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Homecoming Campus Classic features new 5K course

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… if registered before Thursday, Oct. 10. After that and up until the day of the race, the price is an additional $5. … drew about 1,800 participants last year. New 5K course Up Western Avenue to West Michigan Avenue Up West Michigan past Sangren Hall Down Gilkison Avenue Left …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/09/9756

Engineering students set career plans in motion through Grand Rapids internship

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… students during an engineering internship helped suds up sales potential for a boutique soap company. Dan Praise , … students to execute as part of his team. Another involved designing internal components for complex implantable medical … company focused more on process engineering compared to design engineering at Moetion Technologies. “Being here is a …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2025/08/dan-praise-landon-sykes-complete-engineering-internship-moetion-technologies

Tickets still available for Demetri Martin comedy show

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… are still available for Demetri Martin's stand-up comedy show at 8 p.m. Tuesday, April 10, in Western … "Important Things with Demetri Martin." He released a stand-up CD/DVD, "These are Jokes," which was released by Comedy … Programs office at (269) 387-2118. Contact: Tonya Durlach April 2, 2012 …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/04/205

Mayo Clinic biologist is at the cutting edge of cancer research

W Magazine

… also activate the anti-cancer immunity." Suryawanshi grew up in Latur, India and was working as a surgeon in Mumbai … research interests." His work at WMU helped set Suryawanshi up for success when it came time to apply for jobs. "It gave … Suryawanshi says. "What I learned at WMU helped me stay up to date with cutting-edge cancer research and match with …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/06/57078

WMU business professors see signs of economic recovery amid pandemic

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… WMU business professors see signs of economic recovery amid pandemic Submitted by Erin Flynn on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—COVID-19 upended life as we know it and sent the global economy into … that account for over a third of our economy are now struggling with COVID. What happens if there's a second wave? …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/08/60747

WMU-trained high school teacher clues students in to forensic science

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… scenes high school science teacher Kathy Mirakovits sets up for her students sometimes appear to be gory and are … There may be blood splatter, possibly fingerprints. It is up to her students to detect and decipher the clues that … about the direction and force of injury?  Questions pile up, and students are challenged to use chemistry, biology, …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/04/46642

Education students mingle with reptiles during visit from alligator sanctuary

College of Education and Human Development

… an African sulcata tortoise, is 30 years old and could live up to170 years. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Students from the College … Sanctuary is a place for people to have hands-on and up-close opportunities to observe the animals in a … EDUCATION AT WMU The elementary education program is designed to prepare candidates to excel as teachers in today’s …

https://wmich.edu/news/2024/05/75512

Candidate forum for local state House seats set for Oct. 5

Government Relations

… extra credit for attending the forum may request that a sign-in sheet be available at the door. Contact the Office …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/09/34880

From Geology to Aviation Business – William Walles Crafts a Career with United Airlines

College of Aviation

… Walles reviewing the United Airlines Cargo Operation up-close William Walles, a 2019 alumnus of the College of … Boeing 777. United utilizes 25,000 ULDs to move cargo and baggage A typical college experience played a role -- … improve our trucking network and reduce costs."  Walles designed a system "from the ground up" to "drive our costs …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2024/05/walles-united-airlines

Climate crisis causes crescendo of catastrophe

W Magazine

… are plagued with extreme drought. An ancient river dries up, unearthing a historic artifact submerged for centuries. … anymore. And Lake Mead, with the Hoover Dam, is drying up," she says. "We're in a land of extremes at this point … warming, we're only talking about the temperature going up. When we're talking about global climate change, we're …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/11/69852