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Podcast demystifies behavior change strategies to promote public health

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… technology and wellness. Virtual workout apps, telehealth visits and distance education are now the norm. Keeping users … nonprofits or individuals who are trying to make sense of what they can do to help people with their behavior change." … years of personal training experience, but they're not sure what to do next," says Bensley. "Or it might be somebody …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/04/64067

'Hitting the books' can improve English language teaching

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… 'Hitting the books' can improve English language teaching Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) … the second half of the book, providing varying views on what does and doesn't work when teaching idioms as well as … kind of a policy, the student's thinking, 'Fall back on what?' It throws them, so they fixate on that," Randolph …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/04/23023

WMU to break ground for Legacy Collections building

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… building Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Artist rendering of WMU Legacy Collections Center … When finished, it will house more than 28,000 cubic feet of what is now known as the WMU Archives and Regional History … Hall, WMU's first building. The collections are shelved in what was the campus's gymnasium. Additional parts of the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/07/990

University Recreation’s new equipment investment prioritizes individualized student workouts, modern exercise trends

Student Affairs

… prioritizes individualized student workouts, modern exercise trends Submitted by Kaitlynn Boot on KALAMAZOO, … at the SRC were also added, including a seated leg curl, glute trainer, hip thrust, rotary torso, supine … of access to a full gym, many learned to exercise with what they had on hand and began focusing on bodyweight and …

https://wmich.edu/studentaffairs/news/2025/09/src-equipment-update

Ebony Vision celebrates 20 years of dance at Western

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… Ebony Vision celebrates 20 years of dance at Western Submitted by … jazz and ballet classes that I was in, who really know what it took to thrive in this program and also create a … taking classes. I can set goals for myself now that I know what I want out of dance training." Her training has been …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/02/70863

Focused on the future

W Magazine

… on the future Submitted by Erin Flynn on Drs. Doug Lepisto and Derrick McIver are co-directors of the Center for … is thinking about the future and asking the same question, “What’s next?” The Center for Principled Leadership and … is part of the Haworth College of Business’ vision for what is next. The center provides immersive learning …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/11/62166

WMU students moved to retirement home as part of intergenerational study

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… socializing and a dining center under one roof.  But, in this case, the students are sharing their meals, their time … people. They hear about their lives. They hear about what’s happening with them on a daily basis. And it’s also a … they knew students would be among them, didn’t quite know what to make of their new cohorts. Were they at the facility …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/04/46636

'Take Shelter' debuts on campus at Little Theatre

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… 9:30 p.m. Saturday; and 2:30, 5 and 7:30 p.m. Sunday. Admission is $5. Curtis lives in a small Ohio town with his … the community don't compare to Curtis' private fear of what his dreams may truly signify. Faced with the … Theatre movie line at (269) 387-8221. Contact: Tonya Durlach January 4, 2012 …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/01/42

Global water supply crisis informs research of WMU professor named American Association of Geographers Fellow

School of Environment, Geography and Sustainability

… Global water supply crisis informs research of WMU professor named American … by his experiences in the field, where he found people struggling to find clean water in both regions of China and … region of the loess plateau in northern China, and what he witnessed changed his career. “I observed higher …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/02/66997

Interdisciplinary faculty cohort works to expand project-based learning at WMU

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… Interdisciplinary faculty cohort works to expand project-based … or even policymakers to see how their ideas translate to what can be done in the real world." In addition to … project-based learning in the past and is excited to apply what he's learned in the workshop to ramp up the impact. …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2024/09/interdisciplinary-faculty-project-based-learning-wmux