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Three days of blues music planned for downtown festival

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… in downtown Kalamazoo. Admission is $5 Thursday, $10 Friday and $12 Saturday. Children 12 and under are admitted free as long as they are accompanied … A three-day festival pass for $20 also is available online and at several area retailers listed on the festival …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/06/7544

So that all may learn

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… new life in a new country with a language you don’t understand is difficult enough as an adult. Making that transition as a child in a pandemic, when a mysterious disease abruptly shuts down what … studies. "I thought about this very vulnerable population and considered, 'How can we use this opportunity to help …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/10/61847

Bridging Barriers: A firsthand look at immigration issues

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… Bridging Barriers: A firsthand look at immigration issues Submitted by Erin Flynn on A … a child on the other side of the border fence. Feet away and worlds apart, a small group of WMU students speaks to … guys over there?’ I said, ‘Yes, we do have some bad guys,’ and he said, ‘Oh, we have a lot of bad guys over here.’ Then …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/01/57379

‘Movement is medicine’: Changing the fitness mindset

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… on Cozy Cardio is the concept of creating a comfortable and pleasing space to exercise in private on your own time. … into a cozy nook with your favorite beverage, mood lighting and tunes or your favorite show,  you might not expect your … Dubbed Cozy Cardio, this concept of creating a comfortable and pleasing space to exercise in private on your own time …

https://wmich.edu/news/2024/02/74819

Using music as a vessel for social justice

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… others to march to. It's digging deep when you feel lost and finding strength in your own story. "To me it isn't … senior jazz studies student. First exposed to jazz by his grandparents, Gayden always appreciated the art form, but it wasn’t until he took a mandatory class in high school that he saw it as an actual …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/11/62039

Betty J. Wellenkamp obituary

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… Mich., May 25 . She was 92. Wellenkamp came to WMU in 1968 and retired in 1981 after 13 years of service to the … A native of Cassopolis, Mich., she also had owned and operated Betty's Restaurant in Kalamazoo for nearly 20 …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/06/7535

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

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… 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

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

Making 'work from home' work for you

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… 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

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