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Pandemic pushes dancers to explore new territory in virtual Winter Gala
News
… through the use of motion capture suits and digital technology. Dancers were transported to a virtual world through the use of motion capture suits and digital technology. Dancers were transported to a virtual world through the use of motion capture suits and digital technology. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—The pandemic thrust the world into …
https://wmich.edu/news/2021/02/63239
Getting in the game: WMU expert discusses Super Bowl advertising in 2021
Haworth College of Business
… by Stacey Lowis on Kalamazoo, Mich.—The Super Bowl: It's not only a competition for the teams on the field but also … us take a break from bad news. Other advertisers will acknowledge our somber mood and try to provide hope and … Fiverr, Vroom, Chipotle, DoorDash, Hellmann's and Huggies. These companies actually grew during the pandemic and …
https://wmich.edu/news/2021/01/63006
Math and science experts chosen for teaching fellowship program
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… chosen for teaching fellowship program Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Fellowship program places experienced … rural schools. KALAMAZOO—The third class of the W.K. Kellogg Foundation's Woodrow Wilson Michigan Teaching Fellows , …
https://wmich.edu/news/2013/07/8125
Bin there, done that — student's research optimizes recycling
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… pull." Newell, which has a location in WMU's Business Technology and Research Park, wanted data to support the optimum … contaminated, you have to throw it out," says DeBoef, who now works in WMU's Facilities Management Department as … Research Turske and his team of researchers spent a year digging through trash to examine recycling habits in Wood …
https://wmich.edu/news/2019/03/52646
WMU student recruiting and orientation captivating from afar
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… and orientation captivating from afar Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Milachristine Jao, Western Michigan … so is a cinch, thanks to virtual campus tours featuring panoramic views of key campus components. Other …
https://wmich.edu/news/2020/05/59384
Thrills and chills await at an alumni movie premiere 30 years in the making
College of Fine Arts
… theatre faculty, the movie sat unfinished for thirty years. Now, with post sound from Skywalker Sound and final picture … Pictures color department, it is at last completed. It is now the only 4k 35mm movie shot entirely in Kalamazoo. The … the entire town pitch in to help, and ending with the struggle to finish post with almost no money. Secondly is the …
https://wmich.edu/finearts/blog/2018/10/housesitter
STEM outreach fosters science excitement, gives career direction
College of Arts and Sciences
… started engaging high school students in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) projects as well as talking to … the value of biomedical science research. Some of them are now excited about entering WMU to take part in such valuable … majors and education. “They can see something done but have no clue how to get there,” she said. “Putting a face to it …
https://wmich.edu/arts-sciences/stem
Professor's research on Mexican author comes full-circle
College of Arts and Sciences
… her Ph.D. in Latin American literature on the first five novels of María Luisa Puga (1948-2004), one of the Mexican … the Mexican middle class from the female point of view. Now, she seeks to digitize Puga’s journals, speak with those … promote creative writing among young people in a rural, economically impoverished community), then write Puga’s …
https://wmich.edu/arts-sciences/lopez-mexico
WMU excels at educating, producing entrepreneurs
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… major and maker of handcrafted soaps, has experienced enough success as a young entrepreneur that proceeds from … Delp's plans to start an organization combining her knowledge of nature with her love for local history and for … as creating something that will bring value. They're not interested in working for somebody else. They want to …
https://wmich.edu/news/2016/02/30067