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WMU 3D printers producing face shields and masks for health care workers

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… Health center as part of the ongoing WMU effort to provide materials to help protect health workers and share WMU … material to create 1,500 shields, with more material on the way. Each shield takes about 45 minutes to produce. “With … running simultaneously all day, we expect to make upward of at least 70 shields per day,” Ledbetter says. Shield …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/04/58813

David Chaplin obituary

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… sociology at Western Michigan University, died July 27 . He was 86. Chaplin joined the WMU faculty in 1972 to serve as … served on numerous national organizations and panels and was a member of such professional groups as the American … a Latin American Studies Association task force that was a follow-up to President Jimmy Carter's special …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/09/42352

Dreaming green: student’s sustainable sleepwear line blends matcha, natural dyes, and eco-conscious fashion

College of Education and Human Development

… Michigan University fashion design students are always transforming their creativity into beautiful garments … it just feels amazing. Very few things beat the feeling of waking up well-rested to the sun peeking through the … Gulledge sourced the fabric for the garments from upcycled materials, including her own childhood bed sheets and a …

https://wmich.edu/education/news/2026/05/dagny-matcha-tea-fashion-moda-spring-runway-show-2026

WMU engineers design novel methods that could accelerate virus vaccine development

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… For that original study, researchers grew crystals whose material properties can be varied predictably depending on … from Drs. Robert Makin and Steve Durbin. “After that paper was published last year, we extended the range of … characteristic stalks sprouting from a sphere, is warranted. When examining the numbers, the structural motif …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/06/60015

Activities start Nov. 6 in honor of veterans, military personnel

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… Red Cross blood drive from 10:30 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. in Room 1305 of the Activity Therapy Building, which serves as ROTC … and use "wmu" as the sponsor code or call (800) 733-2767. Walk-in donors also are welcome. WMU student veterans from … combat, will be given the opportunity to speak about their war-time experiences. Activities before, after Veterans Day …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/11/20045

Free shred event scheduled for campus community

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… will issue a Certificate of Destruction verifying all material has been destroyed in a confidential manner. The … paper are sent to a recycler for pulping. All recyclable material returns to the market in a variety of recycled … paper products. All non-paper media is incinerated in a waste-to-clean energy facility which is NAID certified. To …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/10/43127

Free campus shredding event scheduled

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… will issue a Certificate of Destruction verifying all material has been destroyed in a confidential manner. The … paper are sent to a recycler for pulping. All recyclable material returns to the market in a variety of recycled … paper products. All non-paper media is incinerated in a waste to clean energy facility which is NAID certified. For …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/10/49495

From safer helmets to heated gloves: students unveil capstone projects

College of Engineering and Applied Sciences

… utilizes advanced multi-layer screen printing to maintain warmth in temperatures as low as negative 40 degrees …   For Morton, a major perk of focusing on this project was applying classroom skills to a tangible, self-produced … safer play.    The helmet was created using super-elastic materials that were integrated into 3D-printed polycarbonate …

https://wmich.edu/engineer/news/2026/04/senior-engineering-design-conference-spring-2026

WMU researchers develop framework for creating more efficient masks

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… as N95 masks—based on how fibers are arranged in the mask material. Their discovery could pave the way for a process to create more effective masks or make … and Robert Makin made a discovery that could pave the way for a process to create more effective masks or make …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/07/64847

WMU preparing Kalamazoo newspaper archive for public use

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… newspaper as well as digital media. Some of the archival material, in particular the news clippings, may be available … to Houghton. It took three days to move six truckloads of material from the newspaper's former Burdick Street building … individuals, events and organizations--will be the first material accessible for research and reading. The clippings …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/07/992