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5K walk to raise funds for clean water initiatives

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… is open for Walk for Water Kalamazoo 5K at Western Michigan University Saturday, April 8 . The event at 1 p.m. … competition will take place during the walk. The World Health Organization estimates that 4,400 children die each …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/03/38873

Local bakery highlighted at next entrepreneurship forum

Haworth College of Business

… in the Entrepreneurship Forum speaker series at Western Michigan University's Haworth College of Business. Maria … baking operation in 2004. Founder Maria Brennan was making healthy baked goods to bring to her son's school, when … other treats. She started doing her own baking for family health reasons and applies the same philosophy to the baked …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/01/37697

WMU Cold Case Program recognized as national benchmark for student-police partnerships

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… the impact of student-police partnerships, Western Michigan University’s Cold Case Program helped detectives … in the WMU Cold Case Program have helped detectives with Michigan State Police (MSP) and 13 other law enforcement … is what drew Detective Sgt. Chris Suarez , retired from Michigan State Police, to the program two years ago. He now …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2026/06/cold-case-program-national-benchmark-international-homicide-investigators

Essential Needs and Dining Services team up to demo cooking skills for students

Student Affairs

… meal using pantry staples. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—To address the healthy food access barriers students face, the Essential … from the American Heart Association (AHA) and United Healthcare, teaches functional cooking skills and … for the demo.  “Canned food has a bad rep of not being healthy or tasty,” says Donielle Easlick , program manager …

https://wmich.edu/news/2024/04/75288

Western welcomes high schoolers for ALSAME college access event

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… event Submitted by Deanne Puca on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Western Michigan University hosted the 2026 ALSAME Youth Conference … on May 8, bringing high school students from across Michigan to the WMU Student Center for a day focused on … dedicated to expanding college access for students in Michigan through conferences, workshops and outreach.   For …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2026/05/western-hosts-2026-alsame-youth-conference

Engineering students’ project designed to improve clinic’s efficiency wins national acclaim

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… Submitted by Erin Flynn on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Helping a health clinic identify avenues to improve efficiency amid the pandemic could win a team of Western Michigan University industrial and entrepreneurial …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/10/61515

WMU department changes name to World Religions and Cultures

College of Arts and Sciences

… on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—After over 50 years as Western Michigan University’s Department of Comparative Religion, … Islam and more to thematic topics like death and dying, health and gender, the curriculum explores global cultures …

https://wmich.edu/news/2024/02/74749

WMU Humanities Center puts focus on urban food in presentation

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… attend an upcoming presentation sponsored by the Western Michigan University Center for the Humanities will get an … in community food systems may advance goals in public health, economic development, social justice and ecological … reimagine the idea of community, putting an emphasis on healthcare, racial and gender equity, feeding the hungry and …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/03/30961

Top seniors to be honored as 2015 Presidential Scholars

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… Mich.—Forty-six students will be recognized as Western Michigan University's top seniors for 2015 during the 35th … City. Biological sciences as well as human performance and health education (named by two departments)— Nicole C. Carpp … Lynsey M. DeGraaf of Parchment. Interdisciplinary health services— Eleni R. Gaves of Ortonville. Management— …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/03/22459

Long-time educators, administrators become deans for engineering, graduate colleges

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… investigator on four grants from the National Institutes of Health. She also has mentored 11 master's-level students, …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/07/60166