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WMU grad student wins coveted NEA creative writing fellowship

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… KALAMAZOO—A Western Michigan University graduate student is one of 40 people nationwide to be awarded a 2013 National … in notifying the winners. "The acknowledgement of my work is great," Brimhall says. "But there are so many other … Non-profit arts organizations in 47 states and in the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico received grants along …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/12/3834

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

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… 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

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

Free shred event scheduled for campus community

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… and recycled. The campus Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act Committee is hosting the event from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. in Lot 41 near … the truck. All plastic and metal must be removed, but there is no need to remove rubber bands or paperclips. CDs, DVDs, VHS and floppy disks will also be accepted but must be placed in a separate …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/10/43127

Senior engineering students showcase projects at design conference

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… are among the capstone projects that will be showcased this month by senior engineering students at Western Michigan … WMU's 62nd Conference on Senior Engineering and Design is free and open to the public. It will take place from  … aimed at optimizing a food cooling process for the Kellogg Co. and an effort aimed at developing a new hand switch …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/04/46348