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Business student awarded patent for speaking device

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… patent process two years ago. "This patent validates the design of my product and my hard work to this point," says … also make it easier to speak with future influencers and supporters and grow my business." Starting Gate plays role … area restaurants, reshaping them to rest more naturally between the front teeth, thereby creating the first …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/12/20784

WMU professor awarded for book that peels back the curtain on Fetzer's secret life

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… in 2015 for his religious study of Dr. John Harvey Kellogg , the Battle Creek Sanitarium director who essentially … very interested in biofeedback—this idea that if you hook up … autonomic functions in the body to a machine that can … out the Midwest was the epicenter for this kind of change away from an exclusively Christian focus to much more freedom …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/02/58233

Japanese studies speakers to give public presentations

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… theater, religion, literature and culture. They are supported by funding from the Japan Foundation and the WMU … travel permits, people from all social classes found ways to escape from the confines of their everyday lives … women, their lives, their legends and the many changes between their past and present. Thursday, April 11 Dr. Micah …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/03/5519

Math and science experts chosen for teaching fellowship program

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… to Western Michigan University to be part of a program designed to provide Michigan's high-need urban and rural … can make a powerful and lasting impact on students in ways that can't be measured by test scores and report … summer camps for middle and high school students.   • Elizabeth Weaver of Mattawan, Mich.   North Carolina State …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/07/8125

Early childhood educator appointed board president of Kalamazoo County Ready 4s

College of Education and Human Development

… professional development, tuition assistance and family support.  "It's a mission that I believe in so deeply about … of a child's life that I just want to support it in anyway I can," says Nelson. "And if I'm asked to lead to … looks forward to continuing the already strong connection between WMU and KCR4s by increasing the university's …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/07/72088

Business college receives naming gift for financial wellness center

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… Summer Camp for area middle and high school students. Supporting personal finance course offerings at WMU as well … work in conjunction with an external advisory board made up of finance professionals, collaborating on center …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/01/44734

Photo gallery: College of Fine Arts through the years

W Magazine

… poster for WMU Theatre's 1972 production of "King Lear" designed and illustrated by graphic student Patrick Koeller. … Thomas and Jane Baas, professors of dance, get dressed up for a performance in 1996. Graphic design students work … attends an exhibit featuring the work of late instructor Dwayne Lowder at the Richmond Center for Visual Arts. …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/05/68169

Miles, Zeng honored with Distinguished Service Awards

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… serving on search and steering committees and working groups to leading classes in the community and serving on … "She has had a remarkable career that has made WMU a better place for students, faculty and staff, and she has … problem-solving and an earnest desire to contribute to the betterment of students and this institution, have often made …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/10/65824

When opportunity knocks: Alum’s business acquisition funded by Sleeping Giant Capital

Haworth College of Business

… business owners with capital, the center has successfully supported its first business acquisition through Sleeping … individual to acquire a business through the fund, has always known that opportunity is what WMU Haworth is all … only grown since my days as a student, I cannot think of a better place to hire world-class talent to engage in …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/06/64373

Empowered by freedom after years in refugee camps, Medallion Scholar ready to change the world

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… his family and everything he'd known for the chance at a better life. "When I left my home country in 2015, I escaped … violence," he says. "There are more than 25 terrorist groups that are active in Afghanistan. There are no jobs, no … "I remember there was a young girl with a family who was always asking her mom, 'When we go back, what happens?' And I …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/05/64194