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UCLA economist to discuss cleansing effects of Great Recession
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… UCLA economist to discuss cleansing effects of Great Recession Submitted by … (not verified) on von Wachter KALAMAZOO, Mich.—An economist from the University of California at Los Angeles will … speak at 3 p.m. Wednesday, April 8 , in 2028 Brown Hall. His presentation is free and open to the public and is titled …
https://wmich.edu/news/2015/04/22788
Check out WMU’s latest Human Library event Feb. 12
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… belies such insults, stereotypes, and generalizations. This is what some learned while “reading” an anonymous individual … in case conversations become too heated, traumatic or triggering. Last year’s event offered 16 books. This year, with …
https://wmich.edu/news/2020/01/57540
Classic air race with WMU aviators to travel through Kalamazoo
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… Air Race Classic, an 86-year-old, cross-country race that this year will travel through Kalamazoo. Sara Karsten of … Fredericksburg, Virginia, to Fairhope, Alabama. The race is more than 2,100 nautical miles long and will challenge … in North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Indiana, Michigan, Illinois, Missouri and Tennessee. The 10 stops on this year's race …
https://wmich.edu/news/2015/06/24905
Film about young adults, suicide highlights spring lecture series
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… Puca on Klein KALAMAZOO, Mich.—A screening and panel discussion of "The 'S' Word," a film about young adults and suicide, is planned for 7 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 7 , at Chenery … Two Minds," a journey into the lives of people living, struggling and triumphing with bipolar disorder. She is also the …
https://wmich.edu/news/2018/01/44658
Hey, Siri—WMU leads the way in studying human-robot communication
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… and finds a bedtime story for your kids. Google Assistant turns off the lights you forgot to dim on the way out the door or raises the thermostat when the polar vortex sets in. Living … says the demand for professionals in the field is staggering. “Last time I checked, there were tens of thousands …
https://wmich.edu/news/2019/12/57097
Booth registration open for Bronco Bash
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… Booth registration open for Bronco Bash Submitted by Deanne Puca on The early registration deadline for Bronco Bash booths is approaching. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—The early registration …
https://wmich.edu/news/2016/07/33568
WMU offers on-campus summer reading event for families
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… of a never-before-available Dr. Seuss children's book is set for 10:30 a.m. to noon Saturday, Aug. 1 , at the … University Bernhard Center. "What Pet Should I Get?" is a recently discovered Seuss book written sometime between 1958 and 1962. …
https://wmich.edu/news/2015/07/25681
WMU alum's abstract art comes full circle in CHHS exhibition
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… art KALAMAZOO, Mich.—The work of a self-taught, abstract artist who graduated from Western Michigan University is on exhibit at his alma mater. Mark Olson's work is on display through …
https://wmich.edu/news/2014/11/20256
Walker Institute holding community forums on unequal justice
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… (not verified) on Forman KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Starting this month, Western Michigan University's Walker Institute for the Study of Race and Ethnic Relations is launching a free series of community forums called … and the Criminal Justice System." Leading off the series is a presentation by James Forman Jr ., clinical professor …
https://wmich.edu/news/2015/03/22694
Improving quality of life, enhancing degenerative disease detection
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… Improving quality of life, enhancing degenerative disease detection Submitted by Erin Flynn on Dr. Alessander … to track changes over time and potentially create exercises for patients to improve balance. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—High … physical therapy assistant that can monitor movement and suggest exercises in real time. *Inertial motion units, which …
https://wmich.edu/news/2023/05/71792