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Seeing beauty amid the chaos, WMU photography students tell their stories

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… WMU photography students tell their stories Submitted by Megan Looker on Works of art created by students in … artists with little access to cameras and editing software. But as their Frostic School of Art friends would say, … have the essential equipment. “I quickly realized this was going to become a ‘one-size-fits-one’ situation, because …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/05/59462

WMU 3D printers producing face shields and masks for health care workers

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… face shields and masks for health care workers Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Learn how WMU faculty and … material to create 1,500 shields, with more material on the way. Each shield takes about 45 minutes to produce. “With … running simultaneously all day, we expect to make upward of at least 70 shields per day,” Ledbetter says. Shield …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/04/58813

Student entrepreneurs clinch e-Fest prize

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… Student entrepreneurs clinch e-Fest prize Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Tyler Skibicki Noah Schultz … Orion, and mechanical engineering student Noah Schultz , of Washington, Michigan, earned a $3,000 prize from the Schulze … in March. Their venture company, Ethereal Motion, LLC, was one of 25 finalists in the 2020 competition to receive …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/04/58873

WMU teams claim top two spots at project management competition

Haworth College of Business

… top two spots at project management competition Submitted by Samantha Hooker on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Two five - member … University and Ferris State University. The team was led by  Dr. Daneshvar Kakhki , assistant professor of … plan book to receive an almost perfect score, which my team was really proud of.” Team leader for the second-place …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/05/59292

Western students earn scholarships for verifying vaccination

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… earn scholarships for verifying vaccination Submitted by Erin Flynn on Western students who verify their COVID-19 … winners include: Sammy Filipich - $10,000 George Walsh - $10,000 Henry Berryman - $2,500 Jandro Guevara - … - $500 KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Western Michigan University is rewarding students for doing their part to keep the community …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/09/65422

New app offers self-guided tour experience to prospective WMU students

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… tour experience to prospective WMU students Submitted by Erin Flynn on A new self-guided tour app is available in … for Apple and Android devices—gives families an innovative way to experience campus on their own terms. "Providing a … and restrictions can change. Plus, not every family will want a traditional visit structure at this time," says …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/12/62451

Third-annual AMP Lab Open House event welcomes STEAM-curious kids

WMU-Grand Rapids

… Lab Open House event welcomes STEAM-curious kids Submitted by Beth Pappalardo on Kids and parents build LEGO creations … have fun building and constructing with Tinker Toys. Kids watch an EggBot translate their design onto a ping-pong … to dream about careers that will drive technology forward well into the 21st century.” Occupying the first two …

https://wmich.edu/news/2024/03/75134

Student vocalists to present pair of operas

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… Student vocalists to present pair of operas Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Students from Western Michigan University’s School of Music will present a beloved Christmas classic and a … About the operas "Amahl and the Night Visitors" was the first opera composed expressly for television. It …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/10/27992

College Signing Day celebration not just for star athletes anymore

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… celebration not just for star athletes anymore Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on The May 2 event will feature … the second major College Signing Day in Michigan. The first was held last May at Detroit's Wayne State University with First Lady Michelle Obama as a …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/04/31904

WMU baritone presents free recital of operatic excerpts

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… presents free recital of operatic excerpts Submitted by Deanne Puca on Ratner KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Faculty baritone … in a program of arias and duets of Tchaikovsky, Verdi and Wagner by special guests Barry Ross , violin and former … Victoria Evtodieva on a concert of Tchaikovsky’s vocal music. In November, Ratner will perform a program of …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/09/42384