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Construction set to begin on WMU campus wayfinding effort

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… set of campus roadway and building signs will begin the first week of May and is designed to make it easier for … pedestrian signage as well as new building identification. Areas covered include the Main Campus, East Campus and the … space management and capital projects, at (269) 387-8543 or chris.pyzik@wmich.edu. For more WMU news, arts and …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/04/39599

Groundbreaking enzyme discovery leads to Western professor receiving prestigious National Science Foundation prize

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… on Dr. Ricky Stull, right, works in his lab after receiving the NSF's CAREER Award. Undergraduate students in Stull's biochemistry … something that is completely unknown, that we have no idea what the answer will be, because no one's ever done it …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/01/70536

Local high school students to compete in Brain Bee

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… to compete in Brain Bee Submitted by Deanne Puca on Brain Awareness Week seeks to increase public awareness about … KALAMAZOO—Southwest Michigan high school students will use their brains while learning about the brain during a … Initiatives. It is celebrated annually across the United States in mid-March and involves a variety of activities …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/02/13550

Event to showcase global engagement opportunities

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… valuable cross-cultural experience. KALAMAZOO—Students and others can learn how to globalize their degrees and advance … in any discipline, regardless of foreign language skills, are eligible to earn major and minor or general education … Japanese. Many programs are taught in English. More than 500 WMU students participate in study and work abroad …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/09/1798

Registration open for livable communities conference to address transportation solutions

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… speaker is Dr. Robert Schneider, an associate professor in the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Department of Urban … and people with disabilities, public transportation and shared use mobility, pedestrian and bicycle transportation, … in poster presentations. Fees are $30 for students, $50 for speakers and $100 for all other attendees. Seating is …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/04/53096

Philosophy professor awarded Core Fellowship at Helsinki Collegium for Advanced Studies

College of Arts and Sciences

… University, was one of 11 international scholars chosen for the Core Fellowship Program at the Helsinki Collegium for … and cognitive science to try to make a case that there are things we can do if we think carefully about our … and value of anxiety from a philosophical perspective.    “What makes this opportunity so cool is that it gives me two …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/09/69140

Grad designs completely online introductory anatomy class

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… (not verified) on Non-traditional students benefit from the completely online lecture and lab. KALAMAZOO—A Western … at home in a budget-friendly manner," Paskin says. "There are some options out there, but the lab for each student … important for everyone to have a general understanding of what goes on inside the human body." Contact: Mark Schwerin …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/02/4402

Three executives awarded WMU's top alumni honor for 2014

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… executives from business and higher education have received the highest honor Western Michigan University can confer on … alumni, the Distinguished Alumni Award. The 2014 recipients are Wendell L. Christoff of Grand Rapids, CEO of Litehouse … of the honor. This year, the three recipients of WMU's 51st Distinguished Alumni Awards will be recognized during a …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/09/18417

Black mason broke barriers, laid first building blocks for learning at Western

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… lead role in building Heritage Hall. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—At the turn of the 20th century, long before the Civil Rights … buildings in Kalamazoo, including the foundation for what has become Western Michigan University. And thanks to a … White , born just two months before the Civil War to parents who escaped enslavement, played a lead role in …

https://wmich.edu/news/2024/02/74599

Food marketing student’s enthusiasm leads to early career successes

Haworth College of Business

… Food marketing student’s enthusiasm leads to early career successes Submitted by Janine Adamski on KALAMAZOO, … says Western Michigan University senior Leena Shrum . The food marketing student from Woodhaven, Michigan, is … peers. “Never be the first person to tell yourself no. What I mean by that is to try everything, get involved and …

https://wmich.edu/business/news/2025/11/food-marketing-leena-shrum-internship-study-abroad