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WMU team places in top 3 in national castings competition

College of Engineering and Applied Sciences

… rounds. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—A Western Michigan University team of undergraduate and graduate students was placed in the top three out of 41 universities participating in the 2022 Cast in Steel … metals and the casting industry. Western is a certified school in the Foundry Educational Foundation and conducts …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/05/68171

Grand opening set for Richmond Institute for Design and Innovation

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… , in Central Kohrman Hall. Renovations to create a state-of-the-art facility for WMU's year-old product design program on the first and third floors of Central Kohrman Hall began in December and were completed … combines coursework in the College of Fine Arts' Frostic School of Art, the Haworth College of Business, and the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/09/49312

WMU Alumni Association selects leadership for 2017-18

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… Anonymous (not verified) on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Three members of the Western Michigan University Alumni Association Board of Directors were elected to serve one-year terms as … Williams , of Southfield; principal in the Ferndale Public School District; B.A. in secondary education and M.A. in …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/09/42674

Horn Day open to anyone who wants to learn more about the horn

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… Horn Day events take place in the Dalton Center. The event offers an entire day of horn activities, including a master class and recital by … also includes a solo competition for middle and high school participants, a recital by the WMU Horn Choir and WMU …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/01/44910

Bronco basketball legend Manny Newsome to be honored Saturday

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… for WMU from 1960 to 1964. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Known as one of Western Michigan University's greatest basketball players … Arena. Newsome, a basketball legend from Roosevelt High School in Gary, Indiana, later became the first African … and that record held for more than 45 years. During part of his senior year, he was the leading scorer in the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/01/44935

Three WMU students receive prestigious national scholarships

Haworth College of Business

… for the 2018-19 academic year.  “We are extremely proud of the students being recognized by the National Grocers … the food industry and WMU,” says Bob Samples , instructor of marketing. “This year, of the 17 scholarships awarded … program after working at a grocery store throughout high school,” Anderson says. “I wanted to learn more about the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/10/49820

Two WMU leaders recognized as 'notable women in STEM'

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… Terri Goss Kinzy Kinzy, vice president for research and a professor of biological sciences at WMU, is internationally known for … adding that there is a persistent perception among U.S. school kids that scientists fit a very narrow stereotype. …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/05/53579

WMU Fostering Success program saluted as a 'beacon' for college access

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… Goal 2025, which calls for increasing the proportion of Americans with high-quality degrees or credentials to 60 … Michigan's students from foster care by building a network of support on college campuses and within local communities. … education since 2011, but only 80,000 for those with a high school diploma or less. As a result, recovery from the Great …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/03/38803

DePaul University ethicist to kick off the WMU Ethics Center fall season

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… DePaul University ethicist to kick off the WMU Ethics Center fall season Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Klugman KALAMAZOO, Mich.—A professor of bioethics and medical humanities at DePaul … of psychiatry and behavioral sciences, Duke University School of Medicine, 7:30 p.m. Putney Auditorium, Fetzer …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/09/34854

WMU secures federal grant to battle opioid epidemic

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… expansion in the state," says Dr. Ron Cisler , dean of WMU's College of Health and Human Services , who calls this a critical … communities. The team will work with core health care and school partners to make students and community service …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/08/54593