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Politics played a role in pandemic shelter-in-place orders, WMU researchers find

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… the spread of COVID-19 have drawn both applause and criticism. Schools, restaurants, daycares and gyms closed and many … to keep the coronavirus at bay, a new study by an interdisciplinary team at Western Michigan University finds … Daria Blinova poured through data to analyze political decision-making by governors in all 50 states in order to …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/10/61626

Alumnus surfs the turbulence to success

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… Denomme, BS '00 DETROIT— Steve Denomme’s movie script for his storied aviation career could be “The Good, the Bad and … he learned the program was opening a new facility at Kellogg Field in Battle Creek, Michigan. “I immediately loved the … Although he was called back to finish training, he was furloughed by Mesaba that October. He worked as an instructor …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/05/71774

Art grad ready to help others find healing through her craft

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… her craft Submitted by Erin Flynn on Sharmane Flanders is graduating with an art degree and plans to pursue a career as an art therapist. As an art therapist, Flanders hopes to help people better express themselves …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/12/73705

Candidates to head education college visiting campus

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… Candidates to head education college visiting campus Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on … the College of Education and Human Development, who will visit campus June 7-13 to meet with faculty, staff and students and make public presentations. During the visits, each candidate will make a public presentation from 2 …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/06/7477

Robert 'Bob' L. Smith obituary

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… 31 years of service to the University. Survivors include his wife, Dr. Carol Payne Smith, WMU professor emeritus of teaching, learning and leadership. He put his retirement on hiatus in 2004-05 to direct WMU's Master of Fine Arts program in performing arts administration, which was the first program of its kind in the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/04/31808

Jean E. Lowrie obituary

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… following 32 years of service to the University. She is remembered by colleagues and former students around the … A former public school teacher, Lowrie began her distinguished career in library education at WMU in 1951 as …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/12/20588

Professor's documentary to screen at Waterfront Film Festival

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… (not verified) on From left: Wilder, Machiorlatti and Harris KALAMAZOO, Mich.—A documentary by a Western Michigan … two former gang rivals, will receive its world premiere this weekend at the Waterfront Film Festival in South Haven. … footage. In all, she worked on the project for a year, logging well over 100 hours. "It was really a great …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/06/16566

Carls Foundation awards $314,400 to help children hear

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… and language development. According to the Center for Disease Control, approximately 98 percent of infants in the … evaluation. Infants who do not have access to early diagnosis and intervention are at risk for delays in auditory, speech and language development. …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/08/1243

Native seed project helps WMU get back to its roots

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… the Western Michigan University community returned to this fall came courtesy of Landscape Services. They readied … are sprouted in Finch and planted on campus as well as distributed to nonprofits and other organizations in the … restoration sites around campus. Greenhouse greenery Christopher Jackson , greenhouse specialist in the biological …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/09/54808

Homeless to college grad: Business student beats odds to create his own success

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… to college grad: Business student beats odds to create his own success Submitted by Erin Flynn on JaJuan Kemp … job, JaJuan Kemp has come a long way. Kemp, left, with his siblings. "It's crazy. It's still not hitting me," says … degrees in accountancy and finance. "I really made it this far in life. I feel like it's a dream, to be honest." …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/12/62477