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Bronco Bash goes virtual
News
… community and connections, Western Michigan University's Office of Student Engagement is reimagining Bronco Bash 2020. To ensure the health and safety of participants and mitigate the spread of COVID-19, the …
https://wmich.edu/news/2020/06/60087
Western celebrates cultural diversity during virtual International Festival
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… both from Taiwan, prepare Taiwanese beef noodles as part of a video for the virtual International Festival's food … and entertainment. The event was canceled last year because of the COVID-19 pandemic but has returned in a virtual … While the pandemic still prevents the traditional format of the event, celebrating the significance of global …
https://wmich.edu/news/2021/03/63694
Registration open for summer Chinese culture classes
Haenicke Institute for Global Education
… due by Friday, May 11 , for summer Chinese culture courses offered by the Confucius Institute at Western Michigan … University. The six-week low-cost courses begin the week of Monday, May 14 , are taught in English and are open to all ages. A half-price tuition discount is offered to those age 55 and older, WMU part-time faculty and …
https://wmich.edu/news/2018/04/46346
Students invited to pitch business ideas in new competition
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… pitch about their business idea for an audience of potential investors and will be evaluated in progressive rounds by panels of judges comprised of faculty, entrepreneurs and members of the business …
https://wmich.edu/news/2013/03/5733
Fountain Plaza reopens after summer improvements
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… Plaza by Western Michigan University's Miller Auditorium officially reopened Oct. 10 with a ribbon-cutting ceremony. The plaza was cordoned off this summer while the area was redesigned to improve … Cowell, Blalock & Associates. Making remarks on behalf of WMU were Dr. John M. Dunn , president; Dr. Richard A. …
https://wmich.edu/news/2013/10/10405
Center for Principled Leadership and Business Strategy launches new podcast, 'The Jungle'
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… a podcast that aims to explore the wild and exciting side of business through thoughtful conversations with executives … and other leaders, is now available through a variety of listening platforms . Hosts Dr. Doug Lepisto and Dr. Derrick McIver , faculty members and co-directors of the center, provide an up-close, unvarnished view into …
https://wmich.edu/news/2020/04/59205
Film students capture top prize in national CNN contest
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… on CNN and singled out for honors by an international team of journalists. Cassandra Stagner a sophomore from Troy, … the WMU students in an April 24 phone call informing them of their win. They will be flown to New York for a two-night … titled "World Press Freedom." working on their own outside of class. They submitted it for the contest in March. "The …
https://wmich.edu/news/2012/04/361
Newell Rubbermaid to build at BTR Park
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… and Research Park KALAMAZOO—A firm that markets some of the best-known consumer brands in the nation will bring … today. Atlanta-based Newell Rubbermaid will open a state-of-the art 40,000-square-foot facility at the park by … as well as WMU's College of Engineering and Applied Sciences and the Southwest Michigan Innovation Center, which …
https://wmich.edu/news/2013/03/6076
Undergraduate, faculty research published in Biochemistry
College of Arts and Sciences
… Six undergraduate and graduate students in the Department of Chemistry recently published their research findings in Biochemistry , a prestigious journal of the American Chemical Society. Their project, led by Dr. … “Research experience is really important, especially in the sciences, because a lot of the careers within the field are …
https://wmich.edu/news/2023/12/73679
WMU's Evaluation Center teams up with CDC to boost disease surveillance and response amid pandemic
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… Submitted by Erin Flynn on KALAMAZOO, Mich.— A team of evaluation experts from WMU’s Evaluation Center is … to develop a strategy that could better track the spread of COVID-19. They’re evaluating an approach to electronic … in how health care providers report on occurrences of conditions or diseases as required by state or local …
https://wmich.edu/news/2020/06/59912