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Purpose-filled pursuit of patient connection

W Magazine

… with supervisor Katie Rozek during a shift at Spectrum Health Lakeland hospital in St. Joseph, Michigan. Initially intent on a career in engineering like … The medical field interested him, but after trying out pre-medicine, he decided being a physician assistant better fit …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/11/62025

WMU Foundation receives historic gift in excess of a half-billion dollars, the largest ever for a public higher ed institution

News

… by Megan Looker on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Visionary Western Michigan University graduates have donated to the WMU … Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine (WMed). "We call it the Empowering Futures Gift … make a significant impact on some of the most challenging health problems. But beyond that, it positions us to not …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/06/64413

Western honors Native American heritage, creates path to deepen connections with tribal communities

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… 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, Dr. Dee Sherwood and student Skyler … during the biennial diversity conference at the College of Health and Human Services. Skyler Wolverton, at the podium, …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/10/69671

Duke scholar to address violence, mental illness and the law

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… a Duke University scholar speaks as part of the Western Michigan University Center for the Study of Ethics in … received the 2011 Carl Taube Award from the American Public Health Association and the 2010 Eugene C. Hargrove, MD, … is co-sponsored by the WMU Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine. For more information, visit wmich.edu/ethics . For …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/10/35694

WMU closed Monday, Feb. 2, due to severe weather

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… Mich.—Except for essential and emergency services, Western Michigan University will be closed Monday, Feb. 2 , due to … . Tickets will be available for purchase online . Sindecuse Health Center is open 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Feb. 2 . Student … outages. 2007, Feb. 5—Extreme cold and snow closed many Michigan colleges. 2008, Feb. 1—WMU closed due to snow. …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/02/21468

Student Spotlight: Jose Ortiz-Martinez – From Soccer Fields to Cybersecurity

Information Technology

… a driven and passionate student technician in Western Michigan University’s Information Technology department. … Operator, or Student Tech on the Handshake campus job portal: wmich.joinhandshake.com/login Sign in with your  …

https://wmich.edu/it/news/2025/06/jose-ortiz-martinez-it-student-highlight

Speakers tackle opioid crisis, civil discourse, mass violence, more

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… appeal are taking place this semester during a Western Michigan University lecture series that starts Tuesday, … prevent addiction. The lecture, "Does Communitywide Public Health Prevention Work? From Reducing Teen Births to … of medical humanities, ethics and law at the WMU School of Medicine, will speak on "Making People Better: Saving Us …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/01/51013

Education and human development honors exceptional alumni

Counselor Education and Counseling Psychology

… College of Education and Human Development at Western Michigan University is honoring  Dr. DeAnna Burt-Nanna and … Ph.D. ’02, is retiring from 37 years of service at Spectrum Health this fall. She most recently served as the vice … of service. She provided executive leadership for Lifestyle Medicine at the advent of the program in 2019 and integrated …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/09/69304

Studying with Dalai Lama caps off global studies degree program

Haenicke Institute for Global Education

… the Dalai Lama. Kaley Shumake, a 2012 graduate of Western Michigan University’s global and international studies … Half of the program’s curriculum was focused on the mind, medicine and healing and half on Tibetan Buddhist culture.   …

https://wmich.edu/global/news/2013/02/studying-dalai-lama

Executive board room at medical campus named in honor of Dunns

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… KALAMAZOO, Mich.—The executive board room at the Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine's W.E. Upjohn M.D. Campus was renamed May 22 to … from the University, Kalamazoo's two hospitals—Borgess Health and Bronson Healthcare—donors and the community. In …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/06/47508