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Bronco fall spirit events scheduled
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… pandemic. Fall alumni celebrations will highlight campus with a car parade through several spirit zones and virtual … organizers hope to invite spectators in future years. You can find event information and registration online …
https://wmich.edu/news/2020/10/61460
When it rains, it stalls: WMU team studies weather impacts on autonomous vehicle technology
W Magazine
… Dr. Zach Asher stands next to a test vehicle. Asher talks with his team inside the vehicle. Goberville collects data … worldwide. But what good are self-driving cars if they can only operate in perfect weather? A team at Western … There are lots of different types of weather," says Asher. "You can have extremely dark conditions, which are …
https://wmich.edu/news/2020/11/60422
Generous gift expands University art collection
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… and drawings. In a moment of serendipity, Kollig connected with Dr. Indra Lācis , director of exhibitions at the … inspired by his travels to abstract art. Through it all, you can see an object tying much of his work together: the …
https://wmich.edu/news/2021/02/63282
WMU professor awarded for book that peels back the curtain on Fetzer's secret life
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… it." The Historical Society of Michigan has awarded Wilson with its highest honor—the State History Award—for his book, … Wilson was able to read letters Fetzer wrote when he was a young boy, see pamphlets he'd collected speaking out against … hook up … autonomic functions in the body to a machine that can reproduce the pulses or rhythms in sound, then you can …
https://wmich.edu/news/2020/02/58233
A WMU researcher and pond dwellers illuminate the nervous system
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… Leech Guy"—was one of two researchers honored this fall with a Distinguished Faculty Scholar award , the highest … a leech with the ease of one snatching a gummi worm from a candy jar. But this slimy invertebrate won't just quiver … leech that sucks blood for nourishment (Jellies will tell you that not all leeches do). But its appetite for blood is …
https://wmich.edu/news/2014/11/20011
Dream realized for Western alum working on Marvel's 'WandaVision'
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… I read a textbook cover to cover, and I was just amazed with it," Jacobs says. He also became drawn to movies with … into the film industry. Initially rejected by the American Film Institute (AFI), he spent a year building up his … It's like walking into Willy Wonka's chocolate factory—you don't want to leave!" For the latest news, arts and …
https://wmich.edu/news/2021/02/63090
When data—not cars—drives the new American city
College of Engineering and Applied Sciences
… When data—not cars—drives the new American city Submitted by Cindy Wagner on "Advances in … and e-bikes to commuter updates going directly to your smartphone, a quiet revolution is occurring across the … can be used to both understand cities and to communicate with motorists. By applying recent innovations in data …
https://wmich.edu/news/2023/02/70803
Students take third place in national student advertising competition
Haworth College of Business
… of Business placed third in their division of the American Advertising Federation's National Student Advertising Competition with a member of their team also winning the competition’s … Award. "I was completely surprised, and I owe a big thank you to the presentation team and Dr. Lancendorfer, who were …
https://wmich.edu/news/2019/05/53330
Sport management grad ready to hit the court running
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… running Submitted by Erin Flynn on Warda Niaz is graduating with a bachelor's degree in sport management and several … of community and culture that Western Michigan has; it sets you up for success." Her hard work could pay off soon; Niaz … practice in real time. Niaz says it made her a top applicant when she began applying for jobs. "In our classes, we …
https://wmich.edu/news/2023/06/71990
Alumna transforms pain from spinal injury into works of art
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… Sweetness of Being" by South Korean native Inja Cho, can be viewed in the second floor gallery of the College of … of her [COLD+HOT] SERIES, which explores her ongoing struggle with neuropathic pain on the entire left side of her body. …
https://wmich.edu/news/2012/12/3697