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Greek Festival features Sugar Ray, Locash Cowboys

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… Festival Place. Gates open at 11 a.m. each day, and admission is free until 4 p.m. Admission Thursday, $7 from 4 to 10:30 p.m. Friday and …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/05/15844

WMU instructor, students team up to build a better bone model

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… up to build a better bone model Submitted by Paula M. Davis on Walcott, a master faculty specialist who teaches anatomy and commissioned the bone model, indicates where the ethmoid is

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/12/36967

New scholarship honors WMU graduate's life-changing mentor

College of Arts and Sciences

… on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—If not for a special person in his life, Dr. Hashem Akhavan-Tafti would have never ended up … at Western Michigan University, a move that he says "saved his life." Now, Akhavan-Tafti and his wife, SuzAnne, have … Akhavan-Tafti ended up at a school in Indiana, where he struggled to acclimate to his new surroundings. He contacted …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/12/36667

Investment, pandemic pivot spur success for genomics company

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… company Genemarkers' exponential growth. It's an accomplishment being celebrated by the Biosciences Research and … time, it helped Genemarkers thrive. With demand reaching upward of 20,000 tests per week, the operation grew from … and friends who have started their own ventures in bigger cities missed out on. The Genemarkers staff has grown …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/05/64148

Sales students shine during two national competitions

Haworth College of Business

… place team honors at the competition. WMU students also finished strong in the State Farm Marketing and Sales … experience for our students," says Dr. Kelley O'Reilly , assistant professor of marketing. "Our students represent the … adrenaline and confidence happening all at the once is something I will never forget. It was definitely …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/12/28900

Jazz Orchestra wins perfect score at Notre Dame collegiate fest

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… and pocketed Outstanding Band and four Outstanding Soloist awards at the 56th annual University of Notre Dame … . The festival, held Friday and Saturday, Feb. 28-March 1, is the oldest and one of the most prestigious collegiate … of music and orchestra director. "He basically verbally hugged the band for 15 minutes and concluded with, 'It was a …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/03/14317

Rachel Kushner's Frostic Reading Series appearance rescheduled

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… on Kushner KALAMAZOO—An author who has twice been a finalist for the National Book Award has rescheduled her reading … Thursday, Feb. 20 , in the Little Theatre. Her appearance is free and open to the public. Rachel Kushner In addition … Award nominations, Kushner is the recipient of a 2013 Guggenheim Fellowship. Her fiction and essays appear regularly …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/02/13354

All things Russian to highlight 20th annual Russian Festival

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… some 1,000 attendees who immerse themselves in Russian history, music, art, dance and crafts while mingling with people wearing authentic Russian costumes. This year's festival will feature a series of humanities … history, literature, cultural symbolism, painted pysanki eggs and study abroad. At 11 a.m., Dr. Inna Molitoris , a …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/11/28235

Kalamazoo to be home to nation's first sustainable brewing degree

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… which addresses some of the industry's most pressing issues, has been developed with input from a growing external advisory board that already includes 10 of Michigan's top craft … curriculum. "Water use and water recovery are among the top issues among craft brewers around the nation," says, Dr. …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/01/21143

John Bennett obituary

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… 18 years of service to the University. At the time of his retirement, he was a shift supervisor in what is now Facilities Management-building custodial and support …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/04/46240