as COVID-19 began to surface in the United …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/10/61626

The Evaluation Center announces launch of innovative e-learning courses on program evaluation

The Evaluation Center

… at WMU and beyond, they created Valeo , bringing their vision for engaging and practical e-learning about program … Approaches to Program Evaluation . The U.S. Centers for Disease Control played a pivotal role in Valeo's inception, … ranges from about 45 minutes to 3 hours.  “We focus on what people really need to know, without the fluff or …

https://wmich.edu/news/2024/04/75490

Counseling alum writes her trauma and journey to heal with memoir

College of Education and Human Development

… her trauma and journey to heal with memoir Submitted by Chris Hybels on Demarra West, author of "Me Too: A Therapist's … that I use to help support my clients and community. But what I realized through finding these practices that I had … that I faced in terms of trauma, the aftermath and struggle to talk about it and allow for my healing journey," …

https://wmich.edu/news/2024/04/75465

Groundbreaking enzyme discovery leads to Western professor receiving prestigious National Science Foundation prize

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… Groundbreaking enzyme discovery leads to Western professor receiving prestigious … by Erin Flynn on Dr. Ricky Stull, right, works in his lab after receiving the NSF's CAREER Award. Undergraduate … something that is completely unknown, that we have no idea what the answer will be, because no one's ever done it …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/01/70536

Music challenge aims to build harmony, community from a distance

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… Music challenge aims to build harmony, community from a distance Submitted by Erin Flynn on Watch Blake Morgan (left) … show that we can still make music together," Code says. He is now challenging the WMU community to join in, using the … our community to share videos with each other engaged in what we all love to do—make music." Kennedy Dixon , a senior …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/04/58869

Wrongful Conviction Program changing one life at a time

College of Arts and Sciences

… to prove the innocence of those who were wrongfully imprisoned—and to pass promising cases on to the WMU-Cooley Law … the class has changed her perspective. "Not everyone knows what goes on in the criminal justice system," she says. … Douglas AJ Ennis Kate Fournier Alexandra Houtman James Hurley Marilyn Laski Ryan Less Kate Marshall Joe McGrath …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/10/34861

WMU research team wins grant to study impact of speed on crashes

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… was awarded to Drs. Valerian Kwigizile and Jun-Seok Oh , assistant professor and professor, respectively, of civil and … in 1997 still hold true. The other objective is to see what the real impact is of changing speed limits. Economic … fuel consumption "The state is in interested in knowing if what they are doing is cost beneficial," Kwigizile says. For …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/06/33086

Theatre alum flips script, gets Broadway stars to open up about their love of Disney

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… script, gets Broadway stars to open up about their love of Disney Submitted by Erin Flynn on David Alpert fell in love … Another off-Broadway musical was canceled. I thought, 'What do I do?'" says David Alpert , a theatre director who … in North Carolina. Unclear about the future, his agents suggested finding a project to keep his creativity—and …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/05/64233

WMU men's rugby club eyes national championship

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… the Mid-American Conference Sevens Championship with a decisive win over the University of Dayton, the rugby Broncos … major from Chicago. "Leave it all on the field. That's what led us to the championship."  "We are very proud of … "Half the time I don't even call a play and we already know what each other is going to do. We're best friends on the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/05/53484