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Events slated for Native American Heritage Month

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… the presence and history of native people in Michigan. He was appointed to the commission by Gov. Rick Snyder in … The Division of Multicultural Affairs will be showing the film, "A Kind Hearted Woman," from 6 to 8 p.m. Nov. 6 and 7 … poet and novelist Gordon Henry Jr. will present Chippewa-style chants, recitation and storytelling set to the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/11/20041

Pixar director is guest artist at Michigan Youth Arts Festival

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… Michigan Youth Arts Festival KALAMAZOO— Dan Scanlon , film director and artist at Pixar Animation Studios, will … University," which received the 2013 Hollywood Animation Award from the Hollywood Film Awards. He has also worked as a storyboard artist for the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/04/15547

Students try their skills at aviation and engineering

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… will move from station to station and engage in launching water rockets and building gliders. Also on display for … 727, a Kitfox aircraft, SAE Formula racecars, the Sunseeker solar car and a student-built concrete canoe. Sponsored by …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/05/552

WMU announces second 2025 cohort of Experience-Driven Learning Venture Grants

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… Ambrosia , a doctoral student from Dearborn, Michigan. “It was amazing to interact with fellow individuals from the … and the Northside Association for Community Development, was the first student-led event of its kind. As part of the … Teachers in Family-Centered Early Intervention   Solar Decathlon 2026: Pioneering Affordable Net-Zero Housing …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2025/10/experience-driven-learning-venture-grants-cohort-2

NASA scientist to present talk on Rosetta Mission

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… this August. The Rosetta spacecraft has found that the water vapor from its target comet is significantly different than water found on Earth, fueling the debate on the origin of … surface, albeit in a shaded spot that didn't allow its solar batteries to be recharged. However, Philae completed …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/01/20889

Katrovas to combine storytelling and song in recital of Czech composers

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… on the composers' four-year friendship and the pre-World War II era they lived in. The project is under the auspices …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/10/43299

Engineering grad manufacturing a successful career

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… huge here in Michigan. Finding enjoyment in what I do has always been my main motivation. I could end up in any … Michigan, getting experience in both production and quality control and working with upper management to make process … student organizations (RSOs) such as the Sunseeker Solar Car, where he briefly worked on the steering and …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/12/73693

Spark for sustainability earns Western professor national electric vehicle award

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… earns Western professor national electric vehicle award Submitted by Erin Flynn on Dr. Paul Pancella shows off … commences in 2015 at the newly installed Miller Auditorium solar array and EV charger bank on Western's Main Campus. … professor of nuclear physics received a City Captain Award in Plug In America's 2022 Drive Electric Awards Oct. 27 …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/11/69761

Famous writer, director to speak as part of Humanities Center season

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… by Anonymous (not verified) on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—A famous film writer and director will appear on the Western Michigan … have been screened around the world, receiving numerous awards, including honors from the Academy of Canadian Cinema, … and Design. Her latest creation, "Grassroots in Dry Lands," was released in 2015. The film takes the audience into …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/04/31505

Alumna is again a finalist in Doritos Super Bowl ad contest

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… fourth year in a row. Heather Kasprzak , a 2005 graduate in film, video and media studies, is a finalist in the Doritos … actors for "Road Chip." The most challenging part of the ad was coming up with an original idea, as Doritos receives … chip, came to them as she and Dixon were driving. "You want it to have general appeal, and for the past couple of …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/01/4341