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Engineering students showcase solutions to business and industry problems
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… Engineering and Design Tuesday, Dec. 6 , at the College of Engineering and Applied Sciences. The event, from … Parkview Campus, is free and open to the public. A total of 121 seniors will present 44 projects they have completed … to solve problems facing business and industry. Many of the projects are sponsored by southwest Michigan …
https://wmich.edu/news/2016/12/36735
Barbara A. Barton obituary
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… Barbara A. Barton, Western Michigan University associate professor emerita of social work, died June 15. She was 55. Barton, of Kalamazoo, joined the WMU faculty in 2005 and retired in …
https://wmich.edu/news/2017/06/40725
Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson to speak on campus
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… Tyson , astrophysicist, best-selling author and host of the television series "Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey" and … event that will transport audiences to the nucleus of an atom and the farthest reaches of the universe as he explores humanity’s quest for …
https://wmich.edu/news/2015/10/27895
Fall residence hall sign-up begins
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… housing on Tuesday, Jan. 19. Residence Life has a variety of halls to choose from, and each one has something unique to offer with different room features, living options and … In addition to the social and academic benefits of living on campus, students who choose to live in …
https://wmich.edu/news/2016/01/29695
'West Side Story' tour features two Kalamazoo performances
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… Auditorium Nov. 13-14 KALAMAZOO—The hit Broadway revival of "West Side Story" is coming to Western Michigan … millerauditorium.com "West Side Story" tells the story of star-crossed lovers Tony and Maria as they struggle to … that surrounds them. "West Side Story" is viewed as one of the greatest love stories of all time, and remains …
https://wmich.edu/news/2012/11/2980
Robert S. Wirbel obituary
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… the WMU staff in 1964 and retired in 1987 after 23 years of service to the University. He was a security officer for many years at WMU and retired as administrator of safety in the Division of Environmental Health and Safety …
https://wmich.edu/news/2015/09/26587
Public Safety officers investigate Asylum Lake armed robbery
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… Public Safety officers investigate Asylum Lake armed robbery Submitted by … on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Western Michigan University Department of Public Safety officers are investigating an armed robbery that took place …
https://wmich.edu/news/2014/09/19290
WMU BTR Park welcomes new architectural and engineering firm
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… Business Technology and Research Park melds a tradition of sustainability and a vision aimed at protecting the … community that was already full after a reconfiguration of the facility freed up the 3,500 square feet. Seven … The organization is chartered by the Pokagon Band of Potawatomi to conduct all nongaming, for-profit business …
https://wmich.edu/news/2014/10/19492
WMU alum finds success in Broadway's 'Hamilton'
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… Flynn on Mikey Winslow poses backstage during a performance of "Hamilton" on Broadway. NEW YORK—A Western Michigan … graduate is dancing his way into the spotlight in one of the hottest shows on Broadway. Mikey Winslow , who … with a music theatre performance degree, joined the cast of "Hamilton" on Broadway in January. "It's pretty wild. It …
https://wmich.edu/news/2019/03/52509
Dance students return from service trip in Panama
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… the second year WMU students have participated in the nonprofit service program, Movement Exchange, which provides … United States. The student "dance diplomats" spent the week of May 7-14 dancing, learning and inspiring young people by … and teaching classes with dance majors at the University of Panama, taking a contemporary/aerial dance class from a …
https://wmich.edu/news/2017/06/40282