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Emerging Scholar honoree brings history to life

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… professor of history is receiving the Emerging Scholar Award for research and public history projects that span Civil War prisons, African American history, historic preservation … history, students apply historical methods in real-world settings. One current initiative focuses on Kalamazoo’s …

https://wmich.edu/news/2026/09/fall-2026-emerging-scholar-award-evan-kutzler

Why I Give: Barbara Rider and Fred Sammons

W Magazine

… four decades of partnership, Barbara Rider decided it was about time she and Fred Sammons “take the plunge.” So, … she popped the question. “I was cleaning something off the kitchen floor and already down on one knee,” she jokes. “I … clinical practice skills, education or leadership, setting them up for success and apart from their competitors …

https://wmich.edu/magazine/news/2025/03/why-i-give-rider-sammons

Moving beyond fitness tracking to wearable diagnostic solutions

College of Engineering and Applied Sciences

… to wearable diagnostic solutions Submitted by Cindy Wagner on Dr. Simin Masihi, assistant professor of … exams and personal ECG devices such as Apple Watch do not continuously monitor the heart rhythm. … exams involve isolated ECG screenings in a medical setting and can miss the atypical, intermittent problems …

https://wmich.edu/engineer/news/2025/07/wearable-electrocardiogram-device

Western View expansion, community center opens

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… Community Center is now open. KALAMAZOO—WMU students are settled in to the newest Western View apartment-style … center amenities include meeting and study rooms, a kitchen area with cooking facilities, a separate fitness …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/10/10205

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

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

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

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

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