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Severe weather closes WMU on Thursday, Feb. 25
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… emergency services, Western Michigan University's campus is closed Thursday, Feb. 25 , because of severe weather … Programs Web page for information about those locations. This article will be updated with event cancellations and … hours as information becomes available. Events All events listed on the University events calendar are canceled unless …
https://wmich.edu/news/2016/02/30604
Researchers snag prestigious National Science Foundation prize
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… National Science Foundation prize Submitted by Paula M. Davis on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Three Western Michigan University … nuclei behave at high temperatures. In atomic nuclei, what mechanism underlies superfluidity—the property of … to store, manage and transfer these massive data sets. What the algorithmic tools uncover about genes and proteins …
https://wmich.edu/news/2017/10/43181
Booth signup underway for 34th Bronco Bash
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… 34th annual Bronco Bash at Western Michigan University is set for 3 to 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 5 , on the Sangren Pedestrian Mall. The early registration deadline for booth space is 5 p.m. Friday, Aug. 1. Applications submitted after that …
https://wmich.edu/news/2014/06/16542
WMU education instructors offer advice for parents navigating virtual learning with young kids
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… on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Keeping a kindergartner engaged with his or her teacher over a tablet while a client waits for you … kids for a normal in-person school year, talking about what the classroom will look like, the supplies they'll need … screen for longer periods of time. To help focus, Doudna suggests introducing sensory toys such as fidget spinners, …
https://wmich.edu/news/2020/08/60874
Communication professor's immersive exhibit in media and news literacy will debut at Kalamazoo Valley Museum
College of Arts and Sciences
… Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Sue Ellen Christian works with interns and Kalamazoo Valley Museum staff … invite users to question how they get information and what information they decide to trust. It teaches users … literacy is all about inquiry; who made this and why? What does this message want me to do, think or believe? The …
https://wmich.edu/news/2022/02/67102
Engineering students lead cutting-edge automation research at WMU
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… at WMU Submitted by Erin Flynn on Lt. Gov. Garlin Gilchrist, left, sits alongside Jean Ruestman, administrator of … says. Of course, focusing on work isn't hard when it's what you love to do. "It's my passion now, being able to do … be able to have the experience I am now if I went to a bigger school. There's no way I'd be involved this closely …
https://wmich.edu/news/2019/10/56105
Identity, purpose take center stage in WMU Theatre's 'Dontrell, Who Kissed the Sea'
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… purpose take center stage in WMU Theatre's 'Dontrell, Who Kissed the Sea' Submitted by Erin Flynn on Kemar Williams … American young man who's trying to discover his roots and what that means. And telling it in a poetic way and in a … strikes a personal chord with Harrington, who has also struggled to learn about her own roots. "Because of the history …
https://wmich.edu/news/2023/01/70533
Western students break down barriers through music with United Sound
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… Submitted by Erin Flynn on Lynn Edwin and Mindy Chin assist AJ Maynard as he plays trumpet with the United States … Jailene Rodas-Sandoval, Alyson Johnson, Bethany Driggers, Cody Gibbs, Destiny Miskey and Sydney Grenier. … And her mentors … said, 'Let's go look at the band and see what they're doing.' And she just got so excited, and after …
https://wmich.edu/news/2023/01/70294
WMU student recognized by Google, takes first place in competition
Haworth College of Business
… Mainz—University of Applied Sciences, Germany; and Ananta Vishain from BIMTECH, India. The team analyzed Google’s … place where they could have the most impact with their suggestions. Evaluating Google’s most active social … In fact, it felt like the team had great intuition into what the reader would want to know next. The method to parse …
https://wmich.edu/news/2022/01/66824
'Choir for Good' sets the stage for students to explore purpose, amplify nonprofits
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… KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Western Michigan University students are raising their voices to raise money for charitable … changed so much that choral music would never return to what it was," says Kimberly Dunn Adams , director of choral … says Adams. "This is really outside the box from what we normally do in the choral program, so it really …
https://wmich.edu/news/2021/03/63487