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Students turn ideas into market-ready products at RID+I’s Venture Studio
Richmond Institute for Design and Innovation
… for Design and Innovation (RID+I) is blurring the line between education and entrepreneurship. The Venture Studio, … of the box. “This class turns that on its head, focusing on why the product needs to exist and the opportunity it … confidence to pitch her ideas. "If you don't believe in it, why would anybody else believe in it?" Bringing It All …
https://wmich.edu/designinstitute/news/2025/04/venture-studio
Venture capitalist to present business college talk
News
… KALAMAZOO—The leader of a billion-dollar company will be featured in the next Distinguished Speaker Series talk … of the board of TriMas Corp., will present "Total Success: Why WMU is the Greatest Thing That Ever Happened to You" at … Wednesday, April 17 , in 2000 Schneider Hall. The talk will be followed by a question-and-answer period. Sam Valenti …
https://wmich.edu/news/2013/04/5811
Buddhist-influenced waka poems are focus of lecture
News
… waka poets of medieval Japan and their work will be examined later this month when a Japanese scholar visits … 794 to 1185. In his presentation, he will explain how and why the Japanese poets of the Heian period utilized the …
https://wmich.edu/news/2012/03/246
Music challenge aims to build harmony, community from a distance
News
… by Erin Flynn on Watch Blake Morgan (left) and Dr. David Loberg Code's rendition of WMU's alma mater. KALAMAZOO, … of miles apart, a Western Michigan University faculty member and alumnus hope to bring people together—through music. … remotely to sing the University's alma mater. "Although we cannot do it (in person), I wanted to show that we can still …
https://wmich.edu/news/2020/04/58869
Department of Occupational Therapy launches new bachelor's degree program
College of Health and Human Services
… degree program Submitted by Joel Krauss on Dr. Steve Eberth KALAMAZOO, Mich.—In fall 2021, the Department of … prepares students to sit for the national exam to become certified occupational therapy assistants (OTA). … but Western’s program offers benefits community colleges cannot. “Our OTA students complete a baccalaureate project …
https://wmich.edu/news/2022/01/66759
WMU Sanford Center program manager helps Burmese-American teens learn about finances
Haworth College of Business
… Mora says. “We had a lively discussion about the number of high school athletes who receive college scholarships and why it is important to plan on how to pay for college … understand the cost, what it will take to be accepted and why it is important to complete your degree or program. I …
https://wmich.edu/news/2023/09/72913
Choirs present choral concert 'Reincarnation … Awakening'
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… messages from empowerment to enchantment. The group will begin its set with the opera buffa "Servants' Chorus" from … written by WMU alumnus Nathaniel Haering . This will be followed by a performance of Scot Hanna-Weir and Bruno … with the final movement of Ted Hearne's "Privilege: We Cannot Leave," which recycles the text of the South African …
https://wmich.edu/news/2018/02/45320
Mayo Clinic biologist is at the cutting edge of cancer research
W Magazine
… but they often wear lab coats. Dr. Yogesh Suryawanshi could be on the path toward a cure for cancer. After receiving his … can attack cancer cells. "The core problem with cancer is why it starts: the immune system fails to detect and kill cells that become cancerous," says Suryawanshi. "You can genetically …
https://wmich.edu/news/2019/06/57078
Engineer-turned-electronics recycling expert to give upcoming talk
Haworth College of Business
… (not verified) on Sonday KALAMAZOO, Mich.— The entrepreneur behind an electronics recycling company will be the next … entities and nonprofit groups. Items that the company cannot recycle are turned over to their certified partners … or register at wmich.edu/business/e-rsvp . To suggest an entrepreneur who should be considered for the …
https://wmich.edu/news/2016/04/31207
Students place second in international cybersecurity competition
Cybersecurity
… Students place second in international cybersecurity competition Submitted by Cindy Wagner on … Carr, Nick Ford, Raiyan and Evelyn Ortiz-Martinez , all members of the WMU Bronco Cybersecurity Club, was among 27 … can still throw you a curveball,” adds Carr. “That’s why adaptability and readiness for the unexpected are just …
https://wmich.edu/cybersecurity/news/2025/07/students-place-second-cybersecurity-competition