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Impacts of COVID-19 and social isolation on mental health explored in WMU study

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… Impacts of COVID-19 and social isolation on mental health explored in WMU study Submitted … by a team at Western Michigan University shines a light on how that social isolation impacts mental health among … being accepting of the fact that we don't know what's going to happen and then not suppressing our emotions." …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/11/61977

Executive board room at medical campus named in honor of Dunns

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… May 22 to honor the University's former president and his wife. The third-floor conference room will now be known … very pleased with the development of the medical school and how it has grown," he said. During the unveiling, Linda Dunn … Our aspirations are high and they should always be high." Going forward, he added that he is excited to witness the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/06/47508

Technology creates new layer of safety for people with visual impairments

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… Technology creates new layer of safety for people with visual impairments Submitted by Erin Flynn on Read more … son, David (BS '89), is one of Ari-Gur's former students. How it works Ari-Gur, left, and Justin Rittenhouse, right, … an object around you it can tell you where it is and how far away it is in the app's audio board," says Anna Puca , a …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/09/55553

Sales students gain real-world experience through innovative business partnership

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… business partnership Submitted by Erin Flynn on Students visited Total Plastics, International to learn about the … techniques, students go on a factory tour and see firsthand how this product is built, and that really helps them paint … the best opportunities I have had a class provide me thus far. I am extremely grateful." Scott Dukesherer, TPI general …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2025/01/sales-students-gain-experience-pitching-total-plastics-international

The philosophy of grief

College of Arts and Sciences

… Bodinaku on KALAMAZOO, Mich.— Ashley Atkins can’t point to a specific moment when she realized she was destined to … does not even remember it herself. What she does recall, however, is always having an internal preoccupation with …

https://wmich.edu/arts-sciences/news/2025/05/cas-magazine-atkins

WMU expands, re-envisions definition and measures for sustainability

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… WMU expands, re-envisions definition and measures for sustainability Submitted … is embracing a new nationwide program aimed at expanding how higher education views sustainability and transforming … system to better document the breadth of activity that is going on to build a campus culture of sustainability. In …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/11/11612

WMU a leader in offering learning by virtual reality

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… by Mark Bugnaski KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Travel the world for history class and actually see the culture. Practice surgery … reality labs have emerged as a hands-on educational tool. However, few colleges and universities have embraced the … was that this is something we needed to start now and, so far, we've been ahead of the curve," says Kevin Abbott , …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/12/50873

Western alumna named Distinguished Educator of the Year

College of Arts and Sciences

… Western alumna named Distinguished Educator of the Year Submitted by Anonymous … Michigan University alumna Erica Wehrwein knows how important it is to have teachers who encourage and … ‘but those are each different paths, right? What am I going to do?’”  That initial uncertainty about which path to

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/09/69144

From Honduras to WMU: Victor Hernandez finds his place

Haworth College of Business

… From Honduras to WMU: Victor Hernandez finds his place Submitted by Janine … Haworth, where he felt welcomed right from the start. “By far, Student Professional Readiness Series (SPuRS) Director, …

https://wmich.edu/business/news/2024/10/accountancy-victorhernandez-home-community

Michigan Pre-College Youth Outreach Leadership & Program Excellence Award Recipient Announcement

Precollege Programming

… Michigan Pre-College & Youth Outreach Conference (MI PCC) is pleased to announce Kelly Schultz, Ph.D., director of the … Youth Outreach Leadership and Program Excellence Award. This award recognizes a practitioner who has demonstrated …

https://wmich.edu/precollege/news/2025/11/precollege-youth-award