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WMU 3D printers producing face shields and masks for health care workers
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… during the COVID-19 patient surge. Dylan Ledbetter , assistant director of Information Technology labs and the Help Desk at WMU, says his office is making face shields to go to the Sindecuse … printers running simultaneously all day, we expect to make upward of at least 70 shields per day,” Ledbetter says. …
https://wmich.edu/news/2020/04/58813
Virtual and in-person summer camps offered at Western
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… University, pending approval of safety plans and registration with the Office of Precollege Programming. … in the coming weeks. Some of the options already planned this year include virtual and in-person courses through the … , and include Graphic Novels, Playwriting, SurvivalCraft, Cryptography, Where Does Your Water Go?, Virtual Reality and …
https://wmich.edu/news/2021/03/63704
Public career fairs, special events for WMU students slated
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… are free and being held on WMU's main campus. No pre-registration is required. For directions to the University or a campus map, visit wmich.edu/maps . In addition, a special event has been …
https://wmich.edu/news/2016/10/35635
Humanities speaker series focuses on education in the 21st century
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… the Humanities stages its 2017-18 speaker series, "The Promise of Education." Five scholars and authors from across the … Michigan University campus to examine how education promises to be the key to a good life in the 21st century, yet … public school teachers and university professors struggle to define and defend the goals of a liberal education …
https://wmich.edu/news/2017/09/42622
Political economy of inequality examined during Sichel Series
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… Irene and Bernhard L. Schwartz Professor of Economic Analysis and director of the Schwartz Center for Economic Policy Analysis at the New School of Social Research in New York. Her topic is "The Political Economy of Retirement Time Inequality in …
https://wmich.edu/news/2017/09/42434
Brown University professor to kick off Ethics Center fall 2017 season
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… Baruch KALAMAZOO, Mich.—The belief that practicing medicine is an art will come into sharper focus when a Brown … in Society's fall 2017 lecture series. Dr. Jay Baruch , assistant professor of emergency medicine at the Warren Alpert … and Fear." Thursday, Oct 19: Dr. Kentaro Toyama, W.K. Kellogg Professor of Community Information, University of …
https://wmich.edu/news/2017/09/42292
WMU to host watch party for football bowl announcements
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… Mich.—The Western Michigan University football team is hosting a football bowl announcement watch party Sunday, … are encouraged to be in their seats by 2 p.m. General admission is free; there is no reserved seating. Concessions will be …
https://wmich.edu/news/2016/12/36760
WMU engineer receives ADVANCE proof of concept grant
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… , WMU professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering, is among the five people who have received an ADVANCE Grant so far this spring. The grants provide an incentive for faculty … to advance their technologies toward commercialization. This funding program is administered by Michigan State …
https://wmich.edu/news/2018/06/47498
Kalamazoo Ribfest features food, entertainment
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… KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Kalamazoo's annual Ribfest is Thursday through Saturday, Aug. 6-8 , featuring three … and Saturday. A local event for more than 20 years, Ribfest is one of the oldest festivals in downtown Kalamazoo, and it … to 3:30 p.m., Absolute Addiction 4 to 5 p.m., Slim Gypsy Baggage 5:30 to 6:30 p.m., Delilah DeWylde and the Lost Boys 7 …
https://wmich.edu/news/2015/07/25823
Revised strategic plan being implemented through 2020
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… Revised strategic plan being implemented through 2020 Submitted … on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Now that the new academic year is underway, faculty and staff members across the Western … direction for the next five years. WMU trustees adopted this road map for the future in March, following nearly a year …
https://wmich.edu/news/2016/09/34750