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Pandemic didn’t swallow restaurant industry’s appetite for innovation

W Magazine

… by Erin Flynn on Old Burdick's Bar and Grill in Kalamazoo is among the many restaurants to create new outdoor seating … to cope, whether it’s the ‘new normal’ or this is just what it is now. We’ve seen some really creative approaches,” … down dancing. That was an example of a business that used what they had and figured out how to best make it work, and …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/03/63904

WIDR staff brings home two national awards for Best Radio Drama and Best Faculty Advisor

Student Affairs

… national awards for Best Radio Drama and Best Faculty Advisor Submitted by Kaitlynn Boot on (L-R) (Front) Ryan … Dillon's approach "allows us to grow and shape WIDR into what we want, and what we think it should be."   The nomination came as a …

https://wmich.edu/news/2024/03/75005

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

Film festival examines human inequality, solutions

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… Feb. 21 , "The System"—Producer Common returns to his hometown of Chicago, the epicenter of national debates around police violence, racism and accountability. Working with community activists and … how a government could poison its own citizens, what forces may have been at work, and how specific policies …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/02/45308

Allison Downey featured at Ann Arbor storytelling festival

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… Allison Downey featured at Ann Arbor storytelling festival … Western Michigan University education professor is continuing to make waves with her storytelling pursuits … resurgence of personal storytelling as a popular genre and what makes a good storytelling performance. Last year, she …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/02/154

Miller Auditorium to host 'psychotic puppet party'

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… the skilled art of puppetry and spontaneous comedy collide, is coming to Western Michigan University's Miller Auditorium … Unpredictable and irreverent, "Puppet Up! – Uncensored" is never the same show twice. Expert puppeteers create twisted scenes and songs on the fly, as suggestions from the audience prompt the improvised story …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/03/14026

WMU Sky Broncos win regional competition seventh year in row

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… row Submitted by Deanne Puca on The Sky Broncos flight precision team. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Western Michigan University's precision flight team, the Sky Broncos , won the National … national SAFECON set to take place May 18-23 in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. This year's win marks the seventh consecutive …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/10/56173

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

Princeton Review names WMU to 'Best Midwestern Colleges' list

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… Princeton Review names WMU to 'Best Midwestern Colleges' list Submitted by Deanne Puca on WMU makes Princeton Review list. KALAMAZOO—Western Michigan University has once again … whose recommendations we invite. We also take into account what students at the schools reported to us about their …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/08/1296

National experts to share insights at first leadership conference

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… Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on DESIGNEDtoLEAD is a conference organized 'for students by students.' … develop philosophies of leadership and identify ways to distinguish themselves as leaders within organizations will … "We want every student from WMU who believes they have what it takes to be the future leaders in their careers and …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/10/10147