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Healing powers of artistic expression explored at Medical Humanities Conference

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… Book of the Year Awards in the public interest and creative works category. She was also short-listed as a finalist for … Prize, and the Marica and Jan Vilcek Poetry Prize. Her work has appeared in JAMA, Thrush, Wyvern Lit, Chest, The … unquestioned and, in fact, many acclaimed poems, books and works of art throughout history are a testament to human …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/09/26982

WMU board adopts new campuswide policy changes

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… personnel who take a holistic, trauma-informed approach to work with a complainant to respond to incidents, replacing a … this together, and I commend them all." The proactive WMU work that led to the new policy predates the intense … them more effective. The Pepper Hamilton principals who worked with WMU were keynote presenters during Michigan …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/07/25472

Looking for success at WMU? The sky is not the limit!

College of Engineering and Applied Sciences

… Submitted by Cindy Wagner on Alumnus Tyler Wall not only works in the aerospace and aviation industry, he is pursuing … used in his master's thesis. Alumnus Tyler Wall not only works in aerospace and aviation, he is pursuing his pilot's … the classes at the college were project-based and required working on a team, understanding how to approach a problem, …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/08/69019

WMU's nonprofit leadership program named best in nation

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… organizations. In additional to traditional course work, this minor requires service to the University and community. The minor requires 18 credit hours of course work in such areas as communication, marketing and public …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/01/20904

Some 1.34M hours of service helps earn WMU coveted Carnegie recognition

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… that allow faculty and students to apply their work and produce useful solutions for business, government … of Teaching in the early 2000s. The foundation, which works to improve American education, understands community … for confidential assessments of WU’s community engagement work.” The University’s community engagement practices with …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/01/57766

Bridging science and community

W Magazine

… school outreach, instead of just bringing a set program, we work with the instructor of the classes to tailor the … some additional data collection. Beyond providing an invaluable research experience, there is an entrenched commitment … the constraints and curriculum science teachers have to work with makes it easier to provide an experience that is …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/11/69848

Graduate student set to earn first dual degrees from WMU and University of Lisbon

College of Engineering and Applied Sciences

… the automotive industry, doing finite element analysis and working with designing and testing software.” Sousa learned … and finite element analysis. For his master’s thesis, he is working on improving football helmets in an effort to reduce … given me all the resources available at the University to work. This is something I was not expecting, as in Portugal …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/03/71261

Longtime WMU music professor, internationally known composer dies

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… performer and composer for solo, chamber and orchestral works, Curtis-Smith was at 38, the youngest WMU faculty … York Times reviewer Bernard Holland had high praise for the work. "The textures and movement recall Chopin and Debussy," … Russell Davies. Curtis-Smith's own performances of his own work and other pieces included solo recitals at the National …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/10/19619

Graduate student awarded for research in sustainability

College of Engineering and Applied Sciences

… undergraduate and graduate students, recognizes academic work that aims to improve productivity and quality through …

https://wmich.edu/news/2024/05/75670

Campus construction projects enhancing safety, accessibility and green space

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… and green space Submitted by Deanne Puca on Construction workers are finishing up a new pedestrian bridge on campus. … the area.  Added pedestrian bridge, parking and loop roads Work continues on a new, five-story parking structure …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2024/08/campus-construction-projects-enhancing-safety-accessibility-green-space