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The Velvelettes: A legendary Motown group born on Western's campus

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… dorm room on Western's campus in the early 1960s. "That was like a million dollars to us!" laughs Barbee-McNeal. She and … needs a name. Street was studying French at the time and suggested Les Jolies Femmes—French for The Pretty Women. The … car said, 'You girls sound smooth; your harmony is smooth like velvet.' And somebody quickly said, 'Velvet, how about …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/02/63261

Decline in pollinators prompts WMU staffers to build them a home

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… are small bees. There are some bees that are super tiny, like ant size almost. And they can only fly a few hundred … the landscape an extension of the classroom. So, places like the pollinator house become a living-learning … bees like leafcutter and mason bees are docile, unless aggressively provoked, and have a mild venom so there's …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/08/54576

Climate change could make the Great Lakes region unrecognizable

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… Michigan and other states around the Great Lakes won't feel like home in a few generations. By century's end, he notes, … matter Karowe acknowledges that the year 2100 sounds like a long time off. But he says people need to realize it … he says. "So unless we want a planet where no place feels like home, we really only have about a decade to start …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/01/51387

WMU engineering student receives scholarship from honor society

College of Engineering and Applied Sciences

… Student Club. Following graduation, Tabassum would like to pursue a master’s degree while working in embedded …

https://wmich.edu/news/2024/07/75943

'This is not a simulation'—pandemic becomes real-life learning opportunity

Haworth College of Business

… stress and anxiety of running a business during a crisis like the COVID-19 pandemic. While it is unfortunate that we … before, and to push his problem-solving boundaries. “My biggest challenge is being forced to be creative with … am more inventive and persistent, in spite of what can seem like unimaginable circumstances. Even the last several days …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/03/58722

WMU employees going the distance, can participate in Kalamazoo Marathon at no cost

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… the Kalamazoo Marathon and Borgess Run websites. An UNLIKELY RUNNER [caption align="right"] [/caption] Four years … planning on doing the 5K before it was canceled. Huge races like this intimidate me, so I prefer to run smaller races,” … day has changed because of the COVID-19 closures, I feel like I have more time to get my runs in during different …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/04/59104

Music therapy student finds belonging through mental health advocacy

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… and support, have found new purpose in helping people struggling with expressing emotions find their own voice. "The … me through some of the darkest times in my life. I was like, 'You know what, if there's anything else I was put on … where I was going through a really rough patch, and I was like, 'I just don't think I'm cut out for this.' And …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/06/71821

Faculty, grad students travel to Japan to explore pandemic response

College of Arts and Sciences

… but I’ve never had the opportunity to do a ‘study abroad-like’ trip with faculty," says Covell. "This was a rare … worth noting that, culturally, Japan is not known for hugging or shaking hands, so there was already some built-in … in that regard.  Of course, when you're on trains packed like sardines, that social distance goes out the window," …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/12/70129

Cold Case Program gains national attention, inspires expansion

College of Arts and Sciences

… number of cold cases across the country, and a partnership like this is a fantastic way to address that problem despite … studying genealogy and DNA evidence, along with forensics like blood splatter and gunshot residue. There are so many …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/09/68777

College of Health and Human Services offers new, redesigned programs for fall

College of Health and Human Services

… its “post-baccalaureate prerequisite course sequence.” Like its predecessor, the new Undergraduate Certificate in … “The majority of students interested in a certificate like this will be getting ready to apply for graduate …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/08/68762