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… throughout the week by WMU offices and international registered student organizations. The 2015 observance at WMU, … IEW event, WMU's Native American Student Organization will showcase traditional dancing, crafts and storytelling. The … for a global environment, but also attract future leaders from abroad to study, learn and exchange experiences in the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/11/28100

Six talks to be featured at free Russian Studies Conference

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… Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on The conference is Nov. 15. KALAMAZOO—Various topics will be covered during … Western Michigan University's Russian Studies Conference from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday, Nov. 15 , in Brown Hall rooms … with "The Master and Margarita." She will explain how the author not only accurately described the fate of …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/11/10902

State funding to end sexual assault will turn bystanders into HEROES

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… championed by the first lady and appropriated by the Legislature at the recommendation of Gov. Rick Sndyer. This is … does something O btain the E ducation and training to know how to safely intervene, and S tep up to make a difference. … who led a team effort to develop a request for funds from the state. "We need to get more men involved in ending …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/12/36832

WMU now has rapid-result COVID-19 testing

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… Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Dr. Carla Essling from Sindecuse Health Center administers a nasal swab to collect a sample for COVID-19 antigen … taken much longer to produce results. The antigen test, however, can offer results within 15 minutes,  Slates says. …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/06/59788

Med school hosts Rep. Upton’s 'all-star' panel of medical innovators

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… panel of medical innovators Submitted by Paula M. Davis on Photo courtesy of Kalamazoo Gazette/MLive Media Group … a top Food and Drug Administration official and executives from leading medical innovation companies were among the … Stryker M.D. School of Medicine Tuesday, Oct. 7, to discuss how the federal government could help them quicken the pace …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/10/19523

University's geospatial sciences designation to be touted at open house

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… on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Western Michigan University later this month will celebrate its recent designation as one of … as the HDReAM Center, have teamed to host the open house from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 26 , in 1000 Welborn … The open house also allows WMU's two host centers to showcase several community mapping projects they are …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/10/43392

WMU music student lands professional opera role

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… last November, Regan was identified as a local emerging artist and was later called upon when Opera Grand Rapids found … said yes right away," Regan said of the exciting invitation from Opera Grand Rapids. An enriching experience From … . About "The Student Prince" The longest-running Broadway show of the 1920s, "The Student Prince" is a popular, …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/06/32841

Spring virtual book clubs examine ethical questions

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… parties and citizens in making democracy work? Who profits from political violence? Should medical care be rationed during a pandemic? How do we understand the deep hierarchical system … and who does not in every society? These topics will be discussed during a series of virtual book clubs hosted by …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/01/62657

Autonomous vehicle research rolling onto WMU campus

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… announced by former Gov. Rick Snyder last year and administered by the Michigan Department of Transportation , … restraints and redesigned the interior of the vehicles. From there, in collaboration with project partner Robotic … are coordinating." "This project is a textbook example of how our WMU researchers collaborate with others to solve …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/09/55431

2023 Arbor Day celebration honors Western's commitment to Tree Campus designation

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… Submitted by Erin Flynn on Jeff Eckert, certified arborist, and Jeff Spoelstra, director of Western's Office for … nearly 40 years ago was in landscaping, and I grew up on a farm in a rural atmosphere climbing apple trees as a kid. I … Jeff Eckert and other certified arborists on campus to showcase the diverse array of trees across Western's campus …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/05/71542