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Love on the ice: A Lawson romance comes full circle

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… Emily Wheelright stand with son Lawson. Emily Wheelright performs with the synchronized skating team. Emily and Doug … as a student employee at the rink, feeding his passion for hockey while pursuing a degree in food and consumer … remembers Doug. "I finally got the courage to ask her for her phone number." Once he broke the ice, the pair hit …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/02/63180

Wrongful Conviction Program changing one life at a time

College of Arts and Sciences

… , director of the Wrongful Conviction Program and professor for the course. So she and her students work diligently to … exonerate the wrongly convicted through DNA testing and reform the criminal justice system to prevent future … Douglas AJ Ennis Kate Fournier Alexandra Houtman James Hurley Marilyn Laski Ryan Less Kate Marshall Joe McGrath …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/10/34861

History Day Registration

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… History Day Registration Check back later for details on the 2023 contest!   2022 Michigan History Day … Warning message Unable to display this webform. Please contact the site administrator. Leave this …

https://wmich.edu/history/historydayregistration

Big changes unfold at WMU Pilot Plants

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… celebrated the startup of technology that will allow for the development and testing of new paper types, as well … named in honor of alumnus Charles Klass , who worked for more than five decades in the pulp and paper industry. … from around the world, the WMU operation provides an outlet for companies to test new paper types, fibers, chemistries …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/04/52982

Public health students reflect on year since Western shifted to distance learning

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… in China in late January 2020. At the time, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention advised the risk of the … University in a lot of ways," Bensley says. Opportunities for his students to get involved snowballed from there. … Along with the University's Medical Director, Dr. Gayle Ruggiero , Bott and Proudfoot co-chaired the WMU COVID-19 …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/03/63591

WMU expanded aviation center to meet needs of growing industry

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… Aviation Education Center will provide additional space for the College of Aviation's soaring enrollment, fueled by demand for pilots and aviation mechanics. Groundbreaking for the … 67,000-square-foot instructional facility at the W.K. Kellogg Airport in Battle Creek May 10 drew praise by local …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/05/53381

Community, campus programs to honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

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… educational programs and presentations. "Injustice for One is Injustice for All" is this year's theme. Events Friday, Jan. 17 … of Kalamazoo in partnership with Gryphon Place, sign up for a volunteer opportunity at gryphon.org/volunteer. For

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/01/57191

Native seed project helps WMU get back to its roots

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… came courtesy of Landscape Services. They readied campus for the academic year by planting as well as planning for the future. In August, Landscape Services employees … to nonprofits and other organizations in the local area. For WMU, growing the fledgling plants fits seamlessly into …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/09/54808

Trustees to consider tuition, room and board rates in livestreamed meeting Thursday

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… will consider tuition as well as room and board rates for the 2020-21 academic year. Trustees will convene via virtual platform, with the meeting livestreamed at wmich.edu/trustees . … out Thursday's agenda. Those who wish to address the board for public comment may notify Dr. Kahler Schuemann at …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/04/59035

Geography alumnus successfully navigates detours on road to career

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… Ryan Taylor's career isn't exactly as he'd mapped it out before college. Initially intent on studying computer science, the geospatial analyst found his passion for geography at Western Michigan University. Geography alum … satellite imagery to detect human infrastructure changes for government and private defense companies. The technology …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/02/58014