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Program designed to boost Dominican Republic's education system
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… Program designed to boost Dominican Republic's education system Submitted by Anonymous (not … the first doctoral program to be offered in the Dominican Republic in spring 2015 through a unique collaboration … K-12 or higher education via a hybrid learning format and with teaching support from WMU faculty. Two times during the …
https://wmich.edu/news/2014/07/17341
Solar race team will take 25 years of experience on the road
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… from engineering schools around the world in the 2014 American Solar Challenge . The 14-member team will head for … a chance to see the competitors and the cars they usually can only follow from afar. This year's race This year's … Solar Challenge. Three of those teams are from Michigan, with the other two hailing from Michigan State University …
https://wmich.edu/news/2014/07/17272
Loretta Long: From big dreams to Big Bird, she used her talents to educate millions
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… way. Loretta Long (Roy Rochlin/Getty Images) "Since I was a youngster, I've always dreamed big," the Western Michigan … a blog post , remembering how she loved to sing and dance with her parents when she was little. "At the young age of … career on the longest-running children's show in American TV history, Long's parents weren't initially sold on …
https://wmich.edu/news/2021/02/63204
Panel to tackle integrity of criminal justice system
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… that threaten its integrity and how integrity in the system can be protected now and in the future. The event is free … to attend and ask questions and discuss the issues with panelists. Each panelist will bring a different … as a secretary from 2011-2013, began as the co-chair of the Young Lawyers Section of the Kalamazoo County Bar …
https://wmich.edu/news/2017/02/38393
Libraries releases new digital collections featuring historical photographs, rare manuscripts and oral histories
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… Haven Jewish Resort Oral History Project , in collaboration with the Kalamazoo Valley Museum. The Ward Morgan Collection … course in interviewing volunteers from the Asian American and Pacific Islander community. The video collection includes 13 interviews, which can be accessed through our ScholarWorks at WMU repository. …
https://wmich.edu/library/news/2024/11/new-digital-collections
Michigan has minerals America needs
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… magnesium, manganese, niobium, potash, rhenium, rubidium, scandium, strontium, tantalum, tellurium, tin, titanium, … state's mining history. For example: Preliminary mapping suggests that a large deposit of potash may occur in up to … Midland-area brine. Magnesium metal is commonly combined with other metals to make alloys that can withstand high …
https://wmich.edu/news/2019/06/54012
WMU nursing students lead hospital study that could change future of pressure-wound monitoring
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… Le are making an impact at Ascension Borgess Hospital with a project for their nursing leadership and management … system. Students learn charting skills and interact with patients while conducting the IPUP Survey. KALAMAZOO, … risk factors for ulcers. But scoring is subjective and can vary depending on who is filling out the chart. The …
https://wmich.edu/news/2024/04/75334
Safety communication options grow out of committee appointed by Dunn
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… out advisory messages — which are accessible even to people without a Twitter account — about incidents that may occur … software called Social Sentinel, purchased to continually scan social media and alert WMU officers to issues emerging … App's next iteration. People without a Twitter account can register to have campus safety advisory tweets sent to …
https://wmich.edu/news/2017/01/37740
Business student awarded patent for speaking device
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… Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Daniel Floyd with his invention, SpeechMasterPro KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Patent … to watch. Floyd has sold dozens of the speech aids, which can be purchased on speechmasterpro.com . The receipt of the … Floyd, and therapy helped him immensely. Yet when he was younger and seeking to improve his speech, he was surprised …
https://wmich.edu/news/2014/12/20784
A full 91 percent of WMU grads find success within three months
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… A full 91 percent of WMU grads find success within three months Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on … of new WMU alumni are employed or in graduate school within three months of their graduation. The future is … for using the data in this report to create a tool that can be helpful to prospective students and their families as …
https://wmich.edu/news/2018/01/44397