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WMU instructor and education students make privacy screens for virtual learning
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… Erin Flynn on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Learning during a pandemic is hard. Many kids in K-12 schools across the country are … where they're actually teaching as well. They saw the struggle immediately, because half of the students they work … to invest in it day in and day out, it's really expanded what I thought my purpose was," says Wright, who says he's …
https://wmich.edu/news/2020/12/62393
Passion for helping drives family studies graduate's success
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… says Marin, who changed her major a few times as she discovered new opportunities within the College of Education … a lot of self-reflection, networking, just trying to find what fits right within my path and in my values, and I think Western is definitely a place where you can go and thrive." Marin …
https://wmich.edu/news/2020/12/62463
New WMU Web presence ready for rollout
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… on a new look and enhanced usability with a dramatic revision of University websites set to go live July 28 . The … audiences to quickly meet their needs and expectations. "Visitors to the site will immediately notice significant … of language and navigation choices. "This is Phase I of what has been designed as a process to continually improve …
https://wmich.edu/news/2015/07/25718
Two PA grads receive white coats at private ceremony
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… ceremony Submitted by Joel Krauss on Antonio Gianelli administers the oath to Courtney Lin and Allison Trevino at the Grand Hotel on Mackinac Island. … beds in the community filled up and we all waited to see what would happen next. Students in the College of Health …
https://wmich.edu/news/2021/11/66367
Laura G. Manis obituary
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… Laura G. Manis obituary Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Laura G. Manis , an associate professor emerita in what had been the University Counseling and Testing Center …
https://wmich.edu/news/2018/03/45875
WMU physics grad tracking gravitational wave event from Australia
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… Mich.—A recent Western Michigan University graduate is playing an important role as scientists around the world are chronicling, for the first time, what happens when two neutron stars collide. Ian Brown , a …
https://wmich.edu/news/2017/10/43382
Important outdoor projects completed this summer
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… Important outdoor projects completed this summer Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Rendering … how much acreage to fence off at a time for the goats and what happens when new browsing areas are opened up. "Now, … Garden. That garden honors a pivotal early employee who suggested that brown-eyed Susans be the inspiration for WMU's …
https://wmich.edu/news/2016/09/34978
Emeritus publishes architectural tours of central Kalamazoo
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… Emeritus publishes architectural tours of central Kalamazoo Submitted by … and features in the photos, and often comments on the history behind individual buildings and the people who owned … in full color except for drawn illustrations," Stroh says. "What's more, the CD emphasizes architecture and the 'built …
https://wmich.edu/news/2014/01/12737
WMU earns national recognition from U.S. Green Building Council
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… verified) on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Western Michigan University is one of just 10 schools and individuals nationwide honored … higher education category. The annual awards program is designed to recognize the best environmental efforts in … is a tool to help school staff and educators identify what supports or impedes healthy, resource-efficient and …
https://wmich.edu/news/2014/12/20744
Spark for sustainability earns Western professor national electric vehicle award
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… Submitted by Erin Flynn on Dr. Paul Pancella shows off his converted Honda Civic at the Renew America Roadtrip event … before electric cars were cool." Pancella traded in his Leaf for a Chevy Bolt in 2018—a pure EV with a much … during Bike Week 2021. One of the first gatherings of what would become the Kalamazoo Electric Vehicle Association …
https://wmich.edu/news/2022/11/69761