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Prescribed burns OK'd at WMU's two nature preserves

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… (not verified) on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—A combined 20 acres of land in two Western Michigan University nature preserves … and Kleinstuck preserves. Plans call for up to 18 acres of prairie in the Asylum Lake Preserve to be burned along … the entrance to WMU's Gibbs House. In addition, 2.2 acres of wetland with scattered buckthorn brush piles in the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/03/45596

WMU grad programs ranked among nation's best by U.S. News

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… Mich.— The latest annual U.S. News & World Report ranking of the top graduate programs in the nation shows Western … four in the top 50 and two programs assessed as the best of their kind in Michigan. In the latest round of rankings … degrees. The additional ranked WMU programs are in: earth sciences/geosciences (113), public affairs (115), English …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/03/38794

WMU sees boost in honors, minority student numbers, small overall dip

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… despite a slight dip in its overall student numbers. WMU's official overall student enrollment for fall 2016 is 23,252, a 1.3 percent decrease over the number of students tallied in fall 2015. Graduate enrollment … level, for a 1 percent decrease overall in the number of graduate students. Minority student enrollment continued …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/09/35234

WMU's Fall Convocation to feature new format, location

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… scheduled to take place Friday, Sept. 30 . Members of the campus community are being asked to mark their calendars now and plan to be part of the event that will be based at the Bernhard Center. 2016 … research and service. President John M. Dunn's State of the University address. A Universitywide picnic. A …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/05/32063

WMU trustees to hear search update, consider capital outlay requests

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… for WMU's ninth president as well as consider a number of campus name changes triggered by an ongoing wayfaring … from Trustee William Johnston , who serves as the chair of WMU's Presidential Search Advisory Committee. The group … Capital Outlay Building Priority List, a detailed list of potential building projects the state requires each …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/10/35558

Pediatric Occupational Therapy Clinic

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… deficits. We treat children six months to 18 years of age. Referral sources come from community mental health … doctors or hospitals in the Kalamazoo area. The focus of the pediatric clinic is to allow children to develop … in occupations that are meaningful to them. The role of the OT interns, under supervision of the OTRL, includes …

https://wmich.edu/ot/academics/fieldwork/pediatric-clinic

Research night returns to Waldo Library

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… Puca on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Waldo Library is staging "Night of the Research Paper" from 4 to 9 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 25 , … give students one-on-one assistance through all or part of the process of doing a research paper or project. Available assistance …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/10/35758

Chinese research grants available to faculty

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… research and creative activities grant to support the study of Greater China by Western Michigan University faculty … recipients will be announced March 4. The grants are being offered by WMU's Timothy Light Center for Chinese Studies. … Proposals will be evaluated by the Light Center board of advisors. Proposal criteria Quality of proposal. …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/01/29616

Summer camps offered at Fort St. Joseph archaeological site

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… Summer camps offered at Fort St. Joseph archaeological site Submitted by … Sponsored by Western Michigan University and the city of Niles, the summer camp program provides an opportunity … participants spend a week discovering the extensive history of Fort St. Joseph and work alongside University students …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/03/38710

WMU lacrosse team goes viral with rock, paper, scissors video

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… lacrosse game canceled by lightning? Rock, paper scissors, of course. A video of the Western Michigan University lacrosse team settling its canceled match with the University of Dayton has gone viral, with some 423,000 views. The WMU …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/10/35427