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Student helps theater launch program for visually impaired patrons
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… Studies , will perform live audio description for two upcoming performances. "Sometimes you need to know that the … tell you," explains AnnMarie Miller , lighting and sound designer at the Civic. Personal experience WMU student Abby … started looking into audio description services at the suggestion of an audience member. "We had a patron who …
https://wmich.edu/news/2019/03/52232
Donation helps WMU foster entrepreneur success in Kalamazoo community
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… queens who led empires?" wondered Ndao-Brumblay, who grew up in Senegal but now lives in Kalamazoo. "What I found as a … network of business professionals the program opened her up to. "It gave me courage and the push I needed to actually … business mindset." Initially, WMU's program focused on startups within the University. But, with the help of the …
https://wmich.edu/news/2019/09/55256
Western student powers launch of new compostability testing center
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… Plants . "We've gone to the next level and set our system up to automatically capture data and generate reports for … to the USDA , between 30% and 40% of the country's food supply ends up in landfills. Wang led development of the lab. … of August. "We feel like compostability is going to be a significant part of consumers and brand owners coming …
https://wmich.edu/news/2022/07/68373
WMU softball honored for top-25 team GPA
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… 11 during conference play, and as the MAC Tournament runner-up, battling to the championship round as the No. 5 seed. …
https://wmich.edu/news/2015/10/27809
WMU students eligible for deep discount on symphony tickets
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… recently announced by KSO officials. Students who show up at the venue box office with their Bronco Cards an hour … the event range from $12 to $60. For a complete rundown on upcoming events, visit the KSO website …
https://wmich.edu/news/2015/10/27882
Alumnus turned top Seattle tech CEO tackles health care arena
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… Accolade combines virtual primary care, mental health support and expert medical opinion services with intelligent … my misery was to rebel, not to go to class, just to screw up.” Fortunately, his father, Gopal, recognized his son’s … for me to start my life over,” he says. “So, I basically begged Dr. Azim Houshyar to let me take 25 credits in one …
https://wmich.edu/news/2024/03/75128
WMU receives $2 million grant to assist farmworker community
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… awarded more than $2 million over the next five years to support first-year, first-generation undergraduate students … component Dr. Jorge Rodriguez The WMU-CAMP program is designed to address a federally identified priority that calls … investigator and an associate professor of engineering design, manufacturing and management systems. "The …
https://wmich.edu/news/2017/09/42667
Numerous WMU events slated for Hispanic Heritage Month
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… a Mariachi singer who will present songs from Mexico, and Grupo Evolución , a duo from Holland, Michigan, that will … performing will be Dominicano Ensemble , a three-person group of WMU music students featuring Daniela Franchesca Peña … and the Division of Multicultural Affairs have teamed up to co-sponsor this second annual event, which will …
https://wmich.edu/news/2017/09/42461
Many WMU offices closed during holiday recess
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… Ice Arena, respectively. Visit the events calendar for up-to-date listings. Residence halls reopen at 10 a.m. … to 5 p.m. Jan. 8; and closed Jan. 9-10. The pharmacy drive-up window is open for prescription pick-up until 5:30 p.m. on days the health center is open, except …
https://wmich.edu/news/2015/12/29002
Acclaimed journalist, WMU alum marks Homecoming as distinguished speaker
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… toward such career success. Recognizing potential Growing up, Granderson describes himself as "intellectually … by the Atlanta Journal Constitution to cover home design during a period when home-improvement reality TV was … His subsequent work with ESPN has taken him onto the biggest stages in professional sports, covering some of its …
https://wmich.edu/news/2014/10/19764