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Expert Insights: Raising young children in a screen-saturated world

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… young children in a screen-saturated world Submitted by Deanne Puca on Considering the impact of screens on child … development. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Going to the grocery store with a three-year-old is not what it used to be.  When a … is so fast that parents and practitioners find themselves without existing sets of experiences or knowledge to draw …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/08/72483

Psychology department to host day-long focus on research

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… department to host day-long focus on research Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on A psychology student gives a … free and open to the general public. Research Day will open with brief remarks by Dr. Stephanie Peterson , chair of the … an 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. lunch break, presentations will resume with an additional six topics covered before the close of …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/02/13485

Award-winning pianist to perform benefit concert

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… Award-winning pianist to perform benefit concert Submitted by Anonymous (not … critics in America. He has shared the concert stage with Liza Minnelli, Aretha Franklin, Barbra Streisand, … development of WMU music students.  Through collaboration with the local and national associations, members form …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/01/13039

Holiday poinsettia sales support PSSO

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… Holiday poinsettia sales support PSSO Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Orders due Thursday, Nov. 29. KALAMAZOO—The Professional Support Staff Organization at Western Michigan University is sponsoring its … should be made payable to PSSO. Send completed order forms with payment to: On campus Bekki Spanjer Grants and …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/11/3148

Trustees put stamp of approval on power plant employee contract

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… Trustees put stamp of approval on power plant employee contract Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on KALAMAZOO—On April 18 , the … University Board of Trustees approved a three-year contract with WMU employees who are members of the Michigan State …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/04/6648

Glasser, Quada win Distinguished Service awards

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… Glasser, Quada win Distinguished Service awards Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—A driving force … into a 'living learning laboratory' for students … We say with confidence that without Dr. Glasser, Western would not be the recognized …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/09/18458

WMU among recipients of nearly $1M NSF grant to boost women in STEM fields

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… WMU among recipients of nearly $1M NSF grant to boost women in STEM fields Submitted by Erin Flynn on … and math fields. The University, in collaboration with three other research institutions, was awarded a … Koretsky. Koretsky and other WMU faculty will be working with lead institution Iowa State University, as well as …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/08/54945

New state funding will help WMU's aviation programs soar

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… funding will help WMU's aviation programs soar Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Construction design and planning … for the WMU project that is expected to cost $20 million, with $15 million from the state and the balance raised by … W.K. Kellogg Airport campus in Battle Creek, Michigan. With a target completion date of summer 2019, the enlarged …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/06/32902

NPR host to speak as part of the Reading Together program

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… speak as part of the Reading Together program Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Cover of Gladstone's book … hallmarks of public radio, Gladstone tackles sticky issues with frankness and transparency. Brooke Gladstone Gladstone … National Public Radio, first as editor of "Weekend Edition with Scott Simon," then as senior editor of "All Things …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/03/5928

Workshops for new, established businesses offered by WMU center

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… established businesses offered by WMU center Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Register by 5 p.m. Monday, … Plan A Venture Plan workshop for new entrepreneurs begins with an orientation from 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 8, in … Begnoche is a veteran and was able to attend the workshop with a center veteran scholarship at no cost. "Venture Plan

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/01/3806