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Oktoberfest Kalamazoo features food, live music

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… Creek Festival Place in downtown Kalamazoo. Food, beverage and artisan vendors are featured along with live music including Benjamin Riley, Appleseed Collective, Andru Bemis, Lasso, Birdfingers and Cobalt Mexican Wolves. For more information , visit …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/09/9615

3D maps could help people with visual impairments navigate their world

W Magazine

… 3D-printed map of the fourth floor of the College of Health and Human Services, where the Department of Blindness and Low Vision studies is located. KALAMAZOO, Mich—“Oh my … I cannot believe it came out so well. Wow!” gushes Dr. Dawn Anderson . Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Or in this …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/12/57071

Making 'work from home' work for you

W Magazine

… do not make FOR ideal desks. However, like your lights and darks on wash day, work and home life became difficult to separate when the unfolding pandemic forced businesses and schools to shut down in-person …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/11/62168

Shirley Bach obituary

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… Bach Dr. Shirley Bach , WMU professor emerita of philosophy and internationally recognized authority on biomedical … Feb. 13 . She was 86. Bach came to WMU as an instructor and researcher in 1961 and served as a member of the faculty until her retirement …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/02/45322

Work experiences shape student's future in public policy

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… "I realized my dream job needs professional skills and related working experiences, so I decided to pursue a … in China. "I chose WMU because the School of Public Affairs and Administration fits my research interests." WMU also … requires students to acquire knowledge of public policy and administration, but it also emphasizes the importance of …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/04/53043

Dr. Meshulam Groper obituary

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… Dr. Meshulam Groper , professor emeritus of mechanical and aeronautical engineering, died June 30 . He was 85. Groper joined the WMU faculty in 1980 and retired in 2000 after more than 20 years of service to … He originally taught in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics, but moved to the Department of Mechanical …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/10/43246

Informative fundraiser planned for WMU's Kleinstuck Preserve

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… Wednesday, Feb. 17 , as both a fundraiser for the group and an informative program for the public. The film, … 180 Portage St. in Kalamazoo. Doors will open at 5:30 p.m. and the program will begin at 6:15 p.m. Tickets are on sale now for $5 per person and may be purchased in advance at drafthouse.com/kalamazoo …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/02/30114

Kinetic Affect to address diversity in community performance

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… County's 15th annual Respecting Differences program Tuesday and Wednesday, March 19-20 . Duo members Gabriel Giron and Kirk Latimer will present "Expanding Ourselves, Embracing Differences" at 1:30 p.m. …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/03/5531

Martin E. Gingerich obituary

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… of Buckley, Michigan, joined the WMU faculty in 1968 and retired in 1990 after more than 21 years of service to … his journal articles focused on Dylan Thomas, a Welsh poet and writer. This work and other scholarly writings were published in the Anglo …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/11/43957

Earl Borr obituary

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… Borr Earl Borr , associate professor emeritus of education and professional development, died Nov. 5 . He was 90. Borr … University High. He was teaching seventh grade mathematics and science when he took a hiatus from 1960 to 1962 to serve … education faculty in what is now the College of Education and Human Development. He taught and served as teacher …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/12/44160