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Some WMU offices reduce hours, close over spring recess

News

… Day. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Some campus services at Western Michigan University will be on reduced hours during spring … run on its Saturday reduced hours March 5-10. Sindecuse Health Center and its pharmacy  are closed Saturday and …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/02/45319

Computer engineering grad programmed a path to success at Western

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… may sound like something out of a sci-fi movie, but Western Michigan University student  Camryn Ruiz is working on the … computer engineering whose research focuses on intelligent health monitoring systems, wearable biosensors, … has always fascinated Ruiz. It's what drew the Fenton, Michigan, native to Western in the first place. The  College …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2024/12/computer-engineering-fall-2024-graduate-camryn-ruiz

Associate professor leads effort to save local restaurants, support front-line workers in pandemic

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… on Adam Strong-Morse, right, delivers food to Sindecuse Health Center. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—A simple social media … into a nonprofit helping the heroes of the pandemic in West Michigan, and demand is growing by the day. Feed the Fight … surge in COVID-19 cases and epidemic orders enacted by the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services. To date, …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/11/62261

Take advantage of global engagement opportunities in January

Haenicke Institute for Global Education

… English with native speakers. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Western Michigan University and the extended Kalamazoo community … open to the public. Tuesday, Jan. 23 College of Health and Human Services Study Abroad Expo —11 a.m. to … the CHHS Atrium, hosted by Study Abroad and the College of Health and Human Services. Check out short-term, faculty-led …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/12/44290

Working to say 'goodbye' to forever chemicals

W Magazine

… substances (PFAS), which cause a wide range of adverse health effects, are pervasive in the environment and … will reduce PFAS exposure for 100 million Americans. Michigan, which is home to more PFAS sites than any other … Lakes and Energy, enacted its own PFAS standards under the Michigan Safe Drinking Water Act in 2020. But the new …

https://wmich.edu/news/2024/06/75868

Ethics lectures topics range from loving strangers to AI policy

Study of Ethics in Society

… Submitted by Sandra Borden on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Western Michigan University's Center for the Study of Ethics in … of philosophy and psychiatry at the University of Michigan. This talk is co-sponsored by the Western Student … Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine . This talk, hosted by the Kalamazoo Public Library …

https://wmich.edu/news/2024/02/74557

Gov. Whitmer appoints Dean Laura Dinehart to statewide literacy council

College of Education and Human Development

… on KALAMAZOO, Mich.— Dr. Laura Dinehart , dean of Western Michigan University’s College of Education and Human … new statewide advisory body charged with helping strengthen Michigan’s literacy efforts and ensuring every child … is one of three members appointed by the governor from Michigan’s lifelong education sector specifically for their …

https://wmich.edu/education/news/2026/09/dean-dinehart-governor-literacy-council

Mindfulness and the long road to stroke recovery

College of Health and Human Services

… Gray, associate professor and program director in Holistic Health and Contemplative Well-Being, recently had a guest …

https://wmich.edu/hhs/news/2025/06/lori-gray-stroke-recovery

Broncos Lead internship unlocks sport management student's potential

College of Education and Human Development

… not part of Gracie Shettler's original game plan in Western Michigan University's sport management program. However, … in guest speakers that talk about the importance of mental health. Gracie Shettler helped teach children during … offered through the Department of Human Performance and Health Education , provides the student with the academic …

https://wmich.edu/education/news/2024/08/shettler-broncos-lead-internship-sport-managment-experience

WMU's Evaluation Center teams up with CDC to boost disease surveillance and response amid pandemic

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… Electronic case reporting is a major innovation in how health care providers report on occurrences of conditions or … instantly and automatically through patient electronic health records. With the emergence of COVID-19, the speed … already electronic. “Currently, it’s pretty old school. Health care providers typically share the information with …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/06/59912