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22nd annual Ribfest comes to Kalamazoo

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… Saturday, Aug. 1-3 KALAMAZOO—Country band Lonestar will be the featured entertainment for Ribfest Kalamazoo, which … Arcadia Creek Festival Place. Admission is free Thursday before 4 p.m. and $5 after 4 p.m. Admission Friday and … Cost is $50 for amateurs and $75 for professionals with cash prizes. Judges are from the Southwest Michigan Culinary …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/07/8309

With a mentor by her side, Abbie Meredith is embracing her WMU experience

College of Engineering and Applied Sciences

… advice about my career path and gives me insight into what I can expect as I go into industry.”  The College of … program meant discussions about various topics, including beliefs on leadership styles, professional development and …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/04/71514

Engineering students design concussion sensor for football helmets

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… KALAMAZOO, Mich.—At a time when football concussions are triggering lawsuits and making headlines, students at Western Michigan University have come up with a device that can be implanted in a football helmet to monitor the severity …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/07/17339

Researcher who models off-world storms earns NASA fellowship

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… fellowship Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Brueshaber KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Figuring out how the weather on Earth … giant gas planets. Shawn R. Brueshaber , a doctoral candidate at Western Michigan University, is trying to do … it plunged a broad area of Canada and the United States into a bitter deep freeze. Profs provide extra support …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/11/36117

WMU commercialization center invests in nervous system breakthrough

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… recently assembled to advance technology its founders believe can transform medical care for people who suffer a … the commercial arena. Established in 2003 with an initial cash infusion of $10 million from the Michigan Economic …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/05/555

Joey Pisano scrubs into sales: finds his passion in the medical device industry

Haworth College of Business

… Joey Pisano scrubs into sales: finds his passion in the medical device industry … found both his professional passion and a place where he belongs during his time at WMU. Originally from Bloomfield … The autonomy within sales is also very appealing because it can give me more time to travel the world!” WMU Haworth has …

https://wmich.edu/business/news/2024/12/sale-business-marketingjoey-pisanomedical-device-sales

Additional shows added to Miller Auditorium's 2015-16 season

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… Series: The Piano Guys, Gold Company's "Anything You Can Sing, We Can Swing Better!" and Daniel Tiger's "Neighborhood Live!" Tickets are … Dec. 5 What began as an experiment and then exploded into an Internet phenomenon has now evolved into an …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/05/23570

Business pitch competition open to WMU student entrepreneurs

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… campus are invited to present their business pitches for cash prizes totaling $4,000 at the third annual Pitch … at Western Michigan University. Aspiring entrepreneurs will be asked to develop a three-minute pitch about an innovative … idea for an audience of potential investors. Students will be evaluated in progressive rounds by panels of judges …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/02/21767

Spencer Gould is energized for his future

Haworth College of Business

… of Business. A business analytics major, he has jumped into the exciting opportunities and experiences at WMU … technology,” he says. “Artificial intelligence is already being touted as the next big revolution in business and it … profession holds many unknowns, his academic plan is one he can count on. With the help of the WMU Haworth academic …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/10/73047

Trustees approve moving ahead with downtown property shifts

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… land transfers are contingent on Kalamazoo County entering into a purchase agreement with MW Acquisitions LLC for one … the development. Owners of the reconfigured area would then be MW Acquisitions and then Kalamazoo County, and WMU. Vice … set deadlines for WMU to commence construction on a significant project or allow DTI to purchase the property. Those …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/03/38755