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Prof writes book on legendary health pioneer, John Harvey Kellogg

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… writes book on legendary health pioneer, John Harvey Kellogg Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Wilson … their cereal box tops to the Cereal City in exchange for prizes that arrived in mailboxes across the country. But … which was founded as a Quaker town and became a hotbed for spiritualism, attracting other, radical religious …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/09/19089

WMU researcher wins $800,000 NSF grant to assess education efforts

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… WMU researcher wins $800,000 NSF grant to assess education efforts Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Spybrook … better assess how well professional development initiatives for science teachers are working. Dr. Jessaca Spybrook , WMU … data sets, analyze them and come up with ways to inform the design of large evaluations of teacher development …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/02/29895

Poets with WMU ties explore Michigan through verse, discussion

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… English. She has been the recipient of a Bucknell Seminar for Younger Poets Fellowship, an Academy of American Poets … Katrovas Katrovas, a WMU professor of English, has taught for 20 years, first at the University of New Orleans and, … Iraq. Returning to Michigan in 2007, he found a talent for relating his experiences in war to civilians. He …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/01/12800

Classic air race with WMU aviators to travel through Kalamazoo

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… join more than 50 other teams of women pilots June 22-25 for the 2015 Air Race Classic, an 86-year-old, cross-country … This is the second year of Air Race Classic competition for the WMU team pilot Karsten. She earned a bachelor's … a multi-engine commercial pilot. Vena is a 2013 graduate of Salem High School. "It's going to be an amazing challenge," …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/06/24905

Gender issues topic of public talk

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… the greatest barriers to ending sexism, racism, and other forms of privilege is that some people are trapped in ways … and turning conversations about privilege into occasions for members of dominant groups to feel guilty and defensive. … about Johnson's work, visit his website at agjohnson.com . For more information , contact Tiffany White at …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/08/17751

WMU debuts new product design and innovation major

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… are in constant need of professionals to contribute forward-thinking products, systems and solutions," says Dean … Tekna, Newell Brands, Stryker, Fabri-Kal, Landscape Forms, Eaton and Southwest Michigan First in the development … field. These strategic corporate partnerships will also afford students on-the-job training and real-world application …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/10/35836

WMU celebrates poetry in April

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… poetry in its native language read by WMU Center for English Language and Culture for International Students. Translations provided. 1:30 to … Trottman‐Huiet, 11 a.m., Education Library, Sangren Hall. For more information , visit wmulibraries.blogspot.com or …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/04/22792

WMU engineers take steel bridge, concrete canoe to competition

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… a long way over the last few years," he says. “I'm excited for conference because we have a fantastic team this year … such as hull design and aesthetics as well as its performance in a number of different races. The concrete canoe … paddling practice and hope this year's model will perform well in the water. "We’ve designed and built it—now …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/04/31422

Princeton, Cornell scholars keynote Graduate Philosophy Conference

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… of Iowa; Wisconsin, Madison; Texas at Austin; California at San Diego; and British Columbia as well as Ohio State and Fordham universities. The conference's two keynote speakers … Collapse into Behaviorism" and "A Minimalist Framework for Ontological Pluralism." All of the presentations are …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/11/20298

World hunger relief nonprofit is subject of next Entrepreneurship Forum

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… hunger relief nonprofit is subject of next Entrepreneurship Forum Submitted by Stacey Anderson on Braksick KALAMAZOO, … a seasonal issue as farmers run out of last year's food before the next harvest. If provided with training and basic … and food security. Norm Braksick Braksick worked for 30 years at The Upjohn Co. and was president of the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/10/19610