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Team USA luger sees natural track to career success at Western

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… off part of a uniform he wore for Team USA. Cookman consistently finished in the top 20 in international … the University’s most distinguished merit-based award, is what sealed Cookman’s commitment to Western. Growing up in … an after-school program, so I hopped on that because what’s more fun than sledding in fifth grade? And from …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/02/70875

Business student earns national social impact scholarship

Haworth College of Business

… Marketing Association’s Social Impact Scholarship, which is awarded to student members of AMA chapters who make a … quality of life, or other social concerns. Lemus is one of two recipients nationally. Lemus, a senior … of sharing the positive stories from organizations. This is what makes marketing a great fit for my career." Dr. JoAnn …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/05/53545

U.S. News, others laud WMU for academics, diversity and sustainability

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… University KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Three national publications this month have singled out Western Michigan University for … released its 2017 college rankings Sept. 13 and once again listed WMU among the top tier of the country's "best national … universities. Washington Monthly bases its rankings on what schools are doing for their students and the country, …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/09/34886

WMU grant to digitally preserve Gilmore Car Museum, Richland library historic collections; set regional pilot program

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… to digitally preserve Gilmore Car Museum, Richland library historic collections; set regional pilot program Submitted by … Library, providing broader access to these special and historic collections and guiding future regional partnerships … and share their collections globally. "We're excited about what this grant means for not only developing collections …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/10/55595

New Year, New You event for students and employees

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… Center KALAMAZOO, Mich.—The Student Recreation Center is staging a daylong event Wednesday, Jan. 11 , to publicize … The New Year, New You event, held for the first time this past January, encourages members of the campus community … so employees as well as students can—at no cost—check out what the facility has to offer. Bring your Bronco Card and …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/12/37049

New name for WMU program reflects commitment to support students' Essential Needs

Student Affairs

… Boot on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Western Michigan University's Invisible Need Project transitioned this fall to Essential … and claim it, and really be there to help students with what they need.” Left to right, Anna L. Roeder, food pantry … or having interactions with students who were struggling, and it seemed at the time like isolated pockets of …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/10/73121

Comparative religion researcher to receive distinguished scholar award

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… Comparative religion researcher to receive distinguished scholar award Submitted by Deanne Puca on Dr. … a Fulbright Senior Faculty Specialist Fellowship in 2016 What separates Wilson from many other prolific scholars is … including biographies on regional businessmen J.H. Kellogg and John E. Fetzer, another colleague noted. For more WMU …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/09/54904

Award-winning group to map Mexico through live music

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… Western Michigan University's observance of national Hispanic Heritage Month, which runs from Sept. 15 to Oct. 15 … "Beyond the Music: A Musical Geography of Mexico," is set for 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. in the Dalton Center Recital … regions where they originate. The ensemble will talk about what to listen for in the major regional styles as well as …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/09/54873

Working to say 'goodbye' to forever chemicals

W Magazine

… cooking equipment, carpet and leather treatments, water-resistant clothing and cosmetics; per- and polyfluoroalkyl … into the chemical group. Dr. Matt Reeves “The contamination is so pervasive and it’s so difficult to quantify the past, … in the Arctic and Antarctic due to atmospheric transport.” What makes PFAS so dangerous are the minute concentrations …

https://wmich.edu/news/2024/06/75868

Social work professor wins lifetime award from state association

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… chapter of the National Association of Social Workers is awarding a Western Michigan University professor a … annual conference April 9-10 in Kalamazoo's Radisson Plaza Hotel and Suites. The award is the most … to take students from where they are at to two steps beyond what they say," the colleague wrote, adding that Reeser's …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/04/22868