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Jazz students continue winning streak in DownBeat competition

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… jazz studies students and their instructors are upbeat after again earning multiple wins in DownBeat magazine's 41st annual Student Music Awards. In what is regarded as the most comprehensive … for collegiate jazz programs, WMU students earned two awards, placing among the top 10 finishers in the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/06/47375

In the business of making a difference

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… , a sock company that helps provide 100 days of clean water to someone in Rwanda, Africa, with each pair sold. They started the company … that were distinctively bold, fun and uniquely expressive. After a couple of years retailing other brands, they …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/06/47536

Leading USDA’s largest cotton classing facility

College of Engineering and Applied Sciences

… USDA’s largest cotton classing facility Submitted by Cindy Wagner on “Visiting Floyd was amazing. The building has much … efficiency.  Martinez has made his career in cotton. After graduating from Western with a Bachelor of Science … Following college, he joined the USDA Agriculture Marketing Services cotton program as a project engineer, part of an …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/02/70806

Electrical engineering student finds the artistry in problem solving

College of Engineering and Applied Sciences

… the rigors of her engineering coursework brings her respite after a long day of problem solving. While drawing, painting … is exhibited best through her small business. “I have always been a very creative and artistic person,” says Biondo. … tutor, I have to know how to relay information in different ways because not everyone learns in the same way.” Biondo’s …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/11/73469

Free financial aid event for college-bound students on campus

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… for maximum benefit. College Goal Sunday The program was created to increase the number of students who continue … not sure what kind of college or career training they want to pursue after high school," says Bryan Taylor, president of …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/02/4502

Jazz concert features Grammy winner John Clayton

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… directed by Tom Knific, will perform with Grammy Award-winning bassist, composer and conductor John Clayton at … or (800) 228-9858. John Clayton At age 19, John Clayton was the bassist for Henry Mancini's television series, "The Mancini Generation." After graduating from Indiana University in 1975, he toured …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/10/1861

Recent Webmail Plus upgrade introduces new email features

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… Webmail Plus, Western Michigan University's email system, was recently updated. The update fixed performance problems … revisions in a collaborative environment. Delayed delivery After composing a message, clicking the Send button now … retention area external to each account, and not counting towards an account's quota, will now provide users a second …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/11/2879

Michigan mom finds fix for cold, wet winters

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… sole patent holders in the United States. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—After years of dealing with her children's soggy mittens and … her family's winter gear. Finding that a traditional dryer wasted energy and laying winter gear on the vents took too … when her search led her right back to the same old slow or wasteful options, she decided to engineer a solution …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/06/47805

Mayo Clinic biologist is at the cutting edge of cancer research

W Magazine

… edge of cancer research Submitted by Erin Flynn on Suryawanshi ROCHESTER, Minn.—Not all heroes wear capes, but they often wear lab coats. Dr. Yogesh Suryawanshi could be on the path toward a cure for cancer. After receiving his doctorate in biological sciences from …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/06/57078

WMU alumna inducted into Hall of Fame

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… leaders, Western Michigan University alumna Jeri Meola was called to the stage, recognized as one of the ten … in the marketing research industry. For 25 years, she was president of SMS Research Advisors, mastering the voice … to guide Fortune 500 companies with their decisions. After selling her business to Padilla, she started her next …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/11/56829