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Skyrocketing drone usage leads WMU to offer consulting service

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… unmanned aerial vehicles, or UAVs, can be seen everywhere from backyards to the boondocks. They've become important … but specialized needs can make it difficult to know how to put them to effective use. Western Michigan … University has stepped in to fill the equipment and expertise gap by offering consultants who provide the necessary …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/07/54032

Alumni competing in goalball at Paralympics in Rio

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… instructor in the WMU Department of Blindness and Low Vision Studies. Most, or possibly all, of them grew up … wife, Jessica, coaches his team, Michigan Omega. "I think my experiences at the 2011 ParaPan Games in Mexico and 2015 … scale. I'm excited about the large number of athletes from all over the world, living and eating together in the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/09/34778

Tickets on sale for 'Motown the Musical' at Miller Auditorium

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… Auditorium, May 9-14 KALAMAZOO, Mich.—"Motown the Musical" is coming to Western Michigan University's Miller Auditorium … Purchase tickets online millerauditorium.com About the show Directed by Charles Randolph-Wright, "Motown the … dream story of Motown founder Berry Gordy's journey from featherweight boxer to the heavyweight music mogul who …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/12/36897

Western researchers debut new hybrid technology to test roof durability during hurricanes

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… uplift table at the Bronco Construction Research Center is the only one of its kind in an academic setting in North … improve roofing structures and our understanding of how materials react under strong wind conditions," says Dr. … The dual-use test methodology further distinguishes Western from other academic institutions, providing results that …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/10/69456

WMU Board of Trustees to meet Wednesday to consider new AFSCME contract

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… to consider new AFSCME contract Submitted by Paula M. Davis on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—The Western Michigan University Board … are available online .  AFSCME members ratified this tentative agreement with the WMU administration on  Monday, Aug. 11 . The contract will be effective from Aug. 12, 2025 through Aug. 12, 2027. The union's 300 …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2025/08/wmu-trustees-consider-new-afscme-contract-wednesday

Western’s Distinguished Teaching Award recipient engages learning inside and outside of the classroom

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… Western’s Distinguished Teaching Award recipient engages learning … honored. After earning his Ph.D. and two master’s degrees from the University of Pittsburgh and a bachelor’s degree … Rudge joined Western’s faculty in 1999 and researches how the history and philosophy of science, particularly …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/09/72645

Nutrition and dietetic interns use lab experience to mentor undergraduates

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… use lab experience to mentor undergraduates Submitted by Chris Hybels on Interns and undergraduates partnered to practice clinical skills. Maggie Schlett shows her mentees how to use a blood pressure cuff. Sarah … During Cook's medical nutrition therapy course, interns from Western Michigan University's nutrition and dietetics …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/12/73841

Update: Precautionary boil water advisory lifted for Spindler Hall, Little Theatre

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… Update: Precautionary boil water advisory lifted for Spindler Hall, Little Theatre Submitted by … is precautionary; there have not been any confirmed tests showing bacteria present in the water main at the location of the repair.   The city's advisory is being …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/06/60084

Students study effectiveness of solar panel placement

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… University engineering students studied the placement of this technology in a project for Consumers Energy to help … modifications to its panel layout. The students 3D printed from scratch most of the frame for the five rows of four … capturing and storing this information so people can see how much power is being generated and how placement of …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/07/53773

School of Music presents 'The Poor Sailor' and 'Amelia Goes to the Ball'

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… Nov. 16 , in the Dalton Center Recital Hall. The production is directed by D. Terry Williams, professor emeritus of … for seniors/faculty and $5 for students, and are available from Miller Auditorium at millerauditorium.com/som or by … returning home to a faithful wife after years at sea, and how a case of mistaken identity leads to his unfortunate …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/11/10637