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WMU students rack up 6 DownBeat Awards for third year in a row

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… WMU students rack up 6 DownBeat Awards for third year in a row Submitted by … Jazz Orchestra This year's WMU honorees, along with the category of their award and their director or professor, are: Four Corners, Small Vocal Jazz Group, Undergraduate College Winner, Tom Knific , director. …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/05/16182

Forces of trauma and resiliency next up in WMU Ethics Center talk

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… Forces of trauma and resiliency next up in WMU Ethics Center talk Submitted by Anonymous (not … for survival and potential growth following trauma, and why some people can overcome traumatic experiences, while …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/09/19091

Oboist teams up with pianist, dancer and lighting designer for free concert

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… Oboist teams up with pianist, dancer and lighting designer for free … Minji Kwon , dancer Kristin Marrs and lighting designer Peggy Mead-Finizio , will present an evening of music and …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/03/38477

Lessons from Terri Schiavo case up for discussion at Ethics Center event

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… Lessons from Terri Schiavo case up for discussion at Ethics Center event Submitted by … will speak at 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 12 , in the Brown and Gold Room of the Bernhard Center. His presentation is titled … and her condition set off a highly publicized legal struggle over end-of-life care from 1990 to 2005. Schiavo's …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/04/31508

WMU, Wayne State team up to improve health of state's foster youths

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… WMU, Wayne State team up to improve health of state's foster youths Submitted by … Transition to Independence Program for foster youth support. Day will collaborate with Dr. Amy Curtis , an … utilization. About the study The study builds upon WSU-funded research conducted last year by Day and …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/07/25272

WMU and Oak Ridge National Laboratory researchers team up to improve the reliability of autonomous vehicles

College of Engineering and Applied Sciences

… WMU and Oak Ridge National Laboratory researchers team up to improve the reliability of autonomous vehicles … using infrastructure-based hardware in coordination with government transportation agencies, is the way to achieve … to detect, works well against interference, is low cost and doesn’t consume a lot of power,” says Ekti. Adjustments to …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/06/71976

Theatre alum flips script, gets Broadway stars to open up about their love of Disney

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… Theatre alum flips script, gets Broadway stars to open up about their love of Disney Submitted by Erin Flynn on … in North Carolina. Unclear about the future, his agents suggested finding a project to keep his creativity—and … to hear this Disney legend talk about how much she loves going to the parks," he says. One of Alpert's favorite …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/05/64233

New York artist next up in WMU Frostic School of Art Lecture Series

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… New York artist next up in WMU Frostic School of Art Lecture Series Submitted by … 1" work by Raafat Armita Raafat Raafat was born in Chicago and later moved to her parent's native country in the … from Al-Zahra University in Tehran before returning to Chicago to complete a Master of Fine Arts degree at the School of …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/10/19656

University sums up third year of 2012-15 strategic plan, begins update for 2015-20

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… University sums up third year of 2012-15 strategic plan, begins update for … becomes more integrated into WMU's culture. Known as The Gold Standard, the University Strategic Plan began being … this summer. That effort is continuing this fall, with the goal of a 2015-20 version being ready for implementation …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/09/26987

Kayla Powers | WMU Art Alumni Story: Art that grows, connects and inspires

College of Fine Arts

… beauty found right under our noses. Art from the ground up For Kayla, the creative process begins not in the studio, … for coexistence: a beautiful reminder of how organic life doesn't just survive but can truly thrive within (and even … I could do that, I'm doing something right." Now that's a goal! To young artists fresh out of school, Kayla offers a …

https://wmich.edu/finearts/news/2025/09/wmu-alumni-kayla-powers