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Biking for Black Lives Matter: WMU vocal jazz director raising money, awareness to combat systemic racism

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… Fund. He dedicates each of his rides to a Black American who has been killed, taping the person's picture to his … a lot of conversations involving (Floyd's death) and racism with friends and with our students at Western in the jazz department, and you get out on the bike and the endorphins start pumping and …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/07/60200

Four-time Tony Award-winning 'In the Heights' at Miller Auditorium

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… of hopes, dreams and pressures, where the biggest struggles can be deciding which traditions you take with you, and which ones you leave behind. In addition to …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/02/119

The Vital Role of Therapy Dogs: A Conversation with Dr. Angie Moe

College of Health and Human Services

… The Vital Role of Therapy Dogs: A Conversation with Dr. Angie Moe Submitted by Jillian Fraze on KALAMAZOO, Mich.— Olivia Munoz , an enthusiastic intern with the Western Michigan University Center for the Study of … animals provide comfort and support for individuals dealing with trauma and stress. She highlighted heartwarming …

https://wmich.edu/hhs/news/2024/12/munoz

WMU biologist helps settle 50-year-old fish evolution debate

College of Arts and Sciences

… journals because they have a lot of readership, so your science is seen by a lot of people from all over the … impossible to know you have the right answer because you can’t go back in time and see what evolution did,” says … for further studies on the evolution of teleost fishes. With the age-old teleost debate settled, Thompson is now …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/12/73661

WMU and Greenleaf Trust celebrate 2021 scholars

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… Trust scholars from the Haworth College of Business stand with President Edward Montgomery, in front row and third … students from underrepresented backgrounds were graduating with degrees in finance.  To help bridge that gap, he and … actions, appropriate resourcing and mentorship, we can change the condition of underrepresented students and …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/11/66096

Helping schools reaps rewards for computer science alumnus

College of Engineering and Applied Sciences

… University in computer science and is a software engineer with Level Data, developing a web application to assist with … unexpected for me to get an email saying, “'THANK YOU LEVEL DATA!!' because we’ve managed to solve a problem … knowing when to accept suggested changes to your solution can be tough,” he says.  While Myers interacts with many …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/01/66811

Food industry is topic of Keystone breakfast talk

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… Feb. 24 . The talk, free and open to the public, begins with breakfast at 7:30 a.m. in the Dean's Conference Room of … followed by Gambino's presentation at 8 a.m. Reservations can be made by calling (269) 387-5050 . Parking is available in the nearby Fetzer Center parking lot. With the theme "Connecting People, Issues and Solutions," …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/02/149

Celebrating and preserving 75 years of ROTC history at Western Michigan University

University Libraries

… the history of Western's ROTC program and cadets with help from WMU Archives curator John Winchell (center). … for more details on the program’s history and cadets. “You look at different sources and you go, this complements this and proves something that the …

https://wmich.edu/library/news/2025/04/celebrating-preserving-75-years-rotc-history

Unmasking the stigma surrounding face coverings

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… argues masks are not about individuals at all. "The reason you wear a mask is not only so you don't get sick. The … per milliliter in an infected person. Those droplets can remain in the air for “tens of minutes.” COMPLICATED … Vice President Joe Biden, has been photographed in public with his face covered. "There are a lot of ways in which …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/06/59906

Finding fun in Sydney Wade’s future

Haworth College of Business

… by Abbie Griffith on Sydney Wade KALAMAZOO, Mich.—From a young age, senior Sydney Wade , from West Bloomfield, … to business plans, financial books and customer service.” With the support from her family and educators, Wade has … savviness for finding new ways to improve her talents, she can tackle anything.   “A unique challenge this industry …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/12/70155