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Student team launching NASA competition dream

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… dream Submitted by Erin Flynn on KALAMAZOO, Mich.— Alexis Lind has dreamed of building and launching rockets since … and Applied Sciences’ Advanced Rocketry Club, her dream is coming true. The second-year aerospace engineering … Club's small-scale model rocket. The NASA competition is a culmination of a strategic plan executed by students …

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

Embracing machines’ support

W Magazine

… Embracing machines’ support Submitted by Deanne Puca on This isn’t an ordinary stuffed animal; this cat has a mind of its own. Joan Windewani, a psychology …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/05/71777

Chinese language and culture camps open to students age 8 to 16

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… age 8 to 16 can experience Chinese language and culture this summer by attending camps at Western Michigan University … month of July. Four one-week sessions are being offered this summer, and there are still some openings for the … which take place July 10-14 and July 17-21 . The cost is $100 for one session, or $180 for both of the remaining …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/06/40719

Psychologist honored for scholarly impact

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… Psychologist honored for scholarly impact Submitted by Anonymous (not … verified) on Dr. Douglas Johnson KALAMAZOO, Mich.—An assistant professor of psychology at Western Michigan University is the first person to receive a new award that recognizes …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/06/40464

Summer enrollment open for Campus Kids

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… feature a different theme with special-interest topics. It is open to children who have completed kindergarten, up to … up by the week or for the entire summer. Enrollment is limited, so those interested are urged to register early … $45 for registration and $207 per child per week or hourly rates for WMU students of $5.65 and for WMU staff and …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/03/45659

Enlightened aviation adventure creates path to success for alumnus

College of Aviation

… you want an out-of-the-box thinker, then Eric Epplett is your guy. He probably had a bit of that in him by the … that Marines are never stumped because they always "improvise." In all, Epplett spent about nine years at the WMU … earned a bachelor's degree in  aviation science and administration  in 2012 and, while employed by Western, added a …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/03/58542

Tony Award-winning drama 'The Crucible' holds six performances

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… Arthur Miller wrote "The Crucible" in response to the communist panic of the 1950s—McCarthyism and the Red Scare. Modern forms of rumor, persecution, … fear are reflected in its telling today. 'The Crucible' This Tony Award-winning drama is both a gripping, historical …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/10/43300

Medical pioneer in linking spirituality, health care to give talk

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… early next month at Western Michigan University. Dr. Christina Puchalski, director of the George Washington … in the Fetzer Center's Kirsch Auditorium. Her presentation is free and open to the public, but specifically designed … will address spiritual assessment and care, why it is important to patients and health care professionals and …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/03/14711

Panel of top executives to judge WMU's first MBA case competition

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… by Anonymous (not verified) on The case competition is the first of its kind held at WMU. KALAMAZOO—A panel of … Saturday, March 29 , in 2150 Schneider Hall. The finalists will be evaluated by a panel of executives, including … the tagline "Advance Strategically," the competition is being organized by faculty in the Haworth College of …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/03/14568

Food, entertainment highlights of Kalamazoo Ribfest

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… of Kalamazoo Ribfest Submitted by Deanne Puca on Admission is free before 4 p.m. each day of the festival. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Kalamazoo's annual Ribfest is a three-day event at the Arcadia Creek Festival Place in …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/07/33571