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Get into the 90s

Health Promotion and Education

… into the 90s Social norms We tend to match our behavior to what we think everyone does, even if those perceptions are … make healthier choices than expected. Causes of these misperceptions include: Popular TV shows and movies that show … choices such as drinking a lot, and often. Remembering what we see and hear rather than what we don’t. For example, …

https://wmich.edu/healthpromotion/programs/alcohol-risk/social-norms

Meet Antonia: Nutrition and dietetics (B.S.'23)

College of Education and Human Development

… program, so I felt that WMU was the best fit for me.  What is your favorite memory from the program? My favorite memory … brownies when you alter the ingredients within the recipe. What was your role in the Student Dietetics Association …

https://wmich.edu/education/spotlight-vitale

Preston Koslakiewicz’s call to service

Haworth College of Business

… on Preston Koslakiewicz KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Learning what it takes to be a leader is rooted in  Preston Koslakiewicz’s  personal life mission. What does it mean to give back is a question that he asked …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/11/69891

Happy Pride 2023!

Medieval Institute Publications

… June, MIP will be featuring works in our New Queer Medievalisms and Premodern Transgressive Literatures series that explore what it has meant to be queer through the ages. Happy Pride! … of the word "queer" to heart in order to think about what medieval queers would have looked like and how they may …

https://wmich.edu/medievalpublications/blog/2023/06/futurity

joy light

Asian Initiatives

… hosts Asian art Updated: Jan. 21, 2019, 1:52 p.m. | Published: Aug. 29, 2010, 5:00 p.m. SHAPE   \* MERGEFORMAT By  … wall that depicts a snowy mountain. The rocks are dark. But what of the white space surrounding them? “That could be … the sky. The empty space,” she said with a smile, “is what you imagine.” The Kalamazoo Institute of Arts now …

https://wmich.edu/asia/jlight

Molecular biology lab uses classroom for real-world research

College of Arts and Sciences

… mind when you imagine a college biology course. However, this is not what happens in Dr. Todd Barkman 's molecular biology lab.  … data have been attained. Students would jump up and down hugging. That’s what it is all about.”  As for what is next, …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/09/68776

Elena Wood

Graduate College

… 1903 W Michigan Ave Kalamazoo MI 49008-5242 USA B.A., History, Western Michigan University M.A., History, Western Michigan University Elena is the Associate Director of Graduate Operations for the …

https://wmich.edu/grad/directory/wood

New facility improvement projects continue

News

… by Deanne Puca on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Noticeable progress is continuing on Western Michigan University's Hilltop … May, with Zimmerman and then French halls following in a staggered schedule, concluding at the end of September. Each of … Shannon Sauer-Becker . "We have been very selective with what we are taking out and will be protecting what will …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/04/63836

YK Wang

Political Science

… relations International relations Dr. Yuan-kang Wang is a professor of political science at Western Michigan … Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs and a visiting fellow at the Brookings Institution's Center for … relations, East Asian security and U.S.-China relations. His research examines the nexus between international …

https://wmich.edu/politics/directory/wang

New permaculture orchard demonstrates WMU devotion to sustainability

News

… Submitted by Madeleine Fojtik on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—What was previously a parking lot and, for a long time after, hard pack land on WMU’s west campus is being naturally rejuvenated by a nascent grove of nearly … of campus lawn. Due to poor soil quality, grass has struggled to flourish here. “That was the challenge. Can we take …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/04/46645