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Startup that takes the tangle out of power strips wins WMU’s business pitch competition
Haworth College of Business
… can be wrapped around the retraction system and stored within each containment unit until the user is ready to … year featured a high school division for the second time with four students presenting their ideas. 2020 TOP … simple design allows wax to transfer from parchment paper with just a household iron and is a fraction of the price of …
https://wmich.edu/news/2020/03/58410
Jason M. Currie obituary
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… He was deeply involved in the life of his children, working with his daughter's Girls on the Run team as well as … Currie enjoyed lifting weights, camping, and spending time with his family and friends. Remembrances Services have …
https://wmich.edu/news/2015/12/29163
New medieval book series could captivate public, scholars alike
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… (not verified) on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—For those who agree with Shakespeare that "What's past is prologue," Western … University has a new book series that may become popular with the public as well as academics. WMU's Medieval … printed pages—that are aimed at engaging more broadly with the public while also serving the needs of college …
https://wmich.edu/news/2017/05/40229
Physician to discuss how inequities impact health care
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… on a daily basis. "That suffering went hand-in-hand with a decreased life expectancy for many of Ansell's … two books that call attention to structural violence, with his newest one, "The Death Gap: How Inequality Kills," … life expectancy of Singapore and Japan—the two countries with the longest life expectancies in the world. "Similar …
https://wmich.edu/news/2017/05/40228
Faculty Senate approves design for general education revision
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… which already reflects four years of work. That work began with assessment of the current general education curriculum … The next step was to design a model to guide the revision. With that second step now complete, the third … "This is essentially a blueprint for moving forward with a new curriculum." The model approved, according to the …
https://wmich.edu/news/2017/05/40176
Dr. Homer Hartman Stryker biography
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… later, Stryker Corporation still sells the Cast Cutter, with continual improvements in performance and design over … teaching profession, he also had a strong desire to work with his hands. He talked with a family friend, who practiced as a physician in …
https://wmich.edu/news/2014/03/14108
WMed to offer new elective that includes Michigan AHEC Scholars program curriculum
College of Health and Human Services
… dean for diversity and inclusiveness , was already familiar with AHEC and its mission because of his previous work as a … partner for Michigan Western Regional AHEC , I got in touch with Lisa Brennan , the center's executive director. We were … the commencement program. Students will also be presented with a certificate from WMed and a certificate from the …
https://wmich.edu/news/2020/12/62395
Consumer marketing expert to present business talk
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… relations agency in Little Rock, Arkansas. He has partnered with clients in various industries to increase product … Later in his career, Steele held brand management positions with the Coca-Cola Co., including director of Olympic … the company to include a telecommunications subdivision with national-brand clients and has positioned the company …
https://wmich.edu/news/2015/03/22219
Battery research project will support company's clean energy plan
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… of South Drake Road and Parkview Avenue in Kalamazoo. Along with Consumers Energy employees who worked on the project, … search conducted by Consumers Energy in consultation with Michigan State University. In the coming year, the … also will have opportunities to participate in partnerships with Consumers Energy on electric battery research and …
https://wmich.edu/news/2018/09/49068
World hunger relief nonprofit is subject of next Entrepreneurship Forum
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… Hall. The event is free and open to the public and begins with breakfast at 7:30 a.m. Reservations are required and … of last year's food before the next harvest. If provided with training and basic resources, such as seeds or small … farmers can increase their harvest and food security. With up to 70 percent of the population in developing …
https://wmich.edu/news/2014/10/19610