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WMU international student enrollment continues to grow

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… student enrollment continues to grow Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on WMU students participate in the … decade. One of the resources provided by the institute is a free book that is now available to all WMU students. Titled …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/11/20281

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

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… grant to create low-cost respiratory device Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Dr. Alessander Danna-dos-Santos working … and rural areas in Michigan can have access to this technology. Danna-dos-Santos recently received one of five …

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

Blood and relief personnel in short supply locally due to hurricane

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… in short supply locally due to hurricane Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on KALAMAZOO—Efforts to help the East Coast in … for Red Cross Disaster Action Team training. Peebles also notes that now is the time to join the Red Cross' annual …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/11/3150

Food marketing students take first place at national university case competition

Haworth College of Business

… place at national university case competition Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Left to right: Kyle Wade, Ali Bultynck, … of Sterling Heights, Michigan, Erin Richter of Gurney, Illinois, Alex Wozbut of Chicago and Matthew Wyand of Crown …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/03/58334

A growing inspiration: Undergraduates’ garden initiative motivates the masses

College of Arts and Sciences

… garden initiative motivates the masses Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Alexa Hempel, Lexus Lawlor, Joshua … won the Bronco Challenge for Sustainable Impact , is an innovative app dedicated to bridging the equity gap in home …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/12/73961

Student team launching NASA competition dream

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… rockets since watching “October Sky” in seventh grade. Now, as part of the College of Engineering and Applied … members worked separately to build rockets from kits. Now, they work together to build one rocket from individual parts using knowledge learned in the classroom. “We’re now building from …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/11/56773

WMU professor's research paves the way to improving pedestrian safety nationwide

W Magazine

… safety nationwide Submitted by Erin Flynn on It’s not why the chicken crossed the road, but how drivers … attention—and saving lives in the process. "Everybody knows speeding is wrong and hitting people is bad, but there … were actually following the posted speed limits. So, he suggested enlisting police to strictly enforce the law when …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/01/57296

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

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… playing rugby in elementary school in Naperville, Illinois. "Most of our team is from the Chicago area, so I … how my interest could translate into an actual career. He suggested looking into engineering."  Backe works on a design … says Backe. "Yes, I do see other students who have more free time than I do, but I couldn't see myself doing …

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

WMU alumni create educational opportunities for Kalamazoo refugees

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… old and they don’t even have a pencil grip. They don’t know how to hold a pen. They have never held a pen” says … program, which is designed for students that are at risk of not completing school. “Some of them do not have the skill level of the grade they have placed in, …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/09/54617

Leveling up experience-driven learning opportunities

W Magazine

… of discovery as undergraduate students venture into the unknown, dissecting cow brains to expand their classroom knowledge in neuroanatomy and behavioral neuroscience. Dr. … such as the Kalamazoo Children's Chorus, Gilmore Piano Festival and Kalamazoo Public Schools to engage student …

https://wmich.edu/news/2024/06/75848