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OT, social work faculty earn $1.8 million behavioral health grant

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… grant Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Chapleau Harrison KALAMAZOO, Mich.—A four-year, $1.8 million grant for … professor of occupational therapy, and Dr. Jennifer Harrison , assistant professor of social work, received the grant from the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/02/45083

WMU's Michigan campuses and regional locations closed through Thursday, Jan. 31

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… Events See the University events calendar for a full list of canceled events. The Bronco men's basketball game, … basketball team was slated to play at Northern Illinois on Jan. 31; that game has been canceled with a reschedule … to 3 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 31. The cutoff for appointments is 2:30 p.m. There will be no charge for canceled or no-show …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/01/51382

WMU appoints proven leader as new VP for development and alumni relations

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… alumni relations Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Kristen DeVries KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Following a national search, … Western Michigan University has named an experienced fundraising executive to provide strategic leadership and … efforts, alumni engagement and foundation enterprise. Kristen R. DeVries , previously vice president for …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/12/50885

National chemical engineering JEOPARDY! challenges students

College of Engineering and Applied Sciences

… diligence and perseverance … and a lot of studying. But it isn’t only calculations, reading and lab work. Sometimes, … Beasley, Zachary Hansen, Andy Kaczmar, Chase Roberts, Chris Rohen, Derek Ronayne and Willis Seifert, all chemical engineering students in Western’s …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/12/66627

Biomedical sciences graduate driven by resilience, called to help others

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… biomedical sciences. KALAMAZOO, Mich.— Jovanny Ruiz-Alavez is a natural caregiver. It's a quality he leaned into as a teenager when his mother was diagnosed with cancer. "I would always go with … school student at the time—stepped up to help provide for his family. "It's really hard to focus on your grades when …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/04/63981

Hands-on experience helps engineering grad build bright future

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… KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Sometimes the path to a college degree is a winding one. Sarah Bular changed her major three times, but her persistence paid off and put her on the path to a fulfilling … when we found manufacturing, I jumped into it. I wasn't struggling anymore; I was powering through like 18 credit hours …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/12/66509

Prescribed burns OK'd at WMU's two nature preserves

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… If weather conditions are not conducive for a burn yet this spring semester, the next window of opportunity will be this coming fall in mid-October to mid-November. Fire's … various plant species to grow more vigorously and discouraged others that were not adapted to fire. "Without …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/03/45596

WMed Class of 2021 chosen from largest-ever applicant pool

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… with our fourth class," says Jean Shelton , director of Admissions and Student Life. Shelton adds that with each class … groups traditionally underrepresented in medicine. This adds to the diverse community of medical students and … a variety of majors from biology, public health, chemistry and neuroscience to psychology, economics, philosophy …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/08/42229

Ethics Center offers three book club events for the fall semester

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… the Study of Ethics in Society has announced readings and discussions of three books dealing with hot-button ethical … questions as part of book clubs during the fall semester. Discussions of the three books begin Wednesday, Sept. 20 , … than one week before the group's first meeting . Medical racism Keagan Potts, a master's degree student in philosophy, …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/06/40701

Dance students return from service trip in Panama

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… provided free dance classes to children who wouldn't otherwise have access to arts education. WMU dance students at the Reserva Cerro Ancón in Ancón, Panama. (Photo credit: Allison Yates) This was the second year WMU students have participated in the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/06/40282