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

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… and individual graduate students. The Lemelson-MIT Program awarded $65,000 in prizes for inventions in the healthcare, … to mentor and inspire creative thinking among youth." Award categories Prizes are awarded in the following … about the credibility that this award will provide our project, hopefully getting us closer to saving lives." About …

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

WMU's 2014 homecoming is just around the corner

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… Broncos against the Ohio University Bobcats at 2 p.m. in Waldo Stadium. However, the day will begin and end with … Campus Classic 1K fun run at 8:45 a.m. and 5K run or walk at 9:15 a.m. Volunteers and participants may register … Z96.5-WZOX. Funds raised will go to the Invisible Need Project, a multi-faceted initiative that helps WMU students …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/10/19709

Glasser, Quada win Distinguished Service awards

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… Glasser, Quada win Distinguished Service awards Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on KALAMAZOO, … are winners of WMU's 2014-15 Distinguished Service Award. Dr. Harold Glasser , executive director for campus … … He devotes his full energy and keen insights to each project." Tracey Quada Quada Quada began her role in 2009 …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/09/18458

Gov. Snyder announces Kellogg Foundation's Woodrow Wilson Fellows

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… to be prepared through the program since the fellowship was launched in Michigan in 2010. "Michigan needs to develop … Michigan State University, the University of Michigan and Wayne State University. These institutions have committed … support and mentoring. The fellows to date will have a projected eventual impact on the lives of more than 20,000 …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/06/16559

University College to become Merze Tate College, honoring legacy of trailblazing alumna

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… for exploratory majors—after the inspirational alumna who was a scholar, world traveler, journalist, author and … disarmament specialist who advised world leaders. "Dr. Tate was a bold and courageous trailblazer who explored the world … all students to complete a culminating integrative learning project related to their purpose. Center for Academic …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/09/65686

First cohort of product design program sharp on all edges

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… by Erin Flynn on Aisha Thaj explains her senior thesis project to her classmates. On an internship at a Texas … meet and greet—a risk that landed her in his office. She wasn’t in trouble. With Thaj’s question, the chief executive realized the intern was on to something. “Have you considered the potential of …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/03/63900

South campus transformation moves forward with opening of Arcadia Flats

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… South campus transformation moves forward with opening of Arcadia Flats Submitted by Erin Flynn … moved into the newly constructed Arcadia Flats apartments—a project that leads revitalization efforts in Hilltop … Arcadia Flats turned out beautifully." "Western's vision was captivating when it first released what the apartments …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/01/62814

Putting student well-being ‘front and center’

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… spend time with therapy dogs as part of Mental Health Awareness Week in October 2020. The initiative featured … me to be stuck in the house every single day for months was driving me insane," says senior Precious Onyegbule . … in the Equity in Mental Health Framework (EMHF) pilot project to implement additional wellness services for …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/03/63622

Empowering Futures already making impact on student success

Empowering Futures

… addresses the importance of the Empowering Futures project with the eight work groups, who all came together … of the College Assistance Migrant Program, and Alicia Kornowa, director of admissions, both serve as members of the … to the day since Western Michigan University President Edward Montgomery toured the state to announce the first …

https://wmich.edu/empowering-futures/news/2022/12/70204

New class of Medallion Scholars inducted into elite group

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… . Medallion Scholarships are the highest merit-based award WMU can bestow on an incoming first-time freshman. … four years, they constitute one of the larger merit-based awards in American higher education. Some of this year's … Programme in May. She is the recipient of the Personal Project Award for completing an IB project in which she …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/10/54831