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WMU revels in 'All-Steinway' status for 100-year-old music school

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… celebrated School of Music will hit its 100th anniversary this year as the first university in Michigan to be named an … instruments make quite an impression, especially on those visiting the school for the first time," says Dr. David J. … Conservatory of Music, Yale School of Music, the Curtis Institute, the University of Cincinnati College …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/03/6009

Eaton sponsoring, mentoring WMU engineering students

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… vehicles to compete against other collegiate teams this year in solar, baja and formula-style races. Several … Eaton funding and mentoring. The Sunseeker solar race team is developing a solar-powered vehicle for the American Solar Challenge, which is run on highways across the U.S. As one of only a handful …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/04/6619

WMU service-learning, community work wins national praise

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… WMU service-learning, community work wins national praise Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on KALAMAZOO—The … Service has named Western Michigan University to a select list of the nation's colleges and universities that earned a … Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll With Distinction . The Honor Roll recognizes higher education …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/03/5565

Students earn accolades for innovative construction adhesives research

College of Engineering and Applied Sciences

… withstand extreme weather, earthquakes and other threats. Israel Medrano Israel Medrano and Sneha Nath earned a top 15 recognition … for their research in structural adhesives at the Louis Stokes Alliances for Minority Participation program, …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/01/66837

WMU introduces new tribal governance certificate

College of Arts and Sciences

… at WMU on April 13 where special guest Bryan Newland, assistant secretary of Indian Affairs in the U.S. Department of … in tribal governance, Western Michigan University is giving students the chance to expand their knowledge of … culture, government and sovereignty while also establishing a closer relationship with the local Indigenous …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/05/71601

Two Broncos tapped to help address racial disparity in COVID-19 outcomes

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… Two Broncos tapped to help address racial disparity in COVID-19 outcomes Submitted by Erin Flynn on LANSING, Mich.—Across the nation, COVID-19 is infecting tens of thousands of people daily, but it's … for many Michiganders beyond COVID-19." One of the biggest challenges facing the task force is time. The group is

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/05/59420

New program pairs Western students with MSP to bring justice in unsolved murders

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… Michigan State Police Detective First Lieutenant Chuck Christensen, center, talks with students in a lab on campus. … alleviate some of the heavy lifting from the front end of this," says Detective First Lieutenant Chuck Christensen . "I'm excited to get started." Christensen …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/03/63526

Western recognized for its support of wounded military members

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… next to a helicopter at a base in Diyarbakir, Turkey, is an Air Force veteran and Western geographic information … Operation Hat Trick (OHT) named Western as a finalist for its 2021 Excellence in Service Award and will make a … on the University’s behalf. Western was one of seven finalists that included Texas A&M University, University of …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/07/64735

Landscape Services plants seeds of stewardship, innovation on WMU campus

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… staff are hundreds, if not thousands, of plants saved by Christopher Jackson —a greenhouse specialist who could easily add seedling savior to his title. … staff inside Finch Greenhouse. "It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say there were 10,000 baby plants generated …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/07/60122

Self-watering planters sow seeds of sustainability across campus

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… Mich.—A planting project with roots in sustainability is blossoming at Western Michigan University. Crews from … carpet and include a reservoir to hold water as well as a moisture-wicking system. David Prellwitz carries one of the … time to get all of the pots and flats ready to go. "The biggest challenge was space or, more specifically, lack of …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/05/64318