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Art and science project highlights importance of not blowing off STEAM

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… on A view through a sculpture featuring Kalamazoo River water at musicians who created an original composition from … 2018 by choosing a local material to analyze. From river water to honey to coffee beans, students collected samples … an opportunity to creatively and effectively communicate scientific knowledge, which he calls a necessary and …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/07/54132

WMU's Heritage Hall garners highest green building ranking

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… building ranking. Historic Heritage Hall The University was notified June 2 by the U.S. Green Building Council, … first LEED Platinum building. Heritage Hall, which was opened in 1905, was WMU's first building and sits atop … including Sangren Hall, which was certified LEED Gold in 2014. Certification is pending for five additional …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/06/40423

Anthropologist's research expertise showcased in 'Nova' documentary

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… cliff sides looking for clues to how people found their way into an area called "The Roof of the World" and adapted … disease, to signs of trauma and recovery," Eng says. "The ways in which people are buried also offer clues about … filled with human bones and important artifacts, including gold masks and Chinese silk dating back a thousand-plus …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/01/37588

Connecting passion with purpose, music graduate sets sights on art management

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… Domingo.  Peña Cabreja sings with an orchestra. "Yes, there was architecture, but every time there was an audition, I was there. Every time there was a gig, I … the programs are so amazing," she says, citing the renowned Gold Company jazz ensemble and the opportunities in the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/12/62476

University photographer shares top photos

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… early childhood education major, poses on campus. Emily Stewart leads Western's football team into Waldo Stadium aboard a horse named Triumph. The Broncos went … provost and vice president for academic affairs, holds a Gold Gathering luncheon at the Bernhard Center. This event …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/03/63749

NeoVent duo wins innovation prize sponsored by U.S. Patent Office

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… of Kalamazoo, were named winners of the undergraduate gold medal during an event held Nov. 17 at the patent … Competition. Brian Patrick Thomas Entrepreneurial Spirit Award at WMU. 2015 James Dyson Award, U.S. Division. 2015 Biomedical Engineering Society …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/11/28697

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Center for Advanced Smart Sensors and Structures

… Transformer-Driven Electrospray Device” A PCT application was filed 4/7/2017 and published 10/7/2017. D.B. Go, Z. … 2017. M.Z. Atashbar and S. Krishnamurthy “Surface Acoustic Wave sensors and their wireless application” in Encyclopedia … by C. A. Grimes, E. C. Dickley, and M. V. Pishko, American Scientific Publishers, 2006. M.Z. Atashbar, S. …

https://wmich.edu/casss/publications

Top brass: Western alumnus leads trumpet master class as member of U.S. Marine Band

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… courtesy U.S. Marine Band) KALAMAZOO, Mich.—From brown and gold to red, white and blue, Staff Sergeant Brent Proseus , … Oct. 23 in a packed Miller Auditorium. Proseus "It was pretty surreal. I hadn't played in a large ensemble on … with the Western orchestra in 2019," Proseus says.  It was a full-circle moment filled with nostalgia for the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/10/73221

Rising stars on Western's faculty honored with Emerging Scholar Awards

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… stars on Western's faculty honored with Emerging Scholar Awards Submitted by Erin Flynn on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Western … its rising stars in higher education with Emerging Scholar Awards . Drs. Wendy Beane , associate professor of biological … such as The Washington Post, HuffPost, Reader's Digest and Scientific American." "I see it as vital to the ongoing …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/08/68973

Haworth College of Business alumni recognition program wins award

Haworth College of Business

… Haworth College of Business alumni recognition program wins award Submitted by Stacey Lowis on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—The … the Council for Advancement and Support of Education Gold Award for Best New Alumni Program. The awards program …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/12/57002