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WMU Alumni Association board OKs $1 million for alumni center

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… of dedication to East Hall and are delighted we've found a way to return this historic site to everyday use," Thomas … able to accomplish with those funds, there could be no better investment in our University and the association's … a Kalamazoo native with lifelong ties to WMU. Preliminary design work on the core of the building is underway, and the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/10/10111

Student skin care company claims entrepreneurship award

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… KALAMAZOO, Mich.—When you have sensitive skin, the struggle to find products that work well for you is very real. … my own research and realized that the reason my skin was always broken out and inflamed was that I kept buying … well on its way to being open for business. The knowledge, support and connections that I gained through Starting Gate …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/07/64816

Researchers consider oral fluid testing as wave of the future for drug treatment, epidemiology

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… Fluids Laboratories) KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Research underway at Western Michigan University could revolutionize the … of testing for drugs, which is subject to abuse. "The main way the outcomes of substance abuse treatment and prevention … laboratory testing out in different publications, plus it supplies our Kalamazoo lab with future science team members …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/01/66863

WMU introduces new tribal governance certificate

College of Arts and Sciences

… tribes), we wondered what type of things WMU could do to support them,” says Dr. Matthew S. Mingus , incoming director … the School of Public Affairs and Administration . “It’s designed the way it is for them, and other individuals connected to them, …

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

Equipped with a WMU engineering degree, Jim Castellano takes on the automotive world

College of Engineering and Applied Sciences

… Mich.— Jim Castellano, B.S.E.’87, vice president design engineering xEV for Hitachi Astemo Americas, is the … personal relationship with my professors and WMU and had always felt comfortable chatting with them about challenges I … industry. I also believe in the concept of payback and what better way to do this than supporting the university that …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/11/73471

WMU Sanford Center program manager helps Burmese-American teens learn about finances

Haworth College of Business

… apply to their real-world experiences as they make their way through high school and middle school. Mora says, “The … these students would carry with them as they make their way through the educational process. “I hope that they will take away the importance of thinking about a career early and what …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/09/72913

Choosing a business minor helps aviation student’s career take flight

Haworth College of Business

… thinking and problem solving in different contexts. Upon enrolling at Western, he selected aviation management … adding a minor in general business would be an excellent way to gain exposure to how common business concepts applied … glad I decided to pursue a business minor. I have always been fascinated with explanations of how and why things …

https://wmich.edu/news/2024/04/75440

Product design student a featured artist at Chicago Museum of Science and Industry

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… Product design student a featured artist at Chicago Museum of Science … Collins' necklace, "Pendant of Nada" CHICAGO—Art has always been part of Kendall Collins' life. "I've been drawing … a sun and moon. His design is meant to blur the lines between traditional technique and futuristic fashion. "I had …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/05/64077

Trustees OK 'solar garden' plans for Parkview Campus

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… Michigan University Board of Trustees Aug. 14 paves the way for Consumers Energy to plant a "solar garden," to … further WMU's image as a sustainable university and help support both education and service on several levels." … Consumers also will provide $55,000 for WMU to construct up to three additional solar systems for research and …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/08/26183

Community, campus programs to honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

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… The MLK Social Justice Book Bowl is a reading competition designed to encourage the love of reading and to promote … from local higher education institutions to build a supportive community to foster youth's creative writing and … in discussion surrounding the differences and similarities between the civil rights era and today. Posters will be …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/12/44323