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WMU Medieval Institute wins NEH grant for summer institute
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… on Schulman KALAMAZOO, Mich.— Dr. Jana K. Schulman , professor of English and director of the WMU Medieval Institute, has … Keith Hearit , interim dean of the WMU College of Arts and Sciences. "Hosting such an institute is an honor for WMU and …
https://wmich.edu/news/2016/03/31130
Engineering students move research in the right direction
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… signal a model car can aid in the continued development of flexible sensors that can conform to the curves of a human body or stretch across the shape of an object or structure. Dr. Massood Atashbar with (left …
https://wmich.edu/news/2019/07/53718
WMU rolls out personalized well-being platform to help students harness their power to thrive, succeed and matter
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… Michigan University is putting students in control of their lives and future. A 2019 survey found 60% of young people nationwide feel anxious about the future and … over their lives. Western is responding with a first-of-its-kind effort for any Michigan public university, …
https://wmich.edu/news/2020/11/62074
Montgomery begins his tenure as WMU's ninth president
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… B. Montgomery begins his tenure as the ninth president of Western Michigan University Tuesday, Aug. 1 , with a full day of activities that include meeting with the University's … media as well as reaching out to the campus community to offer some insights. Montgomery was selected in April by the …
https://wmich.edu/news/2017/07/41548
Coercion and morality meet in ethics discussion
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… Anonymous (not verified) on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—A University of Connecticut philosopher will address the intersection of coercion and moral deliberation when she speaks at Western Michigan University Friday, Nov. 4 , as part of the WMU Center for the Study of Ethics in Society's Fall …
https://wmich.edu/news/2016/10/35881
Physician to discuss how inequities impact health care
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… be given by Dr. David A. Ansell , senior vice president of community health equity and associate provost for … Center in Chicago. It will be held in the auditorium of the Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine. Free parking will be available in the adjacent …
https://wmich.edu/news/2017/05/40228
Paper produced at WMU could provide clean water for millions
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… Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on An example of how the filter can be used (Photo credit: Folia Water) … to provide clean drinking water to millions at a cost of just pennies a day has been successfully produced on a … McGill and Carnegie Mellon universities and the University of Virginia was brought to WMU this fall by Folia Water of …
https://wmich.edu/news/2016/11/36402
WMU unveils its results from national campus climate survey
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… verified) on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—The overwhelming majority of Western Michigan University students feels safe and … to addressing sexual violence, according to the results of a national survey WMU participated in last spring. The University was one of 34 public and private colleges and universities to take …
https://wmich.edu/news/2016/11/36597
Student awarded Critical Languages Scholarship to study in Jordan
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… will focus on Arabic language. Canavan was selected as one of 100 awardees from a pool of 10,000 applicants representing more than 500 colleges and universities across the U.S. to study one of the 13 languages offered through the CLS program: …
https://wmich.edu/news/2015/06/23885
Jazz students again take multiple awards in DownBeat competition
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… music competition. Earning top honors was the University of Miami with eight wins, followed by the University of Massachusetts-Amherst with six awards and the Berklee College of Music, the University of North Texas and the Manhattan …
https://wmich.edu/news/2017/05/40131