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WMU program raising funds to put research students in community

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… research students in community Submitted by Deanne Puca on Docherty KALAMAZOO—Two Western Michigan University faculty … research projects while also committing these students to work in the community each week. The money will allow these … chair of the Department of Biological Sciences, to examine how certain types of proteins, called neurotrophic factors, …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/02/13722

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World Religions and Cultures

… Living," from the Historical Society of Michigan. Great work being done here in the Department of Comparative Religion at WMU! … pp. 43-49. In this article, Wilson tells the story of how Seventh-Day Adventism adopted its name, formalized its …

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Documents of Practice Series

Medieval Institute Publications

Documents of Practice Series Medieval Institute Publications … high-ranking wealthy people, and through these sources he shows how wills, inventories and testaments prepared people … the cost of living, taxes, and the effects of building work undertaken in the city. Although its compiler worked to …

https://wmich.edu/medievalpublications/teams/documents

Mindful change: One professor's vision to transform stroke recovery

W Magazine

… us engage in the physical recovery ... years and years down the road. I’m five years post-stroke, and every day I can do something I couldn’t do the day before. “My vision is to … it would come to this. I feel very fortunate to do this work.” After Gray had her stroke in 2017, she spent several …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/02/70900

Student, actor, advocate: Margaux Wellman takes leading role in breaking down barriers for people with disabilities

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… advocate: Margaux Wellman takes leading role in breaking down barriers for people with disabilities Submitted by Erin … talked about often enough. So when people come to see our show, maybe not knowing that I have cerebral palsy, and the … school in their hometown of Saginaw, Michigan. Growing up, however, Wellman was acutely aware of the lack of people who …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/05/64331

Resources

Physician Assistant

… education, etc.), the two organizations maintain a close working relationship. The Association of Physician Assistant … Advanced Placement Policy Course Credit Policy Student Work Policy Medical Terminology Policy Technical Standards …

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WMU takes action to advance racial justice

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… They are the insidious inequities that hide in the shadows in practices and policies, culture and in our … social change. "With these resources, we will continue our work in the spirit of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s address, … hate and racism have no place among us." Information about how to formally submit proposals for the Mountaintop …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/09/61328

Student Research

College of Arts and Sciences

… research and creative activity experiences. Students work alongside faculty on scholarly activities in the … in the classroom, in field experiences and in design work. Students are encouraged to consult their department chairs and faculty for opportunities to work with faculty in research and creative activities . …

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Landscape Services plants seeds of stewardship, innovation on WMU campus

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… KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Landscape Services crews are hard at work preparing the Western Michigan University campus for … 10 days before this pandemic hit and the University shut down, I pulled all of the seed flats out of the cooler. The … of observation and learning from these landscapes. That's how we see the future moving forward—trying to get more and …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/07/60122

Capturing community: The Detroit Muslim Storytelling Project digital archive

University Libraries

… their stories. And so this project is an effort to do that,” said Crain during the presentation. Working with Perkins, members of this Detroit community were … the creation of an online video archive, as they considered how to preserve and share the video recordings. The project …

https://wmich.edu/library/updates/2022/02/impact-report-capuring-community