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WMU to break ground for Legacy Collections building
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… Center, officially part of University Libraries, will be built on WMU's Oakland Drive Campus. The campus includes … property's state hospital days. It is the first entrance into the grounds north of Howard Street. Participating in … be built with private funding that includes several significant gifts. When finished, it will house more than 28,000 …
https://wmich.edu/news/2012/07/990
WALI helps expand access to space education
College of Engineering and Applied Sciences
… education Submitted by Lindsey Haehnel on WALI team members (left to right): Carlos Zamorano, Douglas Adams, Dr. … and Luke Halladay. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Since the first forays into space exploration began—from development of telescopes … led WALI to start a second team project in 2023: the CanSat competition. CanSat is an international competition …
https://wmich.edu/news/2024/01/73466
Bronson School of Nursing wins $2 million grant to boost diversity
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… $5,000 internal Western Michigan University grant has grown into a nearly $2 million federally funded, four-year project … than white students. "Greater diversity is also important because it helps increase the equity in our health care … be a model from which our other programs in the college can learn as they also strive to foster greater diversity in …
https://wmich.edu/news/2017/11/43577
Student team launching NASA competition dream
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… of building and launching rockets since watching “October Sky” in seventh grade. Now, as part of the College of … of 42 college teams, and the only Michigan school, accepted into the prestigi ous contest. Jonathan Wine, Ryan Dull and … student who serves as Lead Rocketry for WMU’s American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics chapter of …
https://wmich.edu/news/2019/11/56773
Nonbargaining employee groups seek staff input
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… The event, which also was part of the groups' ongoing membership drives, was an opportunity to share information … Oct. 31 ; takes about 15-20 minutes to complete; and can be started, saved and restarted at a later time. It is … To encourage participation, respondents will be entered into a drawing for $10 gift cards. Entries will be made …
https://wmich.edu/news/2017/10/43027
WMU's Sunseeker ends national race in eighth place
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… Sunseeker solar race team is coming home from the American Solar Challenge with an eighth-place finish and the … respectively. WMU's final day of racing was among its best, with the team crossing the finish line in front of the … several points, incurring time penalties that were factored into the race results. The winning time was 44 hours and 36 …
https://wmich.edu/news/2012/07/1070
Funding available for small businesses to support hiring interns
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… education network means Southwest Michigan businesses can get funding to help them hire WMU student interns in the … fields hire WMU students to work on projects that are both beneficial to the company and academically relevant to … this summer are due by April 15 . Fall applications must be submitted by May 15. This is the third year WMU has …
https://wmich.edu/news/2014/03/14572
Family overcoming adversity thrives through WMU programs, partnerships
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… and seeing her parents incarcerated. "Life hasn't been easy at all," says Antawn Perkins , Trayshawna's … some additional opportunities to put what they've learned into practice and share it with the next generation of … heavily involved in WIRE programs. "We try to get it so we can start our kids early and do third grade math and …
https://wmich.edu/news/2020/01/57303
University Theatre releases 2012-13 season lineup
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… featuring a special Broadway guest star, Shakespeare's "Macbeth," the Pulitzer Prize-winning "Ruined" and the Tony … for the 2012-13 theatre season are on sale now. They can be purchased by phone at (269) 387-6222 or in person at … a London sex specialist from the future falls center stage into a murder plot, she and two other murder victims from …
https://wmich.edu/news/2012/04/360
Kalamazoo couple supports product design program with $3 million gift
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… make possible the new interdisciplinary entity that will be named for them. The Richmond Product Design and … base around which key southwest Michigan corporate partners can focus their product design and development needs. "WMU … is challenging, but bringing these disciplines together into harmony to improve the interaction between humans and …
https://wmich.edu/news/2016/12/36937