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'MythBusters' duo to appear at Miller Auditorium
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… starring Jamie Hyneman and Adam Savage , co-hosts of the Emmy-nominated Discovery series "MythBusters," is … "MythBusters Jamie & Adam Unleashed!" presents a evening of on-stage experiments, audience participation, exciting … to assist in their mind-twisting approaches to science. One of the most highly regarded and watched series on the …
https://wmich.edu/news/2015/02/21641
Special Olympics Michigan basketball state finals return to WMU
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… Student Recreation Center. Unified basketball teams consist of players both with and without intellectual disabilities. … effort among Special Olympics-Michigan, the staff members of University Recreation and the Epsilon Alpha Chapter of Phi Epsilon Kappa, the event is planned, staged and …
https://wmich.edu/news/2017/02/37900
Campus events scheduled for Veterans Week
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… run, gift card giveaway and pancake breakfast are some of the activities planned Monday through Saturday, Nov. 6-11 , in recognition of Veterans Day on the campus of Western Michigan University. Sponsored by the Office of …
https://wmich.edu/news/2017/11/43613
George 'Stewart' Johnson obituary
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… faculty member, died Aug. 6 . He was 96. Johnson, of Grand Rapids and Spring Lake, joined the WMU faculty in 1960 and retired in 1984 after 24 years of service to the University. He was a professor of mechanical engineering, including serving as the …
https://wmich.edu/news/2017/08/42231
Engineering students show innovations at annual conference
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… University will showcase and demonstrate imaginative and often highly technical projects this month during the 54th … from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m . Tuesday, April 15 , at the College of Engineering and Applied Sciences on WMU's Parkview … to solve problems facing business and industry. Many of the projects are sponsored by 40 southwest Michigan …
https://wmich.edu/news/2014/04/14936
Sales students continue high performance at national competitions
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… level at national competitions, finishing fifth in a field of 40 universities competing in this year's Russ Berrie … National Sales Challenge . The two-person team was composed of Asad Khaja of Kalamazoo and Alexa DeVos of Grand Rapids. In addition to …
https://wmich.edu/news/2014/12/20776
Ten films to be shown during WMU World Languages Film Festival
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… will be screened on successive weekends this month as part of the second annual Kalamazoo World Languages Film … cinematic extravaganza bringing together disparate corners of the world takes place Friday through Sunday, March 18-20 … cinema The festival is dedicated to the presentation of the world's original creative cinema. Its format was …
https://wmich.edu/news/2016/03/30767
Fashion startup focused on sustainability wins WMU's business pitch competition
Haworth College of Business
… Soma: Up-Cycled Shirts. Soma's company addresses the issue of the nearly 16 million tons of textile waste generated annually. The company's shirts … pockets for individuals who bruise easily due to the use of blood thinners. Third place and an $800 prize went to …
https://wmich.edu/news/2019/03/52258
Nobel laureate to give public talk
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… will present a public talk Friday, March 18 , as part of the opening activities for the 2016 Great Lakes PeaceJam … International Campaign to Ban Landmines were co-recipients of the 1997 Nobel Peace Prize for their work to clear … The regional PeaceJam conference brings together hundreds of high school-age children throughout Illinois, Indiana, …
https://wmich.edu/news/2016/03/30621
Students, public invited to career fairs held this fall
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… public but aimed at WMU students and recent alumni. Members of the public, along with students and alumni from WMU and … although attendees will need to go through check-in at many of the events. Those planning to attend a fair are encouraged to review the event's online listing of employers that have registered to participate and to note …
https://wmich.edu/news/2019/09/55090