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Western celebrates cultural diversity during virtual International Festival

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… the southwest Michigan community to experience in just one visit to Western's campus. While the pandemic still prevents … on three topics that are universally important to all of us—what we eat, what we wear and how we have fun," says Zagalo-Melo.  Tune …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/03/63694

WALI helps expand access to space education

College of Engineering and Applied Sciences

… (left to right): Carlos Zamorano, Douglas Adams, Dr. Kristina Lemmer, Larissa McKenzie, Ryan Barker and Luke … is spurred by people who look to the stars and dream of what remains to be discovered. And those inspired people are … team projects. From this experience, she had an idea of what it could do for WALI. “What if we took all of this

https://wmich.edu/news/2024/01/73466

Robert W. Thomas obituary

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… 20 years of service to the University. At the time of his retirement, he was manager of trade services in what is now Facilities Management-maintenance services . Born in …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/03/208

Fort St. Joseph celebrates 25 years of archeological education

College of Arts and Sciences

… Archaeological Project passes its 25th year, the work isn't just about unearthing artifacts; it's about the people … a crucial French, and later British, colonial settlement in what is now Niles, Michigan. Its history faded after … St. Joseph from 2007-09. “I think that was one of the biggest benefits for me.” While at Western,  Beaupre spent …

https://wmich.edu/news/2024/01/74438

Book clubs examine college admissions, immigration, medical establishment's treatment of Black Americans

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… Book clubs examine college admissions, immigration, medical establishment's treatment of … Michael Sandel’s award-winning The Tyranny of Merit: What's Become of the Common Good? Why do we think that … If we think merit plays too big a role in our lives, what other options do we have? Participants will explore …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/09/65599

Agendas in reporting about global warming to be examined in talk

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… in the reporting of global warming will be examined later this month when a New York Times reporter speaks at Western … obviously more correct. Chang believes the actual goals of what can be conveyed in the space of a newspaper … environmental and social climates are changing and what the earth's inhabitants need to know and do about it. …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/11/11039

English department faculty, students help Kalamazoo high school students write scholarship essays

College of Arts and Sciences

… English department faculty, students help Kalamazoo high school … the Kalamazoo Community Foundation. Photo credit: Jake Waggoner and the Kalamazoo Promise KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Department … their scholarship essays, beginning with a discussion about what constitutes a good essay. During the dedicated …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/03/71174

A catalyst for environmental justice

W Magazine

… by climate change, and they're impacting vulnerable and historically marginalized communities at higher rates than … for K-12 curriculum related to environmental justice. "What these lesson plans hope to do is engage students who … justice concepts and literacy," she says. "Things like, what is environmental justice? Why is environmental justice …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/05/68145

Western leads NSF-funded, multi-university research into ancient rocks

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… Kaczmarek KALAMAZOO, Mich.— Western Michigan University is leading efforts at multiple universities to better … which is a calcium-magnesium, carbonate mineral common in what’s called the "rock record."  The team led by Kaczmarek … studied the "dolomite problem" exhaustively to determine what conditions in the past were favorable to create the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/09/65485

Grow Your Own student applies literacy skills in elementary school

College of Education and Human Development

… literacy skills in elementary school Submitted by Chris Hybels on Lupita Eufracio leads first graders through a … to Eufracio, she has already started to incorporate what she has learned from the elementary education program … for young readers. "I find myself being more interested in what books they're reading," says Eufracio. "My professor,  …

https://wmich.edu/news/2024/02/74874