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Prairie land to be burned at WMU's Asylum Lake Preserve

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… KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Up to 20 acres of prairie in Western Michigan University's Asylum Lake Preserve in Kalamazoo are … They are periodically necessary to maintain and promote the health of the native prairie grasses found in the southwest … species and restores the site to its former ecological health." Burn process The 274-acre Asylum Lake Preserve is …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/03/31218

Three high-profile graduates to receive WMU's top alumni honor

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… and biological sciences next month will receive Western Michigan University's Distinguished Alumni Award--the … and oncology at the University of Washington School of Medicine and is an attending physician at the Seattle … with the goal of creating therapies that do not destroy healthy tissue, only cancerous cells. For more WMU news, …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/09/49360

Former school superintendent named interim education dean

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… the College of Education and Human Development at Western Michigan University. Burt replaces Dr. Van Cooley, who had … served as a school administrator in Gary, Ind., and in the Michigan cities of Flint, Grand Rapids and Albion. He began … projects. He is a former Mott Foundation Fellow, an Urban Health Initiative Fellow with the Robert Wood Johnson …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/10/2485

Campus Ring Road to close temporarily

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… Mich.—Improvements associated with construction of Western Michigan University's new Valley Dining Center will result … the Ring Road. Travel to the Sindecuse Health Center and Goldsworth Valley Apartments will not be …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/06/33292

Detroit enlists help of WMU teams to boost city operational efficiency

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… on City of Detroit KALAMAZOO, Mich.— Two teams of Western Michigan University business students and professionals are … says Jones. "The culture of our program and of Western Michigan University is to take on complex challenges for the right reasons and work hard to accomplish goals. When Michigan's largest city needs help, in an area where we can …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/06/16655

Gender-based violence topic for fall 2015 Lyceum Lecture Series

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… "Contesting Sexual Harassment," Rashida H. Tlaib , former Michigan state legislator, 6th District. Oct. 7: "Hearing … Ginebaugh , WMU associate professor of interdisciplinary health services, and Dr. Karen VanDeusen, WMU professor of … work. Reproductive violence Oct. 28: "Maternal and Child Health Outcomes of Intimate Partner Violence," Dr. Nicholas …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/09/26686

Jim Tripp obituary

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… on Jim Tripp Jim Tripp , a staff member in Western Michigan University's Department of Facilities Management, … and took great pride in his work at the University, but his health required him to stop working in 2014 while awaiting …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/01/29795

Rich palette of local artist on display at WMU

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… by Susan Teague KALAMAZOO--An exhibit on display at Western Michigan University gives ample evidence of the rich palette … in the second floor art gallery of the WMU College of Health and Human Services Building. The public is invited to … work can be found in many private and public settings in Michigan and around the country. After 23 years of service, …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/01/103

Alumna transforms pain from spinal injury into works of art

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… of art on display through Friday, Dec. 21 , at Western Michigan University. The exhibit, "Unbearable Sweetness of … can be viewed in the second floor gallery of the College of Health and Human Services building. The show is part of her … pain on the entire left side of her body. Cho moved to Michigan from South Korea to attend school in 1990 and lived …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/12/3697

Record number of companies possible for 2013 Career Fair

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… record year may be in the offing for Western Michigan University's annual Career Fair, set for 10 a.m. to … because most of these participating employers are based in Michigan or have branches here." Pradhan reports that a … from such diverse areas as engineering, technology, health care, the environmental sciences, insurance, retail …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/02/4508