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Burris family aviation scholarship will send air academy grads to WMU

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… (not verified) on The scholarship will help a West Michigan Aviation Academy student attend WMU. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—A Western Michigan University alumna has established a $25,000 annual … Central, providing free air transportation to specialized health care facilities, and she has done pro bono legal work …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/04/23194

Autism-related master's program coming to metro Detroit

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… a Board Certified Behavior Analyst. Recent legislation in Michigan has mandated that insurance companies cover … was awarded a $500,000 grant in February from the Michigan Department of Community Health to improve services related to autism. Its biggest …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/11/20142

Operating budget and tuition for 2016-17 top trustees' meeting agenda

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… operating budget top the agenda of items the Western Michigan University Board of Trustees will consider when the … in the Heritage Hall ballroom.  Labor agreements with the Michigan State Employees Association and the Professional … on the status of the WMU Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine. The board also will consider recommendations for …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/06/33244

Free college-level humanities courses being offered

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… by Anonymous (not verified) on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Western Michigan University's 2014-15 Humanities for Everybody … classes in political philosophy, ethics, the sociology of medicine, and gender and women's studies. The first class … and the Good Life, Oct. 21 through Nov. 20 . Module 3, Medicine, Bodies and Power, Jan. 27 through Feb. 26 . Module …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/09/18415

Marketing that makes a difference: Q&A with Dr. Ann Veeck

Haworth College of Business

… professor of marketing, was honored this fall with Western Michigan University’s Distinguished Teaching Award . For … Dr. Ann Veeck Q: Could you describe your journey at Western Michigan University and what it has meant to you to be a …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/10/69503

Immersive course lets Western students explore Indigenous approaches to environmental justice

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… the Pine Creek on kayaks and canoes, visitors from Western Michigan University observed beds of wild rice nearing … opportunity to talk with a member of the tribe about mental health challenges among the Indigenous community and how she … ceremony and learn about tribal culture and the sacred medicines. "The prairie restoration is amazing. I've never …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/08/72530

WMU offers support to grandparents raising grandchildren

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… for Grandparents Raising Grandchildren KALAMAZOO-- Western Michigan University and Georgia State University are … developed by each university, adds Smith. GSU's Project Healthy Grandparents has focused on physical and mental health of grandparent care providers. WMU's Second Time …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/01/57

Mayo Clinic biologist is at the cutting edge of cancer research

W Magazine

… in 2017, he secured a job in the department of molecular medicine at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, … applying to universities to further his career. Western Michigan University professor Dr. Karim Essani , an eminent …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/06/57078

WMU Ethics Center offers four book clubs for spring semester

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… by Anonymous (not verified) on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—The Western Michigan University Center for the Study of Ethics in … across the United States, including two weeks in the Michigan wilderness with Alexis de Tocqueville. Beaumont's … Humanities and Law at the WMU Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine, will lead discussions of "Fourteen Stories: …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/01/37342

President Montgomery forges legacy of student success

W Magazine

… Edward Montgomery ’s passion for the unique value Western Michigan University offers students didn’t come during a … $300 million for WMU Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine.  Montgomery still joyfully recalls his reaction … Simpson , professor of in the School of Interdisciplinary Health Programs, who also served from 2014-16 as president …

https://wmich.edu/magazine/news/2025/06/president-edward-montgomery-forges-legacy-student-success-record-outcomes