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Healing arts in the spotlight during WMU Humanities Center season

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… by Anonymous (not verified) on Yann Martel's "Life of Pi" KALAMAZOO, Mich.--The healing arts will be under the … to 1984, but graduated from Concordia University with a bachelor's degree in philosophy in 1985. He considered a … of music, 7 p.m., Dalton Center Recital Hall, "The Neuroscience of Music in Health and Healing." April 2: Arthur …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/10/19571

WMU student veteran honored with Operation Hat Trick scholarship

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… KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Bronco pride is honoring the service of a Western Michigan University student veteran. The Office of Military and Veterans Affairs announced Russell … an Air Force veteran and second-year geographic information science student, will receive the $1,000 Operation Hat Trick …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/11/62011

NSF grant aimed at advancing construction education with generative AI and BIM

College of Engineering and Applied Sciences

… soon be doing just that.  WMU’s Dr. Hexu Liu , associate professor of civil and construction engineering, and an … these tools into classrooms with funding from a National Science Foundation (NSF) grant of nearly $300,000. The team …

https://wmich.edu/engineer/news/2024/12/generative-ai-construction-engineering

WMU alumna honored for efforts to curb human trafficking and end modern-day slavery

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… member who trafficked her from the West African country of Togo to the United States as a child, hope was hard to … about prevention while also acknowledging the complexities of fighting human trafficking on a micro and macro scale. … modern slavery." It's an honor Hounakey, who received her bachelor's and master's degrees from Western Michigan …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/09/61417

Endowed scholarship honors psychology professor’s legacy

College of Arts and Sciences

… Endowed scholarship honors psychology professor’s legacy Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on … endowed scholarship fund has been established in honor of a leading scholar and professor emeritus in Western … in 1955. While there, he was influenced by B.F. Skinner’s “Science and Human Behavior” and, for the rest of his career, …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/03/38221

Fall residence hall sign-up is underway

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… for the 2018-19 academic year. Residence Life has a variety of halls to choose from, each with different room features, … In addition to the social and academic benefits of living on campus, students who choose to live in … place for students majoring in athletic training, exercise science, sports management and recreation management. …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/01/44901

Big changes unfold at WMU Pilot Plants

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… and several industry partners celebrated the startup of technology that will allow for the development and testing of new paper types, as well as another plant to certify … partnership between the paper industry and the paper science and engineering program," says Jan Van Der Kley , …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/04/52982

Big things are brewing: Alum leads the charge to diversify craft brewing industry

W Magazine

… Submitted by Erin Flynn on Jamaal Ewing holds a pack of four original Black Calder brews. Mbaba Mwana Waresa is the fertility goddess of South Africa’s Zulu nation. Ruling over agriculture, … at Western, he also honed his business skills, earning a bachelor’s degree in sales and business marketing in 2006 …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/03/63903

Externships, research opportunities helped nursing grad chart path to success

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… the textbooks we were reading in class!" says David Le , of Portage, Michigan. "The Bronson School of Nursing program has really set us up for success in our … as Le prepares to graduate on Saturday, April 27 , with a bachelor's degree in nursing and a job already lined up as a …

https://wmich.edu/news/2024/04/75401

Longtime WMU friend, honors college namesake Carl Lee dies at 96

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… television broadcasting industry and was president and CEO of Fetzer Broadcasting Co. He enjoyed a longstanding and … relationship with the University, serving on the board of the WMU Foundation and actively supporting a number of … shortly after graduating from the Michigan Academy of Radio Science. The move launched his lifelong association with …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/02/22184