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Western announces 2023 class of Presidential Innovation Professors
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… President Edward Montgomery . “Each of them has made significant contributions to Western and their fields, and we are … Kalamazoo: Creating a Community-Driven Archives Initiative with the Society for History and Racial Equity (SHARE) In partnership with SHARE, Capturing Kalamazoo will pilot a …
https://wmich.edu/news/2023/04/71469
Western hosts national college dodgeball tournament
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… Dodgeball Club in fall 2017. "To go from a baby club with four members to a competitive club that is able to host … people, and often the better parts of the day are when you run into a fellow member on campus." The team benefits … for life traveling the country to play the game. "If you can conquer your fear of a rubber ball flying at you at high …
https://wmich.edu/news/2022/04/67740
From classroom to catwalk: Western students headed to New York Fashion Week
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… for fashion, and now she will have the chance to rub elbows with some of the industry's top designers. As the winner of … Week Competition, she will attend one of the most significant events in the fashion world. "If you told me freshman year that I'd be going to New York my …
https://wmich.edu/news/2022/01/66946
Impacts of COVID-19 and social isolation on mental health explored in WMU study
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… how that social isolation impacts mental health among Americans and uncovers potential mitigation strategies as this … in pandemic shelter-in-place orders, WMU researchers find With rural and small clinics in mind, professor uses … be with difficult thoughts and feelings when doing so helps you live your life in meaningful ways," Smith says. "So, …
https://wmich.edu/news/2020/11/61977
Business experts predict disruption, shortages, flexibility and inflation in store for 2022
Haworth College of Business
… Mich.—Supply chain worries are on the minds of many Americans as they prepare for the holidays, and businesses are … Haworth College of Business are saying to expect as you hit the stores, fill your virtual shopping cart and look … season and beyond. "We are going into the holiday season with a very high possibility of product shortages in …
https://wmich.edu/news/2021/11/66267
AI-powered earbuds enhance language access for newcomer students in local classrooms
Teaching and Learning
… of Special Education and Literacy Studies KALAMAZOO, Mich.—With a growing number of students entering U.S. classrooms … an answer. He solved the problem in front of the class, and you could see how proud he was. I already knew he was good … really opened my eyes to how powerful translation tools can be in supporting multilingual students,” she said. “If I …
https://wmich.edu/x/news/2025/05/ai-powered-earbuds
Light Center for Chinese Studies opens guest lecture series
International Student and Scholar Services
… avant-garde intellectual poetics and his engagement with contemporary and historical Chinese events. His talk … poetry. More information about Klein and his lecture can be found here . Dr. Cara Wallis, associate professor in … will explore how four diverse, marginalized Chinese groups: young creatives from rural areas, rural microentrepreneurs, …
https://wmich.edu/international/news/2024/11/globalnews
Thinking outside the gym—SRC gets creative to promote wellness
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… this difficult time is really important," she says. "Stress can affect our brains, and the rest of the body feels it. … and physical activity can help keep us grounded. If your body feels good, so does your mind. A little movement … positive." Jackson focuses on meditation during her class. With SRC services physically offline, the staff is getting …
https://wmich.edu/news/2020/03/58582
WMU student recruiting and orientation captivating from afar
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… Center is (Hint: it’s the largest in the Mid-American Conference), how sleek Western Heights Residence Hall … of Health and Human Services learning spaces look like, you have to at least catch a glimpse of them. Even in an era … lengthier and livelier phone and video conversations with admissions counselors and student ambassadors, mean …
https://wmich.edu/news/2020/05/59384
Uncovering untold stories, traditions through the East Campus Oral History Project
University Libraries
… Campus oral history project incubated for several years with the staff at the Zhang before the right time, interest … even art installations in East Hall basement closets. "You really get this just full picture of Western as a whole … that somebody sees for something down the road. You can't always anticipate every potential use for a resource. …
https://wmich.edu/news/2023/06/71894