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Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson to speak on campus

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… author and host of the television series "Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey" and "StarTalk," is coming to Western Michigan … Auditorium at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 22, 2016 . Tickets go on sale Friday, Nov. 6 , at millerauditorium.com Tyson … discount is available to all WMU faculty and staff. Group discounts are available at (269) 387-2312. WMU students …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/10/27895

Investment, pandemic pivot spur success for genomics company

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… surging in the spring of 2020. "We really wanted to help in whatever way we could," says Mike Getz , Genemarkers chief … helped the company stay afloat during an uncertain economic time, it helped Genemarkers thrive. With demand reaching … the operation grew from about a dozen employees a year ago to nearly 50 today. "We were able to do this very quickly …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/05/64148

'Julie Loves to Dance'

W Magazine

… on her bed, Julie can’t help but bust a move wherever she goes in this frolicking tale that follows her through an … a sudden I had to find an illustrator, I had to figure out what my royalty rate was going to be and I had to sign a … say, ‘Write a book.’ … She probably had 50-something by the time I stopped writing the little books.” Famiano shows …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/11/73420

WMU's Kalamazoo campuses closed until 10 a.m. due to power outage

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… March 27 . The delay includes all Kalamazoo campuses. It does not include the University's College of Aviation campus … initiated the process of activating the University's backup power source. The latest estimate for the return of power … is close to the University's normal 8 a.m. class start time, so the two-hour delay provides time to accommodate any …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/03/45971

National Guardsman, a WMU alum, helps lead effort to feed thousands of Michigan families

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… and his team of Michigan National Guard soldiers are up to the challenge. Initially scheduled for annual training … our neighbors. We are also civilians ourselves most of the time, so being able to serve our communities is really … But, at the end of the day, we all know it’s for a really good cause,” Davidson says, estimating his team has …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/05/59294

WMU senior engineering students solve problems facing business, industry and people

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… often find it difficult to stay awake for long periods of time, regardless of the circumstances, the Mayo Clinic … My girlfriend's mom has it as well," says McFalls, a Muskegon, Mich. native. "Growing up, it's (narcolepsy) always … into plenty of theoretical and applied research to create what they hope will be a useful and impactful product. They …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/04/58984

Student plans to bring a helping hand to families through financial planning

Haworth College of Business

… by Amy Coughenour on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Driven by his goals to build-up others, junior Enrique Domeier majors in … mentor he credits with professional development during his time at Western is Eldon McCabe , assistant program manager … but he is confident in his abilities to take them on. “What excites me most is the growing demand for financial …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/11/69740

Understanding grief: WMU philosophy professor awarded National Endowment for the Humanities Fellowship

College of Arts and Sciences

… research journey. Dr. Ashley Atkins The fellowship, which supports research, education, preservation and public … shifts that can occur in grief, such as the sensation that time is suspended or arrested or that one's body is no … and often isolating human emotion," says Atkins. Indeed, what unites these diverse texts is a common sentiment …

https://wmich.edu/news/2024/03/75178

More to discover at 2023 Western Week: Kickin’ it with the Broncos

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… Western Week , Wednesday through Saturday, April 12-15 , a time for students, faculty, staff, alumni and others to come … power of philanthropy—how our alumni, who truly understand what it means to be a Bronco, are providing a lifetime of … afternoon of carnivalesque activities as we say our final goodbyes to the Bernhard Center from 1 to 5 p.m. Friday, …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/04/71328

New facility propels Western’s College of Aviation into the future

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… can accommodate. The growth couldn’t come at a more crucial time as major airlines stare down massive shortages in both … Education Center. Industry partners, key stakeholders, government representatives and WMU community members will … but as a student and a prospective future airline pilot, what I wanted to know is how easy it would be for me to get …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/07/64760