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Alton Brown to bring culinary variety show to campus

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… Although Alton Brown spent plenty of time in his mom’s kitchen growing up, his real interest in food sparked in … Good Eats has millions of fans and garnered a Peabody award for broadcast excellence. "Eat Your Science" audiences … and music, as well as what every cook needs in his kitchen: fire. To learn more about the show, visit …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/10/27841

Enroll now for Campus Kids Summer Program

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… Participants will learn about the rainforest, explore kitchen chemistry, or create a carnival complete with games …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/03/304

Katrovas to combine storytelling and song in recital of Czech composers

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… on the composers' four-year friendship and the pre-World War II era they lived in. The project is under the auspices …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/10/43299

Western's Japan Program manager recognized for community impact

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… Japan Center has been presented with a 2023 Key Partner Award from Michigan State University Extension. The award is granted annually to those who’ve contributed greatly … locations. Furthermore, she helped develop “4-H in the Kitchen,” “4-H Exploration Days” and the “Japanese Visiting …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/11/73255

Simply Eight founder to speak at Entrepreneurship Forum

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… innovation. Prior to Simply Eight and ITEAS Group, Pang was a marketing executive at several consumer package goods … foods industry and is bringing the basics back to the kitchen. With only eight or fewer all-natural ingredients …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/09/9139

David Chaplin obituary

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… sociology at Western Michigan University, died July 27 . He was 86. Chaplin joined the WMU faculty in 1972 to serve as … served on numerous national organizations and panels and was a member of such professional groups as the American … a Latin American Studies Association task force that was a follow-up to President Jimmy Carter's special …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/09/42352

Mentorship, leadership opportunities open world of possibility for education graduate

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… the Kalamazoo Promise, months before graduation, as a pathway coach, mentoring high school seniors. "It was initially an internship until I was hired in January," … year program, Wilson had a mentor who advocated for her and set her up for success by connecting her with tutoring and …

https://wmich.edu/news/2024/04/75463

Dance, exercise science grad finds rhythm of success at Western

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…   “Western Michigan University has made me grow in the best ways possible,” she says. Graduating with a bachelor’s … Dance has been an agent of empowerment for Tate since she was little. “I grew up being very shy and timid and barely … my first year. They came all the way from Canada and set a 20-minute jazz piece that was definitely difficult but …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2026/06/graduate-success-dance-exercise-science-shaniya-tate

Arcadia Flats approved as name of new student housing under construction

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… Arcadia Creek, Arcadia Flats is the first project underway as part of WMU's South Neighborhood transformation.  … affairs.  The new apartment-style units are geared toward upper-level undergraduate and graduate students, with a … rectangular floor plans on a single level. All units have a kitchen, bathroom and living area and can be studio or …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/04/53109

A Working Artist, Rachel Stickney Builds a Business Around the Book Arts

Gwen Frostic School of Art

… fair circuit, teaches book arts classes and is regularly awarded grants and project funding, alongside an active … work inconsistently, without a clear focus, for years. It wasn't until the pandemic that she felt the pull back. … "It was there I learned about bookbinding, paper arts, typesetting, teaching classes, running a store and scheduling …

https://wmich.edu/art/news/2026/08/rachel-stickney-book-arts-alumni