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Theatre student gives back to hometown with youth summer program

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… Beast." BATTLE CREEK, Mich.—College student juggles course work, auditions, a recording career and running a youth … "I'm doing what I love," says Austin, who juggles the workload of Unity Theatre Company as a full-time student and … put our entire show together," Austin says. "It's a lot of work, but it's a ton of fun." While his ultimate aspirations …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2024/08/jack-austin-youth-theatre-summer-program

Researchers at WMU seek solutions that could allow machine-driven systems to self-heal

College of Engineering and Applied Sciences

… to create reliable electromechanical systems. This work also closely aligns with the NSF's mission of driving … and one undergraduate research student will also be working on the project. The approaches investigated as part …

https://wmich.edu/engineer/news/2024/08/nsf-grant-wmu-electromechanical-energy-conversion-systems

Funding awards help small businesses hire summer interns

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… businesses with 500 or fewer employees hire WMU students to work on STEM or STEM-related projects that are both … being provided through the Michigan Corporate Relations Network, which receives financial support from the Michigan Economic Development Corp. The network is made up of WMU and five other public Michigan …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/01/29954

New $2 million grant supports nursing pipeline from KCC to WMU

College of Health and Human Services

… from KCC to WMU Submitted by Jillian Fraze on Students work in the lab at the Bronson School of Nursing. BATTLE … about nursing is the ability to sit for boards and start working as an RN with an associate degree. This education … (NSSRN), administered by the National Center for Health Workforce Analysis in collaboration with the U.S Census …

https://wmich.edu/hhs/news/2024/08/state-grant-supports-nursing-pipeline-kcc-wmu

WMU nursing students lead hospital study that could change future of pressure-wound monitoring

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… Dave Neuman prepares WMU student volunteers for their work on the IPUP Survey. Students walk from Ascension … students are leading the charge. "This is cutting-edge work," says Dave Neuman , wound ostomy coordinator at … emphasized the potential impact of the Western team's work in an email to their professor, Dr. Kelley Pattison . …

https://wmich.edu/news/2024/04/75334

PEN Trio to present new works for oboe, clarinet, bassoon and electronics

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… PEN Trio to present new works for oboe, clarinet, bassoon and electronics Submitted … premiere of "Entanglement," an interactive audiovisual work for solo oboe and computer composed by Christopher … Nichols will be in residence with the PEN Trio and will work with composition and music technology students during …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/09/42357

Sports coaching master's program one of 13 accredited by national organization

College of Education and Human Development

… us with national recognition and brings attention to the work being done." Vidic adds, "prospective students of the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2024/06/75880

WMU engineering student excels in the classroom, on the rugby field

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… Erin Flynn on Joseph Backe, a mechanical engineering major, works on a machine during his internship at Edgewater … always been a deep love of mine. Hopefully one day I can work for NASA," says Backe, who aspires to apply for the … career. He suggested looking into engineering."  Backe works on a design for a project at Edgewater Automation. …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/05/53485

Professor wins prestigious Japanese literary prize for poetry

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… of the award drove many writers and commentators to note on social media that the judge's decision to give the award to …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/02/38292

With rural and small clinics in mind, professor uses COVID-19 grant to create low-cost respiratory device

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… Anonymous (not verified) on Dr. Alessander Danna-dos-Santos working from home to design a low-cost spirometer. … response-related research, and he has spent the summer working from home with his own equipment to create the … A computerized spirometer assesses how well lungs work by measuring the forces of air flow involved during …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/07/60231