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Award-winning short story author next in Gwen Frostic Reading Series
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… Mich.—A nationally acclaimed short story writer will be the next reader in the Fall 2017 Gwen Frostic Reading … Series. Danielle Evans , author of the story collection "Before You Suffocate Your Own Fool Self," will read from her … and African American teenagers, women and men struggling to find a place in their families and communities. …
https://wmich.edu/news/2017/10/43411
WMU nursing students lead hospital study that could change future of pressure-wound monitoring
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… Borgess's Navigation Center to the hospital where they will begin observing patients. Western's student leaders gathered the largest number of student volunteers to date for the IPUP Survey at Ascension Borgess Hospital. Maddie Bees helps fellow nursing students enter information into …
https://wmich.edu/news/2024/04/75334
Philanthropic opportunities uncorked with new WMU wine
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… one of the reasons consumers will buy Bronconess wine is because the idea of Bronconess is a badge of identity for … and business strategy program strives to provide the best experiential learning for business students in the … The students' hope is that the concept of Bronconess goes beyond the wine project and becomes a point of pride for all …
https://wmich.edu/news/2019/10/55583
WMU named Michigan's top affordable university
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… international editions focusing on locations around the globe. In addition to providing and analyzing business news, the site aggregates top news stories on various subjects from around the web. The affordable colleges story can be found at http://read.bi/2tZURju . For more WMU news, arts …
https://wmich.edu/news/2017/08/41578
With rural and small clinics in mind, professor uses COVID-19 grant to create low-cost respiratory device
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… 3D printer and is a self-taught coder. The spirometer idea began by recognizing a need, says Danna-dos-Santos, who is a … low-cost materials that are easily replaceable. He will be applying Institutional Review Board approval to initially … device with Unified Clinics patients, and he hopes by December he’ll have all the data he needs to apply for a patent. …
https://wmich.edu/news/2020/07/60231
Graduate success reaches all-time high at WMU
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… job at the Family Health Center in Kalamazoo. College may be a place to go, but Western Michigan University students, faculty and staff know that WMU is a place to become. A survey of 2018-19 graduates offers proof: 94% … history of the survey. "When we say Western is a place to become, we mean it's a place to prepare for your future," …
https://wmich.edu/news/2020/01/57465
Variety of WMU summer camps offered for young people
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… summer camps for students from preschool to high school and beyond, covering a wide variety of interests during June, … of all camps, with new listings added as information becomes available, can be found at wmich.edu/admissions/camps . Some scholarships …
https://wmich.edu/news/2017/03/38468
WMU researchers hope to revolutionize papermaking with $2.5M grant
College of Engineering and Applied Sciences
… College of Engineering and Applied Sciences has been awarded a $2.5 million U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) … energy and reduce carbon output when treating wood chips before they go through a conventional chemical pulping … chemicals and lower temperatures, but this method can also be incorporated into existing paper manufacturing processes …
https://wmich.edu/news/2023/10/73114
National Book Award finalist next up in Frostic Reading Series
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… Mich.—A finalist for the National Book Award will be the first reader in the spring 2017 Gwen Frostic Reading … from his works at 8 p.m. Thursday, March 16 , in 208-209 Bernhard Center. The reading is free and open to the public. … and its aftermath." In it, Hopler describes the struggle to live with great loss, an undertaking that takes him …
https://wmich.edu/news/2017/03/38660
Take advantage of global engagement opportunities in April
Haenicke Institute for Global Education
… From the 'Kalamazoo Case' to the 'Kalamazoo Promise' and Beyond" lecture —6 p.m. in 204 Bernhard Center, hosted by the Center for the Study of … course is a basic introduction to the Arabic language for beginners. All materials are provided; registration is …
https://wmich.edu/news/2018/03/45682