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WMU first Michigan campus to bring live visual interpreting to users 24/7
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… uses Aira as a "tool in our toolbox" to navigate the halls of the College of Health and Human Services. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—As a blind … obstacles using a white cane, formats papers with the help of an audible screen reader and even cooks dinner safely by …
https://wmich.edu/news/2023/11/73591
Western honors Native American heritage, creates path to deepen connections with tribal communities
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… and sweet grass sway in the breeze under the shadow of the obelisk in front of Floyd Hall on Western Michigan University's Parkview Campus. Two of the four sacred plants on the Indigenous medicine wheel, …
https://wmich.edu/news/2022/10/69671
Ernesta Hinton obituary
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… Hinton retired in 1983 as a custodian after 10 years of service to the University. She later returned to the … was active in the Allen Chapel A.M.E. Church and a member of the Eastern Star Organization as well as the Al Zabir …
https://wmich.edu/news/2012/10/1859
Keith Roberts obituary
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… University staff member, died Nov. 29 . He was 77. Roberts, of Kalamazoo, joined the WMU staff in 1969 and retired in 1998 after nearly 29 years of service to the University. He was a custodian. Cremation …
https://wmich.edu/news/2012/12/3359
Lee Allen Cliffman obituary
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… Michigan University, died June 15 . He was 60. Cliffman, of Oshtemo Township, Mich., joined the WMU facilities … will be at 1 p.m. Thursday, June 20 , in the chapel of Calvary Bible Church in Kalamazoo. Interment with full …
https://wmich.edu/news/2013/06/7684
American studies program eliminated
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… on KALAMAZOO—The Western Michigan University Board of Trustees approved a recommendation during its July 18 … studies program in 2009 and concluded that all facets of it should be removed from the curriculum. Formal action …
https://wmich.edu/news/2013/07/8307
Betty J. Wellenkamp obituary
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… came to WMU in 1968 and retired in 1981 after 13 years of service to the University. A native of Cassopolis, Mich., she also had owned and operated …
https://wmich.edu/news/2013/06/7535
Autonomous electric vehicle donation will bolster research opportunities at Western
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… Mich.—While the technology is autonomous, the donation of an Aurr igo Auto-Pod will put Western Michigan University … several other companies," says Dr. Zach Asher , assistant professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering and EEAV Lab … Steve Butt , dean of the College of Engineering and Applied Sciences . “Our goal is to be a leader in research, …
https://wmich.edu/news/2022/10/68426
Podcast examines ethical issues regarding COVID-19 and race
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… as they relate to the COVID-19 pandemic. Listen to episodes of "What COVID Teaches Us," hosted by the Center for the Study of Ethics in Society , beginning Tuesday, Oct. 19 . The … the show by clicking the "Listen LIVE" button at the top of WIDR's home page . “As we head into the second year of …
https://wmich.edu/news/2021/10/65962
First responder training at vacant Bernhard Center Nov. 10-12
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… Friday through Sunday, Nov. 10-12 . Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety (KDPS) personnel, along with firefighters … is supported by the Gary Sinise Foundation, which as part of its mission empowers first responders with essential … Marshal Scott Brooks highlighted the exceptional nature of the training venue. The spacious and unoccupied Bernhard …
https://wmich.edu/news/2023/11/73333