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Ongoing, new facility improvement projects slated for this summer

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… with the student center. First, we fenced-off Lot 28, the Waldo Library Parking lot, right after spring commencement. … sidewalk along the east side of Howard Street will be extended from West Michigan Avenue to Stadium Drive, possibly … projects is available online. This and other posted material may still carry the South Neighborhood rather than …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/05/53480

Concerts in the Park schedule announced

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… concertgoers, Pop City Popcorn will be selling popcorn and water in Bronson Park. Besides weekly concerts, recipients … for 15 years throughout the Midwest. Aug. 2, Yolonda Lavender Yolonda Lavender is a multifaceted artist serving as … rock, adult contemporary and pop as well as original material. This elite group has engaged and excited audiences …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/06/24852

Faculty awarded prestigious Fulbright fellowships for global research and teaching opportunities

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… Faculty awarded prestigious Fulbright fellowships for global research … he leads study abroad trips—copying roughly 2,000 pages of materials for future research and teaching. “The … of immigration and various social factors such as gender, race and class. The second, “Gender and Health,” …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2025/01/url-2025-fulbright-fellowships-awarded-stephen-covell-chien-juh-gu

Dr. Homer Hartman Stryker biography

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… Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Dr. Homer Stryker was an orthopedic surgeon, inventor, and businessman, best … used to treat patients who were immobilized during extended hospital stays and often developed blood clots and … a cast. It used an oscillating saw to cut through the hard material of a cast, but did not cut soft tissue or injure …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/03/14108

COVID-19 at Western: One year later

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… (May 2020)  WMU professor unites health care heroes, Broadway stars to raise spirits and funds during pandemic : Jay … the Resilient Project—bringing together dozens of Broadway stars to sing his inspirational anthem, "Resilient," … and mitigate the spread of COVID-19. (July 2020) Landscape Services plants seeds of stewardship, innovation …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/03/63586

CELCIS marks 40 years of ESL excellence

Haenicke Institute for Global Education

… in the works. “CELCIS faculty continually review new software available to enhance classroom instruction and make … We already offer a very good program, but we are always looking for ways to make it better and more effective … first year we had no books, we used ditto sheets for class materials, and my wife was making double my salary, but it …

https://wmich.edu/global/news/2016/07/celcis-40-year

Exemplars of engaging education honored with Distinguished Teaching Award

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… of engaging education honored with Distinguished Teaching Award Submitted by Erin Flynn on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Whether … questions and concerns, but his passion allows the course material to be both engaging and informational, making it … commend DeCamp's willingness to support students in independent studies and theses as well as taking part in courses …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2024/09/whitney-decamp-timothy-palmer-dee-sherwood-named-2024-distinguished-teaching

In the heart of Samburu

College of Arts and Sciences

… glimmers of the Kenyan morning light, Bilinda Straight wakes to a familiar scene: a home that another woman has … peoples. Based on master 's-level research, she had intended to study the Maasai, an Indigenous tribe in Tanzania. … were the defining things of my career, it would have been material culture, worldview, ideas about culture — that sort …

https://wmich.edu/arts-sciences/news/2025/05/cas-magazine-samburu

Facing the future: Artificial intelligence is evolving at warp speed—but at what cost?

W Magazine

… Facing the future: Artificial intelligence is evolving at warp speed—but at what cost? Submitted by Erin Flynn on … that could redefine the future and revolutionize the way we communicate, work and live—for better or worse. Drs. … is protected information in the same way that our genetic material or biological waste if we go to a hospital is …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/05/71771

Taboo topics course uses dialogue to break through barriers

W Magazine

… The Western Michigan University senior knew something was amiss, but didn’t expect the morning conversation to … to Orbe, students have conversations about weighty material that many of us tend to avoid.  Dr. Mark Orbe, … and he says he has learned valuable lessons about gender identity, gender expression and sexualities thanks to …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/05/59619