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Leveling up experience-driven learning opportunities
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… opportunities Submitted by Erin Flynn on Students in Dr. Lisa Baker's lab learn about neuroanatomy through the dissection process. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—It may be summer, but Dr. Lisa Baker 's lab is filled with the excitement of discovery …
https://wmich.edu/news/2024/06/75848
Engineering student's research aims to drive in-motion wireless charging for electric vehicles
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… but pose charging challenges when traveling longer distances. But an innovative idea from a Western Michigan … student could solve the battery buzzkill. Md Marsad Zoardar is working to develop a wireless power transfer system that … in motion. "Due to overdependence on fossil fuel, and as it is not renewable, the world is going to face a shortage …
https://wmich.edu/news/2020/11/62188
WMU Theatre kicks off 2021-22 season with focus on connection, equity
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… Erin Flynn on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—After a year and a half of isolation, adaptation and innovation, Western Michigan University's Department of Theatre is back with a full season of in-person performances. "It's … that took several months. It meant that really, far more aggressively than we have done in the past, we examined show …
https://wmich.edu/news/2021/08/65062
Participation needed for institutional transformation effort
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… verified) on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Western Michigan University is creating professional learning communities that focus on improving persistence toward graduation for all undergraduate students, … are being set up through the Broncos FIRST program, which is being implemented by the new Center for Research on …
https://wmich.edu/news/2015/07/25412
Open house at Unified Clinics to spread awareness about aphasia
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… KALAMAZOO, Mich.—A Western Michigan University open house is planned later this month at the Unified Clinics Building on Oakland Drive to … with about two million Americans living with it and upwards of 80,000 Americans acquiring the disorder each year. …
https://wmich.edu/news/2015/06/24792
Jazz students again take multiple awards in DownBeat competition
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… magazine's 40th annual Student Music Awards. In what is regarded as the most comprehensive competition for … of music and director of the WMU jazz studies program. This year's awards were given to programs in six countries and … all of those years and a top-five in many of them. This year was very crowded at the top. Having two large …
https://wmich.edu/news/2017/05/40131
Honored military veteran to speak on campus about resilience
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… Michigan University. Her talk, "The Resilience Factor," is sponsored by WMU's Foundation Scholars, Kalamazoo Promise Scholars and Seita Scholars programs. Her talk is part of the Resilience Series, an annual event now in its …
https://wmich.edu/news/2016/09/35094
Brewpub on tap for Western's new student center
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… University's new student center moves closer to the finish line. Among its many innovative upgrades, visitors will enjoy a new brewpub when it opens in late … In addition to featuring local and regional beer, the establishment offers opportunities to showcase the work of …
https://wmich.edu/news/2021/08/65077
'West Side Story' tour features two Kalamazoo performances
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… KALAMAZOO—The hit Broadway revival of "West Side Story" is coming to Western Michigan University's Miller Auditorium … the story of star-crossed lovers Tony and Maria as they struggle to rise above the hatred and intolerance that surrounds them. …
https://wmich.edu/news/2012/11/2980
Mental health and wellness a priority at WMU
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… National Suicide Prevention Lifeline 1 (800) 273-TALK Crisis Text Line Text "start" to 741-741 KALAMAZOO, … University are developing new ways to help. "Mental health is a part of wellness that we often neglect or don't think …
https://wmich.edu/news/2019/08/54667