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Students invited to pitch business ideas in new competition

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… and members of the business community. Cash prizes will be awarded to the top four finishers—$1,200 for first place; … aviation, business, engineering, geology, health and human services, music, theatre and more. The competition is a fun … to the public), 2150 Schneider Hall, parking available near Schneider Hall in Lot 72R The competition is open to …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/03/5733

Art display shows how sketches evolve into larger works of art

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… the Western Michigan University College of Health and Human Services shows how a simple sketch can evolve into a … Kleczynski Kleczynski frequently sketches outdoors in a watercolor journal and creates her larger works indoors, … artists work out of Helen's Art House, an old farm house near Vicksburg that serves as Kleczynski's working studio, a …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/07/8525

Redefining Normal: Alumni find strength in each other to inspire a new generation

W Magazine

… on Alexis and Justin Black sit together in their new home. Stability is a sanctuary, and for the first time in … or when we did have a house, we didn't have heat or water. We got to a point where we lived in an abandoned … house when we were on the run from Child Protective Services." [caption align="right"] [/caption] Through …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/03/63818

Fashion student returns from 'life-changing' New York Fashion Week experience with industry connections, renewed runway resolve

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… Week experience with industry connections, renewed runway resolve Submitted by Erin Flynn on Laura Argentati won a … Argentati and other U of NYFW participants attended a runway show by iconic fashion brand Badgley Mischka. Courtesy: … store, where they were able to customize their own garment. Courtesy: Andrew Bourland There were plenty of …

https://wmich.edu/news/2024/03/74931

Cybersecurity student finds her fit at WMU

Cybersecurity

… student finds her fit at WMU Submitted by Cindy Wagner on Terry Bbuku Terry Bbuku is in her second year in WMU’s cybersecurity program but that wasn’t her original college plan. “My plan was to transfer somewhere bigger and further away from home after a year at …

https://wmich.edu/cybersecurity/news/2024/09/terry-bbuku-finds-wmu-cybersecurity

Championing diversity and innovation

College of Arts and Sciences

https://wmich.edu/arts-sciences/news/2025/05/cas-magazine-moore

‘Their energy is very powerful’: Guest artist choreographs special performance for Western’s Winter Gala Dance Concert

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… keep the audience on their toes as much as the dancers. "I want the audience to be surprised. The music and movement together have a very nice build, and it's almost as if you can't see what the next part is that's coming. I want them to feel the intensity from the stage," says Noelle …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/02/67175

Free campuswide shredding event open to students and employees

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… April 11 , to ensure all professional or personal documents are properly destroyed and recycled. The campus … is hosting the event from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in Lot 41 near Sangren Hall.  A truck with several 95-gallon … will be provided by Data Guardian for drop-off. If documents are in recyclable containers such as paper or …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/03/38836

Mayo Clinic biologist is at the cutting edge of cancer research

W Magazine

… edge of cancer research Submitted by Erin Flynn on Suryawanshi ROCHESTER, Minn.—Not all heroes wear capes, but they often wear lab coats. Dr. Yogesh Suryawanshi could be on the path toward a cure for cancer. After … sciences from WMU in 2017, he secured a job in the department of molecular medicine at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/06/57078

Graduate student pushes the boundaries of traditional music genres with 'Tango Avenue'

W Magazine

… "Tango Avenue" is available on a number of streaming services. (Credit: Mikhail Fomin) “Tango Avenue” is her … from the Arts Council of Greater Kalamazoo, the project was nearly silenced by the crescendoing pandemic. Lockdowns …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/03/63905