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Award-winning pianist to perform benefit concert
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… 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
A WMU researcher and pond dwellers illuminate the nervous system
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… Leech Guy"—was one of two researchers honored this fall with a Distinguished Faculty Scholar award , the highest … Photo of an illuminated leech At the end of a lab table clogged with notebooks and instruments, five European medicinal …
https://wmich.edu/news/2014/11/20011
Advertising students place third in regional competition
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… the Mary Kay brand as it relates to expanding its footprint with the 18- to 25-year-old market with the launch of products designed especially for this age … while other judges described the team as "fresh and smart, with great potential" and said that "the team had incredible …
https://wmich.edu/news/2014/04/15118
Doctoral student launches new program to support justice-involved
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… for justice-involved people. In 2018, Brown partnered with the Michigan Department of Corrections and the … Brown. “There’s this hunger for self-improvement within the incarcerated population.” Classes in a variety of … a well-rounded opportunity to learn. Most courses fall within the scope of the humanities, including anthropology, …
https://wmich.edu/news/2024/02/74812
Wrongful Conviction Program changing one life at a time
College of Arts and Sciences
… justice majors. Once the student researchers find a case with merit, they pass the case along to be litigated by the … on an inmate's family members, says being involved with the program has given her a better grasp on how the … Douglas AJ Ennis Kate Fournier Alexandra Houtman James Hurley Marilyn Laski Ryan Less Kate Marshall Joe McGrath …
https://wmich.edu/news/2016/10/34861
Honored military veteran to speak on campus about resilience
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… by a rocket-propelled enemy grenade while she was serving with the U.S. Army in Iraq May 2004. After medically … while serving as an elite army ranger. Green was honored with that award at the Excellence in Sports Performance …
https://wmich.edu/news/2016/09/35094
Jazz great kicks off 34th annual festival
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… a constantly creative and in demand jazz artist who appears with Joe Lovano, Bill Frisell and Toninho Horta, and who has … at La Villa in Paris, France. The group was honored with sponsorship by the Arts America Program and often tours … and Croatia. The quartet also has toured Europe four times with pianist Wlodek Pawlik, drum legend Billy Hart and jazz …
https://wmich.edu/news/2014/03/13864
Protecting children from environmental threats topic of humanities talk
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… in history. In "Raising Elijah" she confronts this crisis with precise science and a lyrical, witty, moving memoir, with each chapter focusing on one of the universals of … and historical forces behind them. Sandra Steingraber With a doctoral degree in biology and a master's in English, …
https://wmich.edu/news/2014/03/14025
WMU named one of top 100 schools for veterans by Military Times
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… University of Michigan and Eastern Michigan University. As with all Military Times rankings, Best Colleges 2018 is an … accommodations and financial incentives offered to students with military ties, and to describe many aspects of veteran … two partners—Kalamazoo Valley Community College and Kellogg Community College. This was the first VetSuccess program …
https://wmich.edu/news/2017/11/44012
Panel to discuss genomics and ethics at Ethics Center event
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… and especially in exome, or protein-coding, sequencing within the genome. So the pace of research is growing … patients in their research as well as in providing them with clinical advice. However, in exome sequencing, … raises ethical questions about sharing such information with research subjects and patients. A vital concern is how …
https://wmich.edu/news/2014/02/13432