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Language immersion through study abroad at WMU

College of Arts and Sciences

… languages at Western Michigan University, studying abroad is more than just a change of scenery – it's a transformative … on nearly every continent.   While studying abroad is beneficial for any student, it is especially vital for …

https://wmich.edu/arts-sciences/news/2025/11/language-immersion-study-abroad

Not just an act: Theatre professor takes center stage

W Magazine

… Submitted by Erin Flynn on Kate Thomsen stars in the reprisal of Jeff Daniels' hit comedy, "Diva Royale," at the … to use every role she takes on as a chance to get even better at what she already does. I love writing for actors … laughter every single day, and that’s more meaningful to me than I can even describe.” Daniels says Thomsen is a big …

https://wmich.edu/news/2024/02/74826

Campus series zeroes in on getting comfortable with uncomfortable conversations

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… conversations Submitted by Deanne Puca on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Discussions hosted this fall by Western Michigan University's … virtual, interactive presentations and a campus read of Jonathan Haidt's book "The Righteous Mind: Why Good People are Divided by Politics and Religion." Visit …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/09/61091

Gilman Scholarship allows criminal justice major to study abroad

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… Scholarship Program. Deanna Dudley of Matteson, Illinois, is among the 800 American undergraduate awardees from … study for college credit. Sixteen WMU students and more than 14,000 students nationwide have received the award … Education, adds that the returning students are better prepared to assume leadership roles within government …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/01/20824

WMU School of Medicine will be named for medical device pioneer

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… at the W.E. Upjohn M.D. Campus in downtown Kalamazoo. Thanks to the generosity of Ronda E. Stryker , granddaughter … the first class of medical students will be welcomed this fall to the Western Michigan University Homer Stryker … was never about himself but always about the patient, better health care outcomes and better equipment for …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/03/14100

Gaining marketable skills as a student staffer

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… Katelynn Brandt, a student employee in landscape services, distributes mulch on campus. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Back to campus … out this year will give student employees unique tools to better market themselves to future employers. The … Services shows student employees maintain higher GPAs than their peers and also retain and graduate at a higher …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/08/54716

Physician to discuss how inequities impact health care

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… Physician to discuss how inequities impact health care Submitted by … medicine. As an example, "The Death Gap" addresses why the life expectancy of residents of Chicago's South Side … "White residents, on average, live five years longer than their African-American neighbors, and the richest …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/05/40228

WMU shines in charitable giving to United Way

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… Kalamazoo United Way, helping the GKUW exceed its fundraising campaign goal of $9.3 million by almost $200,000. WMU collected more than $293,000 , just shy of its $300,000 goal, to earn the distinction as the sixth largest donor institution in the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/03/290

How can we improve STEM learning outcomes? WMU professor wins $1.3M NSF award to find out

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… Flynn on [caption] [/caption] KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Research is underway at Western Michigan University that could impact … am extremely excited that the National Science Foundation is supporting this work. Over the past decade we have seen … K-12 settings. “This work will continue to help us design better studies and expand what we learn from these studies …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/07/60237

WMU secures $5.3M to boost Michigan innovation and biotech growth

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… Commercialization Center has played a vital role for more than two decades in supporting early-stage biotech startups and advancing life science discovery across the state. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Michigan is ramping up investments in growing the economy, and …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2025/07/biosciences-research-commercialization-center-inaugural-michigan-innovation-fund