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Your past does not define your future: Logan Stuckhardt thrives at WMU

Haworth College of Business

… on KALAMAZOO, MI— For senior Logan Stuckhardt from Portage, Michigan, success hasn’t come without its challenges. The … obstacles and found an uplifting community at the Western Michigan University Haworth College of Business.  From a … and father struggled with addiction and severe mental health issues, which created a chaotic and abusive …

https://wmich.edu/business/news/2024/09/sales-business-marketing-logan-stuckhardt-thrives

WMU researcher awarded $2.1 million to study evidence-based registers

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… by a $2.1 million grant from the National Institutes of Health, National Institute on Drug Abuse. About the study Magura, director of the Western Michigan University Evaluation Center, says the registers … programs and practices to community behavioral healthcare providers so they can make decisions based on …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/09/42896

Politics played a role in pandemic shelter-in-place orders, WMU researchers find

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… down. The actions have ignited a tug-of-war between public health and economic prosperity, between government powers … at bay, a new study by an interdisciplinary team at Western Michigan University finds politics played a major part in … what factors led to issuing SIPOs. People gather on the Michigan Capitol steps to demonstrate against Gov. Gretchen …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/10/61626

Seniors honored for academic excellence as 2024 Presidential Scholars

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… Mich.—Forty-five students were recognized as Western Michigan University's top seniors for 2024 during the annual … SCHOLARS Accountancy— Opal Eddy of South Haven, Michigan Art— Gracie Klingbeil of Naperville, Illinois … Abigail Ward of Decatur, Michigan Human performance and health education— Hannah Spitzley of Fowler, Michigan

https://wmich.edu/news/2024/03/75101

WMU trustees approve four-year contract with teaching assistants

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… Submitted by Deanne Puca on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—The Western Michigan University's Board of Trustees approved a new …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/06/47796

Leona Heerlyn obituary

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… (not verified) on Leona Heerlyn , a former Western Michigan University staff member, died April 14 . She was 81. Heerlyn, of Michigan, joined the WMU staff in 1980. She was a medical office assistant in the Sindecuse Health Center and retired in 1997 after 17 years of service …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/06/47495

In the know about snow: WMU’s closure policy and safety info

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… Puca on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—As winter approaches, Western Michigan University encourages the entire campus community … WMU’s closure policy . While snow and ice may be common in Michigan, full University closures and class delays are … outages. 2007, Feb. 5—Extreme cold and snow closed many Michigan colleges. 2008, Feb. 1—WMU closed because of snow. …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2025/11/winter-closure-information-2025-26

With rural and small clinics in mind, professor uses COVID-19 grant to create low-cost respiratory device

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… much as $2,000. Dr. Alessander Danna-dos-Santos , a Western Michigan University professor, is developing a compact … and shipping so smaller clinics and rural areas in Michigan can have access to this technology. … have toward making technology equipment accessible to small health care clinics,” he says. Given his professional and …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/07/60231

Kenyan pastoralists, an Ethiopian emperor, 9/11 are lecture topics

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… free and open to the public, are being hosted by Western Michigan University's Center for African Development Policy … , WMU associate professor of anthropology, will present "Health Outcomes of Inter-community Violence in Three … and former director of the African Studies Center at Michigan State University, will present "Africa After 9/11: …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/03/192

Scholarships available for short-term study abroad

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… offer awards of up to $2,500 to offset the cost of Western Michigan University students participating in a select group … for financial aid funding from the Kalamazoo Promise, Michigan Education Trust and other non-WMU sources. Students … such programs are scheduled: Wednesday, Jan. 16 Focus on Health Care—1 to 2 p.m., Room 4267, Health and Human …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/01/3836