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The Velvelettes: A legendary Motown group born on Western's campus
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… on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—It all started with the keys. "Music is my life. It still is and it was when I was a kid," says … missed a lesson until I was 22." That passion for piano is what led Barbee-McNeal to Kalamazoo in the early 1960s. She … needs a name. Street was studying French at the time and suggested Les Jolies Femmes—French for The Pretty Women. The …
https://wmich.edu/news/2021/02/63261
Generating Buzz: Regulating genetically modified mosquitoes
W Magazine
… technology could have on communities being ravaged by the disease. Quemada Dr. Hector Quemada , a principal research … stops female mosquitoes from being able to bite or lay eggs. The gene is linked with another genetic element—“gene … training to them. “We’d like to keep the ball rolling so whatever is learned and decided upon in these workshops, we …
https://wmich.edu/news/2019/06/57059
Ethics Center offers three book club events for the fall semester
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… the Study of Ethics in Society has announced readings and discussions of three books dealing with hot-button ethical … by John Hoberman. "Black and Blue" offers an account of what American doctors think about racial differences and how … on social standing and dignity. Key ethical questions are: What are our responsibilities to one another in a democracy …
https://wmich.edu/news/2017/06/40701
Seniors honored for academic excellence as 2024 Presidential Scholars
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… to represent their unit as a WMU Presidential Scholar. This year, scholars were chosen from a senior class of 4,349 … one of the Presidential Scholars personifies the best of what we want our students to take from their Western … of all they have accomplished, and we cannot wait to see what they do next in fulfilling their life's journey." 2024 …
https://wmich.edu/news/2024/03/75101
Professor, institute director Perryman-Clark leads national convention
College of Arts and Sciences
… Mich.—A Western Michigan University faculty leader is driving discussion about the future of college writing … case for postsecondary enrollment to prospective students? What does college writing instruction promise to do for … who have the choice to attend/not to attend college? And what are the perils of not making our case?” Conference …
https://wmich.edu/news/2022/03/67526
More than 3,000 expected to flock to WMU for Medieval Congress
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… Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on A large audience listens to a presentation during the 2013 congress. … at the University of Chicago, will speak Saturday on "What They Read, What They Saw, What They Heard: Composers and Sacred Music …
https://wmich.edu/news/2014/04/15598
Business mentors partner with WMU entrepreneurs to pitch products at Innovation Expo
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… KALAMAZOO, Mich.—In a time when face-to-face interaction is limited by the COVID-19 pandemic, Western Michigan … familiarity to emerging talent, a clear understanding of what skills the students are developing and supporting a new … adds, but students were motivated and responsive to his suggestions. " The only times I really had to push and help …
https://wmich.edu/news/2021/02/62845
Piecing it together: Julia LeKander wins Western's 2023 New York Fashion Week Competition
W Magazine
… and could make if following the written instructions with visuals. The skirt LeKander created is inspired by street style and is zero waste. She wanted to … to draw inspiration from street style,” LeKander said. “What could be better than witnessing it firsthand from the …
https://wmich.edu/news/2023/02/70891
For the birds: Avian adventures at Asylum Lake Preserve
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… at the preserve, which offers a publicly-accessible visual and symphonic feast, remains an easy, free, soothing … and bordered by Drake Road and Parkview Avenue. Here’s what they shared: Why Go Birding at Asylum? Giving more … sense of peace and also connectedness to something bigger than ourselves.” Asylum Lake Preserve and the adjoining …
https://wmich.edu/news/2020/04/58860
Engineering students win national green vehicle competition
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… Western Michigan University has won the inaugural Human Assisted Green Energy Vehicle design competition sponsored by … four-member WMU Broncos team and their BroncoBike entry finished among the top three in nine out of the 10 criteria … broadened its scope for the 2011-12 academic year, creating what is now a human-assisted, green-energy vehicle design …
https://wmich.edu/news/2012/04/350