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Revised road closings for Saturday's Campus Classic
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… the 5K race. To avoid being blocked in during the race, do not park inside the race route. 6:30 to 11 a.m. — Western … 9:45 a.m. —Closed to all traffic: South Hayes Drive, South Dormitory, Arcadia Road, West Shaw Lane. 9 to 10:15 a.m. — Ring Road (Rankin Avenue, Goldsworth Drive, North Dormitory and West Michigan from North Dormitory to Western …
https://wmich.edu/news/2012/10/1848
Student, actor, advocate: Margaux Wellman takes leading role in breaking down barriers for people with disabilities
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… advocate: Margaux Wellman takes leading role in breaking down barriers for people with disabilities Submitted by Erin … talked about often enough. So when people come to see our show, maybe not knowing that I have cerebral palsy, and the … school in their hometown of Saginaw, Michigan. Growing up, however, Wellman was acutely aware of the lack of people who …
https://wmich.edu/news/2021/05/64331
Mindful change: One professor's vision to transform stroke recovery
W Magazine
… us engage in the physical recovery ... years and years down the road. I’m five years post-stroke, and every day I can do something I couldn’t do the day before. “My vision is to … it would come to this. I feel very fortunate to do this work.” After Gray had her stroke in 2017, she spent several …
https://wmich.edu/news/2023/02/70900
WMU program raising funds to put research students in community
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… research students in community Submitted by Deanne Puca on Docherty KALAMAZOO—Two Western Michigan University faculty … research projects while also committing these students to work in the community each week. The money will allow these … chair of the Department of Biological Sciences, to examine how certain types of proteins, called neurotrophic factors, …
https://wmich.edu/news/2014/02/13722
WMU takes action to advance racial justice
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… They are the insidious inequities that hide in the shadows in practices and policies, culture and in our … social change. "With these resources, we will continue our work in the spirit of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s address, … hate and racism have no place among us." Information about how to formally submit proposals for the Mountaintop …
https://wmich.edu/news/2020/09/61328
School of Communication professor launches new podcast: ‘The Communicative Leader’
College of Arts and Sciences
… has been focused on organizational communication and how it translates to organizations and leaders. Dr. Leah … tips and tricks for excelling as a leader in the workplace. “I’ve wanted to find an outlet to give specific, … communication scholar, Omilion-Hodges says. “I’m doing all this research and work, and I want to help people …
https://wmich.edu/news/2022/09/69265
Bioethics scholar Art Caplan gives public lectures at WMU
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… His talk, titled "The Inevitability of Rationing and How to be Fair About It," is free and open to the public. … 1984-1987. Born in Boston, Caplan did his undergraduate work at Brandeis University and his graduate work at Columbia University, where he received a doctoral degree in the history and philosophy of science in …
https://wmich.edu/news/2012/02/143
WMU building foundation for safe, secure artificial intelligence development with NSF grant
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… science faculty team at Western Michigan University is working to ensure AI isn't hijacked or misused for nefarious … as practitioners who use AI, understand its limitations and how to develop robust and dependable AI." Increasing … human-AI collaboration in a way not very different from how steam engines, electricity, telephony and other …
https://wmich.edu/news/2020/07/60501
WMU education professor offers teaching advice for caregivers of homebound special education students
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… social distancing guidelines continue during the pandemic, how can caregivers best serve students whose academic … children,” says Wallace. Being proactive, she emphasizes, doesn’t mean being perfect. Modifications can be made to … Not all subjects may be able to be covered each day. Working with teachers to negotiate extra time for tests or …
https://wmich.edu/news/2020/04/59245
Take advantage of global engagement opportunities in October
Haenicke Institute for Global Education
… over 100 nations, and carrying their home country's flags down the field is a tradition before each homecoming … The Multicultural Review is an event where students showcase their talents in poetry, reading, music, dance, and … hosted by the KIA. Ceramist Julie Devers will discuss the works and artists featured in the exhibition The Way …
https://wmich.edu/news/2018/09/49264