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Area youths participating in Asylum Lake Adventure Day

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… Public Schools system. Adventure day annually opens up WMU's 274-acre Asylum Lake Preserve to area school … As a special treat, Buster Bronco, WMU's mascot, will spend time outdoors with the kids. Dan Keto, Kalamazoo Nature … hands-on environmental lessons at educational stations set up throughout the Asylum Lake Preserve. Others act as nature …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/05/6948

Networking, network security will highlight WMU Cybersecurity Summit

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… Club . "This (summit) is an opportunity to come see what it's all about and learn that everyone has some skills … Ortiz-Martinez adds.  Ortiz-Martinez has already racked up resume-worthy experiences in the cybersecurity field …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2024/10/networking-cyber-security-summit-october-2024

WMU students create apiary, study the imperiled honeybee

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… thousands of honeybees, the students paused for a sweet, golden treat. "If I could eat like a bee all the time, I'd be in heaven," said Caitlin Minzey who, with the … at WMU this past summer, was concerned after hearing about what was happening to bees. He and another now-former WMU …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/12/20781

Chavez college scholarship available for fall

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… in their communities have the opportunity to apply for an up-to- $1,000 scholarship for use this fall at a Michigan … who are enrolled or are planning to enroll as a full-time student at an accredited college or university in …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/02/116

Kalamazoo Film Society presents 'Your Sister's Sister'

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… , at Western Michigan University's Little Theatre. Show times are 7 and 9 p.m. Friday; 4:30, 7 and 9 p.m. Saturday; … A year after his brother Tom's death, Jack is still struggling emotionally. When he makes a scene at a memorial party, Tom's best friend Iris offers up her family cabin on an island in the Pacific Northwest so …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/09/1438

Chinese research grants available to faculty

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… accepted for a research and creative activities grant to support the study of Greater China by Western Michigan … members. The deadline for submitting proposals, valued at up to $3,000 each, is Friday, Feb. 7 . All board-appointed, full-time faculty members are eligible to apply. One or two …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/12/12235

Medieval historian wins WMU’s 2024 Gründler Book Prize

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… , professor of medieval history at the University of Chicago, is the winner of the 2024 Gründler prize for “Corruption, Protection and Justice in Medieval Europe: A … Western’s campus May 9-11 . It is named for the late, longtime director of WMU's Medieval Institute. Given annually …

https://wmich.edu/news/2024/05/75413

Campus construction projects enhancing safety, accessibility and green space

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… by Deanne Puca on Construction workers are finishing up a new pedestrian bridge on campus. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Western Michigan University is undergoing a series of major construction projects throughout the … hall and additional green space. "It's an exciting time to be on campus for students, faculty and staff. It's …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2024/08/campus-construction-projects-enhancing-safety-accessibility-green-space

A vision to help individuals with autism thrive

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… full potential. She used her personal experience as well as what she’s learned earning a master’s in Developmental … of Greater Grand Rapids and Kalamazoo to thrive in her new goal—opening a one-on-one “Autistic sanctuary” for young … The Autism Wellness Center of Southwest Michigan accepted up to 20 registrants when it opened in September. Her goal …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/11/62177

WMU honored with Heterodox Academy’s 2025 Open Inquiry Award for Community Excellence

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… when diverse viewpoints are heard and engaged with in good faith. At Heterodox Academy, we are proud to honor … individuals and institutions who are not just speaking up for open inquiry but actively building cultures that … New York, where  Jeff Breneman , WMU’s vice president for government relations and external partnerships;  Dave Paul , …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2025/06/wmu-honored-heterodox-academy-2025-open-inquiry-award-community-excellence