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"Abandoned" - Anna LeChard
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… by Megan Looker on "Abandoned" "It seems like we are living in a dystopian movie today. Streets are empty, … store shelves are empty, everywhere seems abandoned. What would it be like if people did not return? Would once … is now empty, deteriorating and forgotten. As I entered the church I had an eerie feeling. Everything in the church …
https://wmich.edu/news/2020/05/59471
Clear for takeoff: How WMU’s aviation program launched A’maree Waddell’s career
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… Clear for takeoff: How WMU’s aviation program launched A’maree Waddell’s career Submitted by Erin Flynn on A’maree … management and operations grad, is headed to one of the world’s busiest airports, where she’ll be an operations … president. “The conferences were a great foundation for what I knew aviation to be like,” says Waddell, who attended …
https://wmich.edu/news/news/2026/04/graduate-success-aviation-management-operations-amaree-waddell
WMU, WMed join forces in $1.37M project to reduce prehospital medication errors for children
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… paramedics better help children. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Saving the lives of children in emergency situations requires quick … School of Medicine (WMed) and the University of Michigan are working to develop a head-mounted display application … to pursue new paths and build innovative solutions. This is what we live for in academia.” Also contributing to the …
https://wmich.edu/news/2023/05/71778
WMU researchers awarded NIH grant to improve canes used by blind
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… and use of long canes will be studied. KALAMAZOO—People who are blind or have visual impairments could be the ultimate beneficiaries of a $421,125 grant awarded to … the ergonomic design and cane-use biomechanics to see what has the greatest impact on detecting obstacles and …
https://wmich.edu/news/2014/05/15729
College of Arts and Sciences students win big in 2025
College of Arts and Sciences
… win big in 2025 Submitted by Amelia Bodinaku on From the ice rink to the dance floor to the radio booth, College … Bartholomae , vice president and director of athletics. “We are so fortunate to have such a national reach in athletics, … which allows us the opportunity to share so much of what makes WMU special with such a wide, national …
https://wmich.edu/arts-sciences/news/2025/05/cas-national-wins-0
Brush Ease wins first place at Bronco Pitch Competition
Haworth College of Business
… Competition Submitted by Abbie Griffith on Brush Ease was the winning team at this year's Bronco Pitch Competition. Left to right are team members Teh Ang Qi, Bhairavi Patel, Sophie Nguyen … and objectivity about their product and communicated what they had learned during the competition. Nguyen adds, …
https://wmich.edu/news/2024/06/75711
WMU to be represented in 'Town vs. Gown' poetry reading
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… Western Michigan University professor and two instructors are slated to take part in a "Town vs. Gown" competitive poetry reading in September. The event is from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 23 , at the … of English. His books include the poetry collections "What the Earth Taught Us" and "Sonnets: Signs and Portents" …
https://wmich.edu/news/2014/09/18690
Akol Abol: From Sudan to WMU
Haenicke Institute for Global Education
… and government-sponsored militias attacked my village in southern Sudan. I awoke to the sound of automatic weapon fire … through my small hut. Terrified and confused, I fled barefoot. But, I was noticed and chased into the dark woods … still had to worry about intruders coming at night to steal what little they owned. Death was a seemingly inevitable …
https://wmich.edu/global/news/2014/09/akol-abol
Construction near Sangren Hall triggers major traffic changes
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… by Anonymous (not verified) on Artist's rending of the new West Michigan Avenue pedestrian mall and water feature. KALAMAZOO--The fenced construction area around the new Sangren Hall will be dramatically … be disruptions." Major roadways and parking areas closed. What to look for when walking and driving Foot and vehicular …
https://wmich.edu/news/2012/04/356
Enhancing STEM education: Western secures $230K grant to establish regional support hub as part of statewide network
College of Education and Human Development
… $230K grant to establish regional support hub as part of statewide network Submitted by Chris Hybels on Lori … 1 KALAMAZOO, Mich.— Western Michigan University has become the fiscal agent for MiSTEM Network Region 1, which strives … across the state and position more Michigan students for career success. The College of Education and Human …
https://wmich.edu/education/news/2025/08/michigan-education-stem-grant-award-programs-learning-lori-henrickson