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WMU student invention wins $10,000 Lemelson-MIT 'Cure it!' prize

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… WMU student invention wins $10,000 Lemelson-MIT 'Cure it!' prize … graduate student winner received $15,000. The winners of this year's competition were selected from a diverse and … by the belief that invention can solve many of the biggest economic and social challenges of our time, the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/05/24028

AIDS Memorial Quilt on display at WMU

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… AIDS Memorial Quilt on display at WMU Submitted by Deanne Puca on The AIDS Memorial Quilt will be on display at WMU Feb. 5 to 18. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Sections of the internationally celebrated AIDS Memorial Quilt–the 54 …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/01/45041

Sustainable craft brewing education to be focus of upcoming talk

Haworth College of Business

… Sustainable craft brewing education to be focus of upcoming talk … College of Business. Dr. Steven Bertman , professor of chemistry, will discuss " Sustainable Brewing Education in Kalamazoo" at …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/01/29414

Student-designed neonatal ventilator wins two more prestigious awards

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… Student-designed neonatal ventilator wins two more prestigious awards Submitted by Anonymous (not … biomedical and bioengineering students. With this latest win for their invention, Joseph Barnett and … Engineering Society Annual Meeting in Tampa, Florida, this fall. Their invention also was recently named the U.S. …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/08/25963

WMU salaried employees to move from 26 to 24 paychecks per year

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… on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—As the July 1 start of the 2015-16 fiscal year approaches, Western Michigan University is putting the finishing touches on an initiative announced a year … pay schedule will apply to all salaried employees, while hourly and student employees will remain on their current …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/05/23548

Duo leading new venture and supporting students along the way

College of Engineering and Applied Sciences

… Duo leading new venture and supporting students along the way … how we’re going to get materials, and focus more on the finished product,” says Andrew Redder, chief engineer for the … and transferred the technology to an existing pultruder in Japan." At Tight Line, McKenzie runs the day-to-day …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/02/67020

Lyceum Series to take broad look at sexual identity issues

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… Lyceum Series to take broad look at sexual identity issues Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Nguyen … KALAMAZOO, Mich.—A weekly lunchtime lecture series starting this month at Western Michigan University will focus on … and presenters for other upcoming talks are: Sept. 20: "Legal Issues for the LGBTQ+ Community: A Panel …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/09/42433

Help select WMU's top four staffers for 2014

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… 2014 Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Additional information in support of a semi-annual Make a Difference Award recipient is due May 31. KALAMAZOO—Twenty-five staff members are in … a $1,200 before-tax prize and will be presented during this fall's Academic Convocation. The prestigious honor is

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/05/15615

Disability services office slates employee lunch and learn series

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… Disability services office slates employee lunch and learn … Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Being successful in college can be daunting for students who have a variety of disabilities. To promote awareness of the accommodation …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/01/21425

Reception to mark 50 years of Sichel Series lectures

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… Western Michigan University Department of Economics is staging a special event to mark the start of the 50th … Sichel , professor emeritus of economics, will attend and is expected to make remarks at about 4:45 p.m. The reception …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/09/9720