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Senior engineering students showcase projects at design conference

News

… advisor Dr. Paul Engelmann . Students designed 2D and 3D models to offer a challenging new obstacle course for … with YWCA teachers, staff and volunteers, equipment was built for the new children's play and garden area. The …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/04/52842

Innovative ideas wanted: COVID-19 Response Grant established

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… Innovative ideas wanted: COVID-19 Response Grant established Submitted by … to date—including the creation of face shields using 3D printing—have aided the surrounding health care … for a 12-month project. No extensions will be allowed. Allowable expenses are limited to salary support for staff, …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/04/58925

Kellogg Co. and Consumers Credit Union honored by business career center

Haworth College of Business

… the Kellogg Co. with the first Premier Partner of the Year award and Consumers Credit Union with the first Employer of the Year award at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 23 , in Harrison-Stinson … upholstery for furniture. Additions to the lounge include a mural of the history of the Kellogg Co. and etchings of …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/09/26661

Art grad ready to help others find healing through her craft

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… instructors really made me think about art in a different way and pushed me to experiment with new things," Flanders … she's ready to draw on her gifts to help others.   "I always loved art as a kid, and I started taking it seriously … literacy lessons. I also got to work on large projects like murals with the kids," she says. "One of the activities I …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/12/73705

Students study effectiveness of solar panel placement

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… effects of modifications to its panel layout. The students 3D printed from scratch most of the frame for the five rows … One of the more challenging parts of the project was the careful soldering of the solar panels to the frame, …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/07/53773

Summer camp inspires youth to dream big, envision college life

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… Summer Camp hosted by Western Michigan University’s Lewis Walker Institute for the Study of Race and Ethnic Relations … exciting worlds of mathematics, technology and science in ways that feel relevant to their lives," says Dr. Bianca … at the end of camp. Third and fourth graders learned about 3D printing technology, fifth and sixth graders coded flood …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2025/08/wire-math-science-summer-camp-lewis-walker-institute-2025

Third-annual AMP Lab Open House event welcomes STEAM-curious kids

WMU-Grand Rapids

… have fun building and constructing with Tinker Toys. Kids watch an EggBot translate their design onto a ping-pong … world of STEAM hands-on through robotics demonstrations, 3D printers in action, motorized LEGO building and much more … to dream about careers that will drive technology forward well into the 21st century.” Occupying the first two …

https://wmich.edu/news/2024/03/75134

Students pursue a better roadmap of Mars

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… burn up in the carbon dioxide-rich atmosphere. Each drone was designed with a wingspan of nine meters to carry a less … and scan the surface at 100 times per second to produce a 3D image. This would cover significantly more ground than … satellites currently manage from hundreds of kilometers away. With the anticipated cost of these drones in the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/07/53717

Kalamazoo couple supports product design program with $3 million gift

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… dedicated to innovation, fabrication, rapid prototyping, 3D printing, and woodworking and metalworking. Architectural work is already underway and the goal is to begin construction in spring 2017 and … facility open in summer 2018. "We're so pleased to see the way the University, community and local corporations are …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/12/36937

Spring 2025 student exhibit

University Libraries

… This student exhibit can be found on the second floor of Waldo Library in the rotunda. Avery Mandigo Undergraduate, … of NYC Graphic Design" Digital illustration This piece was created as part of an assignment for the course Cultural … thoughtful, functional art toys, community artworks, and murals. This work is tangible. I live in the duality. I rely …

https://wmich.edu/library/news/2025/02/student-exhibit-spring-2025