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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

A Career Couple: Karleigh Pleyer and Mitch Whitcomb Climb the Ranks as Professional Pilots

College of Aviation

… their degrees in aviation flight science in 2019, along the way enjoying the festive environment of being in the student … amazed at both military aircraft from World War II and the modern-day aircraft.  The fact that I went on a few flights … plan.  As one says these days, they are "together" and have set their wedding date for October 2023!  They crossed paths …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2023/02/karleighandmitch

Lessons in language: Mastering Japanese, computer engineering opens doors for WMU grad

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… high atop the mountains above Nagano, Japan, Noah Braasch was on top of the world in more ways than one. In 2023 , the Western Michigan University … he would need a scholarship to achieve his dream, and he set his sights on the full-ride Murakami Scholarship to …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2025/12/graduate-success-computer-engineering-japanese-noah-braasch

Campus community invited to weigh in on Valley design concepts

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… of a design firm that will renovate the existing dining and kitchen facilities in the Goldsworth Valley residence halls …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/04/31635

Breakthrough fish research makes waves in evolutionary theory

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… Breakthrough fish research makes waves in evolutionary theory Submitted by Erin Flynn on … the lineage of fish species in Australia and New Guinea was just published in the prestigious journal Proceedings of … of freshwater fishes created this perfect experimental setting where you could watch lineages colonize and see what …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2026/10/fish-research-evolutionary-theory-devin-bloom

Six talks to be featured at free Russian Studies Conference

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… Africana studies and a former director of the University's Walker Institute for the Study of Race and Ethnic Relations. … suggestion that sometimes "2 + 2 = 5" serves as a gateway to those irrational dimensions found in both individuals … and cultures. Friesner also will discuss the book's modern philosophical and psychological implications. "The …

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

Arcadia Flats approved as name of new student housing under construction

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… Arcadia Creek, Arcadia Flats is the first project underway as part of WMU's South Neighborhood transformation.  … affairs.  The new apartment-style units are geared toward upper-level undergraduate and graduate students, with a … rectangular floor plans on a single level. All units have a kitchen, bathroom and living area and can be studio or …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/04/53109

Mentorship, leadership opportunities open world of possibility for education graduate

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… the Kalamazoo Promise, months before graduation, as a pathway coach, mentoring high school seniors. "It was initially an internship until I was hired in January," … year program, Wilson had a mentor who advocated for her and set her up for success by connecting her with tutoring and …

https://wmich.edu/news/2024/04/75463

Japanese studies speakers to give public presentations

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… scheduled five talks in March and April as part of its pre-modern Japanese Studies Speaker and Workshop Series. The … the surge of travel in Japan during the peaceful Tokugawa shogunate (1603-1868). Infrastructure underwent … travel permits, people from all social classes found ways to escape from the confines of their everyday lives …

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