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WMU researcher finds little connection between violence, video games

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… three studies he has conducted over the past several years show very little connection between the two. Dr. Whitney … violent people just gravitate toward violent video games? His research shows it's the latter. The research DeCamp … these criticisms are vastly overstated. "The young males in my research were in grades eight and 11. I found that just …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/11/36296

No card? No problem. Valley Dining Center allows entry with a wave of your hand

Dining Services

… allows entry with a wave of your hand Submitted by Alexis LaBerge on The MorphoWave reader translates a participant's hand scan into … forgot it," says junior Anna Kocol , a social work major from Chicago who registered for the new system when it …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/02/70663

Fifty years of working at WMU evokes brown, 'golden' memories

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… of Management, and seven years later was promoted to administrative assistant to the dean. When the college moved from the East Campus to newly built Schneider Hall on the … And it's always heartwarming when former student employees show up for orientation with their children!" Grotzinger …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/09/18609

Inaugural 'Lavender Graduation' planned

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… KALAMAZOO—A Lavender Graduation ceremony will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, April 25 , in the Fetzer Center's … the achievements of Western Michigan University's lesbian, bisexual, gay, transgender and ally students. This special celebration—the first official one of its kind at …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/03/6007

Campus community garden has plots available

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… Michigan University's Office for Sustainability is accepting applications to participate in the Stadium … Garden. Located behind the Stadium Drive Apartments on Howard Street and visible from Stadium Drive, the garden has plots available for use …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/04/6293

Activist to speak about racism and tolerance training

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… Activist to speak about racism and tolerance training Submitted … and in corporate America. The presentation focuses on how most tolerance training fails to address the fundamental … anti-racist environment. The negative impact that results from failing to address structural racism will be discussed …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/11/10804

Joseph L. Peyser Book Prize established by WMU Department of History, Organization of American Historians

History

… Joseph L. Peyser Book Prize established by WMU Department of History, Organization of American … expressed his support of this initiative, saying, “My father’s fascination with New France extended not just to … through rigorous scholarship.” For more information about how to apply for the Joseph L. Peyser Prize for New France …

https://wmich.edu/news/2024/06/75697

Gloria Steinem to highlight fall Raise Your Voice Series

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… Gloria Steinem to highlight fall Raise Your Voice Series Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) … presentations Oct. 7: Gail Griffin, professor emerita from Kalamazoo College, "Hearing Voices: Re/collecting a … "Violence and Silence: Why Some Men Hurt Women and How All Men Can Help," 7 p.m., 2452 Knauss Hall. About …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/09/26689

Professor, institute director Perryman-Clark leads national convention

College of Arts and Sciences

… Mich.—A Western Michigan University faculty leader is driving discussion about the future of college writing … call for proposals asked, “As a discipline, how do we remain relevant? How do we use the work that we … the Social Justice Advocacy Committee and featuring artists from the Chicago metropolitan area as well as a virtual …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/03/67526

Out-of-this-world internship launches alum toward astronaut goal

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… Out-of-this-world internship launches alum toward astronaut goal … toward that goal by securing multiple internships at NASA.  From testing shields on oxygen tanks headed for space to … and validating it through 3D modeling," Ganzak says. "I showed it to the board and it actually was fabricated and is

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/07/53872