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Some 3,000 medievalists from dozens of nations to gather at WMU

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… May 15-16 , in the Bernhard Center's East Ballroom. First up will be an apt discussion for the modern age, rocked as … light on the limitations of classic liberalism as well as suggest alternative ways of building tolerant social and … Master of Arts in medieval studies offered at a state-supported university in the United States. Today, WMU remains …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/05/23536

South Haven lighthouse logbooks shed light on 1800s coastal life

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… Mich.—Whether an account of a body washed ashore, a shipwreck in rough waters or an inferno on the mainland, the … are being painstakingly digitized in high-resolution, tagged image file format—TIFF—images, giving as close a … in all directions grate fears of the town beain burndt up. Sept. 1: Steamer Gem Capt. Bryant sunk in the River this …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/04/23022

WMU grads ready for diplomas and promise of 89 percent success rate

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… developed in college. We can show that a college degree significantly enhances their prospects." Career and graduate … them with very specific information like this, but the most significant outcomes are our students' abilities to … . A prospective student could look up political science, for instance, and find that 89 percent …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/03/22630

20 incoming students win $60,000 Medallion Scholarships

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… 2017-18. The daylong event included essay writing and a group problem-solving activity for the students as well as … of theatre, such as performance, stage management, or design and technical production. He received a Presidential … of the National Honor Society, Lutz has training in stage rigging, advanced sound design and stage combat and earned …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/07/41400

New physical therapy doctorate gains pre-accreditation status

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… is an innovative 30-month curriculum built from the ground up to save students both time and money. "Most DPT programs … of the curriculum, when students engage in some 30 faculty-supervised hours in a variety of clinical settings. They also … therapy research laboratory. The research space is designed not only to serve DPT faculty and students, but also …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/08/54595

WMU a leader in offering learning by virtual reality

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… actually see the culture. Practice surgery or accurately design a 3D car. Western Michigan University offers significant opportunities in the areas of teaching, learning … growing potential it has to shape the future." Community groups also have taken advantage of the local resource, …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/12/50873

Select group receives top undergraduate honor for 2015

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… Select group receives top undergraduate honor for 2015 Submitted by … Presidential Scholar. The annual Presidential Scholar designation is the highest honor WMU can bestow on an … Scholarship. She has served as president of the Bronco Free Market as well as the secretary and a member of …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/05/25421

Twenty incoming students win $50,000 Medallion Scholarships

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… The daylong event included essay writing and a group problem-solving activity for the students as well as an … Morales spent nearly the same amount of time helping to design sets and leading set construction, and she worked on … and all-conference and state-qualifying honors in freestyle, relay and other swimming events. The former …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/06/7662

Student Recreation Center creates lasting impact on students’ personal growth, sense of belonging

Student Life

… Students, faculty and staff can participate in several group classes on the multipurpose courts. The climbing wall on … life. In addition, the University found the SRC has a significant impact on student’s feelings of well-being with … needs of its attendees, the SRC continues to make a significant and lasting impact on stude nts in ways that …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/02/70910

Navy veteran and four-time CAS alum built a career by probing the link between humans and their machines

College of Arts and Sciences

… an initial deployment on the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower supporting Operation Deny Flight and Operation Provide … (DARPA), the government’s rather radical department designed to explore seemingly impossible ideas and, in many … Award. The project, called Augmented Cognition, was designed to exponentially “extend the information management …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/09/69145