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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

Graduate student pushes the boundaries of traditional music genres with 'Tango Avenue'

W Magazine

… Scholar who is pursuing a master’s in jazz performance after having previously earned a master’s in music … "Tango Avenue" is available on a number of streaming services. (Credit: Mikhail Fomin) “Tango Avenue” is her … from the Arts Council of Greater Kalamazoo, the project was nearly silenced by the crescendoing pandemic. Lockdowns …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/03/63905

Global internship experience brings marketing student closer to her goals

Haworth College of Business

… marketing student closer to her goals Submitted by Cindy Wagner on Isabel Henrickson's Haworth College of Business … senior Isabel Henrickson took an important step toward launching her marketing career and solidifying her … but she was also drawn to psychology and sociology. After transferring to the Haworth College of Business and …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/10/69664

WMU to confer more than 1,700 degrees during fall commencement

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… Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on WMU President Edward Montgomery KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Western Michigan University … and Applied Sciences, College of Health and Human Services, and Extended University Programs. The 3 p.m. … 49008. WMU only conducts formal graduation exercises after the fall and spring semesters and the summer I …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/12/44092

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Study of Ethics in Society

… of Machine Thinking by Shannon Vallor . In this book, the award-winning philosopher who used to be Google’s AI ethicist suggests that the best way to think of AI is as a mirror, rather than a mind. When … Hall . Visitor parking in lots 68 and 69; no meter fees after 5 p.m. The author will be giving a virtual talk for …

https://wmich.edu/ethics/book-club-archive

WMU earns seventh consecutive Tree Campus USA designation

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… designation Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on WMU was one of two Michigan universities to be recognized as a … establish and sustain healthy community forests. WMU was one of 29 U.S. colleges and universities, and only two … dedicated annual expenditures. A tree-related student service-learning project. An Arbor Day observance. "The …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/03/22470

Passion for helping drives family studies graduate's success

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… on Valeria Marin KALAMAZOO, Mich.— Valeria Marin has always been passionate about working with kids. She treasures … collected from years of working at summer camps and in after-school programs. Initially intent on becoming a … with Camp Blodgett, the place she's spent summers since she was 9 years old. Currently an intern at the camp—which …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/12/62463

Be a legacy: Special education student carries on family tradition

College of Education and Human Development

… major at Western Michigan University, family has always been important. When it came time to choose a career … my family and I loved assisting her as a child. My mother was an elementary school teacher and home schooled me and … to stay home and help raise her younger brother. Soon after, she got married and began a family of her own and …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/10/69543