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A push to influence WMU med school curriculum

Jane C. Parikh Thursday, February 02, 2012
Western Michigan University is developing the curriculum for the medical school scheduled to be open to students in 2014. Ideas on what its curriculum should look like are perculating up. Dr. Janice Werbinski talks to Jane Parikh about what she sees as a real opportunity for the university to be ahead of its peers.

Taking more than time to heal all wounds

Amie Heasley Thursday, January 26, 2012
As diabetes, and the associated chronic wounds, become an increasingly serious problem for the nation, doctors are seeking out new therapies. That's where the Borgess Wound Healing and Hyperbaric Center comes in. Amie Heasley talks to those helping patients with the latest in wound care for those patients and others with wounds that don't heal.

A portfolio of change for downtown Kalamazoo

Chris Killian Thursday, January 19, 2012
Some people hit a certain age and sit back to take it easy. Then there are people like Tom Huff who set out to change a downtown. Chris Killian talks with Huff about his work in Kalamazoo.

Record-setting gift giving continues with $23 million for Kalamazoo College

Kathy Jennings Thursday, January 19, 2012
What if leaders for social justice in all its dimensions -- from anti-racism to economic justice to equality for all sexual orientations and gender identities -- were fostered at Kalamazoo College? The Arcus Foundation is convinced it can happen here.

Business boils for Bell's, expansion is the result

Jane C. Parikh Thursday, January 12, 2012
The popularity of craft beer in Michigan and beyond has been all good news for Larry Bell. Jane Parikh talks to the Bell's Beer owner about his plans to keep up with demand through expansion.

Bringing the best of the Middle East to the Midwest

Zinta Aistars Thursday, January 12, 2012
With three businesses and more on the way, the Mandwee brothers are sharing their culture with Kalamazoo. Writer Zinta Aistars talks with Habib Mandwee about making a home in the United States and sharing some of home with others.

MacUpdate grows from downtown Kalamazoo

Jane C. Parikh Thursday, January 12, 2012
The two words "world headquarters" once evoked the image of tall buildings and hundreds of employees. From his loft apartment in downtown Kalamazoo, Joel Mueller is part of a group that is redefining the ways companies work. He talks to Jane Parikh about the early beginnings and what's coming in the future for MacUpdate.

Winter is no time for hibernation for CSA farmers

Zinta Aistars Thursday, January 12, 2012
The ground may be resting, but the farmers are not. Zinta Aistars talks with two local CSA farmers about the planning that goes into the planting that leads to the harvest.

Looking forward, looking back

Kathy Jennings Thursday, January 12, 2012
This week we look ahead to the coming year with two farmers in Shelbyville. But we also take time to look back at some of our favorite stories of the past year. Read on.

Kalamazoo Foods Market keeps it fresh through the winter

Zinta Aistars Thursday, December 15, 2011
During the summer months local food fans get used to fresh produce. At the Kalamazoo Foods Market the opportunity to find local produce extends for months to come. Zinta Aistars talks to co-owner Damon Geary about the community that comes with creating such a place to shop.

Have a Happy Holiday Season

Kathy Jennings Thursday, December 15, 2011
Tis the season for shopping and baking and much merry making. We're taking a break to make the most of it. We have this video to show our holiday spirit. Southwest Michigan's Second Wave remains online and our social media will remain entirely sociable till we come back in early January.

The story of the little trolleys that could (spread holiday cheer)

Kathy Jennings Thursday, December 08, 2011
Seven years ago there was no Holly Jolly Trolley. Now it's hard to imagine Christmas in downtown Kalamazoo without the trolley bell ringing as it rolls down the Kalamazoo Mall.

Asylum Lake a home for emerging and established artists

Kathy Jennings Thursday, December 01, 2011
For the past year Asylum Lake, a literary publication dedicated to providing a place known and unknown area artists and writers, has been growing. Editors of the publication that celebrates its one-year anniversary Dec. 2 talk with Second Wave's Kathy Jennings about how it all comes together.

Makerspace: A place to learn and build skills, friendships

Kathy Jennings Thursday, November 17, 2011
Whether you call it a hackerspace or a makerspace it's a space that fosters creativity. A new group has formed to turn a warehouse in the Edison Neighborhood into a place to learn new skills and teach those you know to others.

A festival for music and finding common cultural ground

Jane C. Parikh Thursday, November 10, 2011
Enjoying and learning from our own and other cultures through music is what the Michigan Festival of Sacred Music is all about. Jane Parikh talks to Executive Director Elizabeth Start about the way the festival brings the world to Kalamazoo.
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