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Student Recreation Center to offer high-intensity F45 circuit training

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… Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—This fall, Western Michigan University will become the first … single workout. It utilizes lifting, squatting, jumping, twisting, pulling, pushing, punching, kicking, rowing and … class, and with routines created from a database of more than 3,000 different exercises, participants never get the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/08/41489

Stephanie Peterson

Psychology

… literacy and special education Dr. Stephanie Peterson is professor for the Department of Psychology and associate … University, as well as a member of the behavior analysis faculty.   …

https://wmich.edu/psychology/directory/peterson

Western student powers launch of new compostability testing center

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… Wang fills pots with soil to test compostability in his lab's greenhouse. Products go through phases of testing to determine compostability through disintegration, biodegradation and toxicity. KALAMAZOO, … without oxygen, the process is anaerobic, which creates methane," Pschigoda adds. Methane is a harmful greenhouse gas, …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/07/68373

Making Walking Safer for Pedestrians

College of Arts and Sciences

… of Arts and Sciences Staff Writer Ron Van Houten “Walking is healthy,” Western Michigan University psychology … says. “People won’t walk places if it’s not safe.” Over his 30-year career, he has spent considerable time making … which drivers in the right line stop 50 feet further back than those in the left lane, allowing drivers in the left …

https://wmich.edu/arts-sciences/news-vanhouten-safer-walking

B.A. in Art History

Gwen Frostic School of Art

… B.A. in Art History The Art History degree provides instruction in Art History and art … Requirement (8 hours) Eight hours of one language other than English are required. French and German are recommended …

https://wmich.edu/art/academics/arthistory

Emily Chalifoux, B.B.A.'06

Haworth College of Business

… Labor and Industrial Relations at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Chalifoux received a corporate … Haworth experience, including a valuable internship at Kellogg’s, made her credible in her current position, “My … in order to be strategic partners with our clients; thanks to the college of business, I am able to do this.” …

https://wmich.edu/business/chalifoux-emily

Jazz students again take multiple awards in DownBeat competition

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… magazine's 40th annual Student Music Awards. In what is regarded as the most comprehensive competition for … the globe, with the competition going international more than 10 years ago, says Tom Knific , WMU professor of music and director of the WMU jazz studies program. This year's awards were given to programs in six countries and …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/05/40131

WMU researcher making groundbreaking gains in filtration of toxic chemicals

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… toxic chemicals Submitted by Erin Flynn on Dr. Mert Atilhan is doing revolutionary engineering research in his laboratory in Floyd Hall. The equipment Atilhan and his … potential to capture (gases such as) carbon dioxide or methane and … you can modify it to the specific gas that …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/09/72846

Professor emeritus and photography department pioneer establishes endowment

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… Professor emeritus and photography department pioneer establishes endowment Submitted by Deanne Puca on Carney … University professor emeritus Jack Carney , who has established an endowment fund for photography students, w ill lead … of annual $7,500 contributions, which have provided more than 30 students with scholarships over the years. The …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/02/38388

Assistant Director Electronic Communication Quality Assurance

Human Resources

… Assistant Director Electronic Communication Quality Assurance … external electronic media communications comply with established policies, standards, best practices and state and … such as occasionally lifting or moving materials less than 25 pounds. Working conditions Work is generally …

https://wmich.edu/hr/employees/staff/jobdescriptions/010430