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How to keep your body healthy during COVID-19 pandemic

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… take a bike ride amid calls for social distancing in the COVID-19 pandemic. Enhance your cooking skills If you … and media, journals and research online. If you don’t find what you need, you can also connect virtually with … Get back in the game Social distancing doesn’t mean sports are out of the question. There are plenty of intense …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/03/58646

Japanese studies speakers to give public presentations

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… on Speaker series runs March 12 through April 15. KALAMAZOO—The Soga Japan Center at Western Michigan University has … Studies Speaker and Workshop Series. The talks, which are free and open to the public, range from readings of … prince became a Japanese hero. He also will delve into what all of that says about Buddhism in Japan. Monday, April …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/03/5519

WMU charter schools expert to take part in debate to air on public radio

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… New York that will be aired on public radio stations across the nation. Dr. Gary Miron , professor of educational … nationally broadcast debate, sponsored by Intelligence Squared U.S., will be podcast and an edited version will be … on YouTube, as well as be live streamed beginning at 6:45 p.m. Wednesday. One of four experts Miron will be one of

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/02/38426

Caring cases: Luggage for Love seeking donations for foster children

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… donations for foster children Submitted by Megan Looker on The Luggage for Love team at Western Michigan University … many of us cannot fathom, those destined for the foster care system often rely on a repurposed product of last, but … Department of Health and Human Services, knows firsthand what it’s like to be a foster child forced to use trash bags …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/04/58665

New Year, New You event for students and employees

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… class at WMU's Student Recreation Center KALAMAZOO, Mich.—The Student Recreation Center is staging a daylong event … so employees as well as students can—at no cost—check out what the facility has to offer. Bring your Bronco Card and … during New Year, New You 2016 Fitness classes Some classes are repeated with different instructors. CycleFit Yoga Glow …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/12/37049

Area families needed to host international visitors

Haenicke Institute for Global Education

Area families needed to host international visitors Submitted by Korey Force on Host families enjoy the benefits of meeting new people, exploring new cultures … teachers and students arriving in August. A stipend of $450 a month will be paid to each hosting family for the

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/06/47588

Most offices closed Thanksgiving weekend

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… will be closed Thursday through Sunday, Nov. 26-29 , for the U.S. Thanksgiving holiday weekend. Thanksgiving recess officially begins at noon Wednesday, Nov. 25, and there are no afternoon or evening classes Wednesday. WMU offices …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/11/28668

Speaker to address today's changing perspectives on gender

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… Scott Turner Schofield will present "Gender Inclusion" as the featured speaker for Kalamazoo County's 19th annual … will cover topics such as how to respect pronouns, what topics are off-limits and how to negotiate using the restroom in a …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/03/39114

Autism art show on display, reception planned

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… Michigan University, with a reception set for this week. The "All for One" exhibition is on display in the College of … sensory experiences. "This course ties in with my future career," says course participant and speech pathology and … . "The art made them comfortable—it visually connected what they did with how they interacted with the people. It …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/02/13205

Ongoing, new facility improvement projects slated for this summer

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… verified) on Western Michigan University isn't sitting on the fence now that the academic year is over. Instead, a few … Hilltop Village. The comprehensive redevelopment of this area currently involves two multi-year construction … Services Building, and Surplus Sales, now located at 635 W. Ransom St. in Kalamazoo. A key indoor project taking …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/05/53480