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Bassoon student takes top prize in prestigious competition

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… has won the International Double Reed Society Young Artist Competition. Mingyuan Yang , 19, a freshman, bested two other finalists, students at the prestigious Oberlin Conservatory of … Oberlin, Ohio. The competition, for bassoon players younger than 22 years of age, was held Thursday, June 27, at the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/06/7839

Future of BTR Park subject of breakfast speaker presentation

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… Business Technology and Research Park, home to more than 40 private-sector businesses and the College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, is the subject of an upcoming Mercantile Bank of Michigan … vice president for community outreach at WMU, will discuss "The Western Michigan University Business Technology …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/11/20063

WMU instructor and education students make privacy screens for virtual learning

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… Erin Flynn on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Learning during a pandemic is hard. Many kids in K-12 schools across the country are … where they're actually teaching as well. They saw the struggle immediately, because half of the students they work … don't understand or never take the time to figure out the 'why' behind this, you will miss out and never realize that …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/12/62393

Pickard steps down from WMU Board of Trustees

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… down from WMU Board of Trustees Submitted by Paula M. Davis on Pickard KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Citing personal reasons, Dr. … 2020. Pickard, who has served on the board for more than two years, is an alumnus and a high-profile Detroit entrepreneur and …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/09/48990

Social work student finds passion, home at WMU

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… a week. The Western Michigan University graduate student is an advocate for homeless individuals, helping connect … helped me get through some things with meditation. I can't thank him enough; that changed my life. Dr. Bridget Welle r … work and to the greater society." Once homeless and struggling to find direction, Anderson feels like he's finally …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/01/57553

When it rains, it stalls: WMU team studies weather impacts on autonomous vehicle technology

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… test vehicle. Nick Goberville stands next to the vehicle he is using to collect data. Courtesy: Paige Novak/Paige Novak … Zach Asher stands next to a test vehicle. Asher talks with his team inside the vehicle. Goberville collects data inside … Novak Photography KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Autonomous technology is driving the future of transportation worldwide. But what …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/11/60422

Life-saving innovation crafted by WMU engineering alum

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… merged amid stay-at-home orders during the pandemic, time is in short supply. Still, Bornhorst, manufacturing … medical workers," Bornhorst says. "It's turning out to be bigger than I expected." He credits the basic skills he honed at …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/05/59275

Trustees vote to keep WMU's tuition within the state cap

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… referendum. The intent of the $16 per semester increase is to provide additional support for student organizations … or sophomore to attend WMU will be $11,029—$344 more than the previous year's cost. Best value in the state WMU … high number of degree offerings—more than 250—WMU has consistently been in the lower half of Michigan's public …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/06/24543

WMU Theatre hosts American Sign Language shadow-cast performance of 'Clue'

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… Wade holds James Cech during a "Clue" rehearsal. Cech is part of a shadow performance cast, which brings American … candlestick. Or was it Mrs. White in the lounge with a dagger? Regardless of whodunnit, audience members are in for a … A shadow performance takes accessibility a step further than having traditional ASL interpreters signing on a …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/11/73296

Miller Auditorium to host 'psychotic puppet party'

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… the skilled art of puppetry and spontaneous comedy collide, is coming to Western Michigan University's Miller Auditorium … puppeteers create twisted scenes and songs on the fly, as suggestions from the audience prompt the improvised story … at (269) 387-2312. For more information , contact Bethany Gauthier at bethany.gauthier@wmich.edu or …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/03/14026