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More than 3,000 expected to flock to WMU for Medieval Congress

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… panel discussions, workshops and performances. "We look forward every year to welcoming our colleagues from near and … event highlights Musical and theatrical performances are always among the highlights of the congress. This year, they … Dr. Anne Walters Robertson , Claire Dux Swift Distinguished Service Professor of Music and the Humanities at the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/04/15598

Former students honor legacy of world-renowned WMU religion and society professor

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… professor Submitted by Erin Flynn on Book shelves line the walls in Siebert's home office. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—A weekend … in the critical theory of religion, retired in August. He was a professor of religion and society in the Department of … a prisoner of war and brought to America, Siebert was freed after it was determined he was not a Nazi sympathizer. The …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/11/56636

WMU earns sixth Tree Campus designation, finds rare tree species

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… with students, alumni and volunteers in front of the large dwarf hackberry tree. KALAMAZOO—The Arbor Day Foundation … recognizes the hard work and dedication of our landscape services staff and so many others across the University," … Notably, WMU's deeply rooted emphasis on environmental stewardship is helping to preserve a population of dwarf …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/02/13807

Nights at the museum: history student helps design Smithsonian sleepover program

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… sleepover programming for during a summer internship. WASHINGTON, D.C.—A history student by day, Tre Goodhue has … dream come true," says Goodhue, a native of Britt, Iowa, who came to WMU to pursue a master's degree in public … luster hasn't worn off." It's a feeling that will last long after he returns to campus at WMU. "When I was a kid and I …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/07/54122

Western researchers develop a special boot to save limbs and lives

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… comes with consequences. "If you take the leg, you'll take away the function for the rest of their life," says Lawson, … giving the example of a carpenter losing his identity after an amputation because he can't do what he loves anymore. "The more I was involved, the more I saw that we can medically stabilize …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/05/64303

Student's aviation career set for takeoff

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… Flynn on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—As a child, Logan Brown looked forward to road trips. He could look out the window, stare up … from the cockpit of a 767 as it crossed the Atlantic on the way to Barcelona, Spain. However, these are all things that … multi-engine training aircraft, the Piper Seminole. After graduation he will continue his work as a flight …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/04/53044

COVID-19 response grants awarded for innovative research related to pandemic

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… COVID-19 response grants awarded for innovative research related to pandemic Submitted … University's Office of Research and Innovation has awarded five grants for research related to the COVID-19 … drives, participating in protests and adapting end-of-life services. Covell and Riggs hope to compile a global database …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/05/59443

WMU education instructors offer advice for parents navigating virtual learning with young kids

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… with his or her teacher over a tablet while a client waits for you to deliver a presentation over Zoom might have … We saw that in the spring. People just got exhausted. It was really hard to keep up with all the things that were … going to work really hard and be really focused, and then after that there's a change of scene or a change of …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/08/60874

Why I Give: Cheryl TenBrink

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… ′77, is carrying on her friend's legacy and paying it forward by contributing to her scholarship at Western. … and Human Development . “This scholarship was not an afterthought,” TenBrink says. “Margaret was an only child, … an award for her volunteer work with Family and Children’s Services and in 2017 earning her 50-year sorority pin in …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/08/72480

Modeling justice and equity featured on the design summer camp drawing board

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… on campus while his father worked on the renovation of Waldo Hall in the early 1990s inspired local architectural associate Hayward Babineaux to bring the national Project Pipeline camp … I can inspire others to see themselves in this profession.” After conducting the camp virtually during the pandemic, …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/08/72541