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Funding awards help small businesses hire summer interns

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… Funding awards help small businesses hire summer interns Submitted by … for this summer through the Small Company Internship Award Program should submit their funding applications by … 134 internships at 117 companies throughout the state. And after completing their internships, 83 students retained …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/02/45200

WMU instructor and education students make privacy screens for virtual learning

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… the luxury. Maybe they live at the mission and they don't want people to know that based on the background. They may have families fighting in the background. They may just want privacy, period." Peake, a former Kalamazoo Public … color to pursue careers in education. The group completes service projects and facilitates opportunities for student …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/12/62393

Grant support to keep talking

We Talk

… despite the arrival of the coronavirus pandemic shortly after the initiative’s  launch event  in February 2020. … use in the classroom, workplace and at home.   President Edward Montgomery describes We Talk as a “concrete step” in … students with tools to engage in civil discourse the right way--to stand our ground while seeking common ground. The …

https://wmich.edu/wetalk/hxagrantnews

Most offices closed Thanksgiving weekend

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… 26. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Except for essential and emergency services, Western Michigan University offices will be closed … begins at noon on Wednesday, Nov. 26, and there are no afternoon or evening classes Wednesday. WMU offices will … during the holiday weekend include a production of the Broadway musical "Elf" on Wednesday, Nov. 26 and a performance of …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/11/20330

Candidates for engineering dean position set for campus visits

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… NASA, Los Alamos National Laboratory and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory. An active researcher, his research … range from boiling heat transfer and solar fuel to water desalination and biomedical engineering. He earned a … such areas as inclusion, research and creative activities, service learning, and international education. Prior to …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/11/20052

Communitywide event set to inaugurate Montgomery as WMU president

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… on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—The formal installation of Dr. Edward Montgomery as the ninth president of Western Michigan … Fountain Plaza. The timing of the free public event was set to make it part of WMU's annual CommUniverCity … Montgomery is expected to deliver his inaugural address after that part of the ceremony. Also participating in the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/09/42380

Development and Commercialization of a Fiber Optic Connection

Research and Innovation

… approximately 38 original publications. However, it was his prior working relationship with Moog Components … Group that led to this invention. Moog contacted Dr. Keil after his departure from the company and asked him to work … the concept of a multi-channel fiber-optic rotary joint. It was a challenge that confounded the researchers at Moog, but …

https://wmich.edu/research/fiber

Portuguese scholar to lead WMU's international initiatives

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… efforts on Sept. 1 . His appointment as associate provost was announced by WMU Provost Timothy J. Greene . The appointment was made pending approval by the University's Board of … commission's executive director in Portugal for 10 years, after a three-year period as the administrative officer with …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/07/41172

Obare named interim vice president for research

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… research agenda. Her appointment is effective Aug. 1 and was made pending approval by the WMU Board of Trustees. She … a permanent vice president for research. Her appointment was announced by WMU President John M. Dunn , who is … WMU faculty member since 2004, Obare came to the University after completing a two-year Camille and Henry Dreyfus …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/07/40983

Ribfest highlighted by musical performances

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… and Saturday. Entry is free every day before 4 p.m. and $10 after 4 p.m. Children 12 and younger with an adult are free. … are $50 for Friday and Saturday and include access to a no-waiting entry gate, a VIP tent with premier seating close to … DMC's collaboration with Aerosmith on the legendary track "Walk This Way," gave birth to a fusion of rap and hip-hop …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/07/41161