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The Velvelettes: A legendary Motown group born on Western's campus

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… needs a name. Street was studying French at the time and suggested Les Jolies Femmes—French for The Pretty Women. The … an uncle who has a recording studio called Hitsville USA. Why don't you come and audition?'" Barbee-McNeal says. The … two singles in 1963, "There He Goes" and "That's the Reason Why," with a young Stevie Wonder playing harmonica. The …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/02/63261

Business experts predict disruption, shortages, flexibility and inflation in store for 2022

Haworth College of Business

… College of Business and professor of management, speaks to why you may encounter adjusted hours at many businesses, …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/11/66267

WMU engineering student excels in the classroom, on the rugby field

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… "I want to do something in aerospace. I don't know why but space has always been a deep love of mine. Hopefully … how my interest could translate into an actual career. He suggested looking into engineering."  Backe works on a design …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/05/53485

Three high-profile graduates to receive WMU's top alumni honor

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… He is the host and executive producer of "Ed Gordon," an hourlong quarterly news magazine on Bounce TV, as well as host … aims through state-of-the-art DNA sequencing to discover why and how tumors become resistant to drugs. One of his …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/09/49360

Brontosaurus will take Western's dinosaur park to new heights

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… allowing visitors to walk among titans of the Triassic, juggernauts of the Jurassic and creatures of the Cretaceous. … for local families looking for outdoor fun. But there's a bigger picture Gillespie is thinking about. Science ROCKS! … kids as it is educational for Western students. "I thought, why don't we turn it into an outdoor lab area where we could …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/06/64382

Empowered by freedom after years in refugee camps, Medallion Scholar ready to change the world

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… kept me alive over there. It made me really happy. That's why I chose to study political science at Western—to be an …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/05/64194

Behind-the-scenes New York Fashion Week experience solidifies future for Western fashion design student

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… online one day and quickly changed her tune. "I don't know why I looked it up, but I was just sucked in. It was like a … by an exclusive experience at one of the fashion world's biggest events. "If I hadn't come to Western, I don't think …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/03/71033

Preparing to prosper: Broncos get resume-worthy experience through internships

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… to GPI, companies and organizations like Stryker, Kellogg’s, Eaton, Landscape Forms, Ascension Borgess, Bronson … "For us, the connection to the University was key. That's why we called it 'Project Bronco.' And we have a lot of …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/08/68872

Fifty years of working at WMU evokes brown, 'golden' memories

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… forecasts back then, so I didn't have my boots, which is why you'll always see a pair in my car from Oct. 1 until …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/09/18609

From Lake Michigan to the Skies: The Journey of Two WMU Aviation Alumni Soaring with Delta

College of Aviation

… at the college's base of operations at Battle Creek's Kellogg Field, worked three years as a flight instructor, served … "It was a cool memory, made even cooler when the Kellogg control tower remembered my name."   …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2025/02/abuzir-quandt