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Sunseeker ties for third in track event, ready for cross-country race

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… by Anonymous (not verified) on Photo credit: Sunseeker Solar Car Project KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Western Michigan University's Sunseeker solar racing team finished the Formula Sun Grand Prix … in Austin and travels through Oklahoma, Kansas, Nebraska, Iowa, Wisconsin and Minnesota, finishing in Minneapolis …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/07/17588

WMU's Sunseeker ends national race in eighth place

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… place Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Sunseeker solar race car KALAMAZOO--Western Michigan University's … and the national collegiate event's annual sportsmanship award. The 1,652-mile cross country race ended July 21 in St. … The University of Michigan captured first place. Iowa State University and Principia College finished in second …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/07/1070

A ewe-nique approach to sustainability

College of Arts and Sciences

… distance, and then, a flock of forty sheep come galloping towards you. This is no ordinary farm: this is Tending Tilth. … are clear.   Once hired for a project, Burns sets up solar-powered electric fences to corral the sheep, which … in the prescribed grazing areas,” Burns says . “We had a controlled area where no grazing had happened, and then …

https://wmich.edu/arts-sciences/news/2025/10/lauren-burns-tending-tilth

Sunseeker runs into technical trouble after successful race start

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… team KALAMAZOO--Western Michigan University's Sunseeker solar racing team finished the first day of the 2012 … of Michigan's entry, arrived in Erie just after 1 p.m. Iowa State University, the University of Minnesota and WMU … State University. WMU's total elapsed time after day one was five hours and 10 minutes--57 minutes behind the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/07/1034

Student finalists for $100K Cultivate 269 pitch competition announced

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… into reality. The finalists for Kalamazoo Forward Ventures’ inaugural Cultivate 269 pitch competition … the inaugural Cultivate 269 has been extraordinary,” says Dwayne Powell Jr. , chief operating officer and main street managing partner of Kalamazoo Forward Ventures. “When thousands of students engage in the …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2026/03/cultivate-269-finalists

Sunseeker completes track event, now ready for cross-country race

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… team KALAMAZOO--Western Michigan University's Sunseeker solar race team completed 107 laps of the track at Monticello (N.Y.) Speedway Tuesday to become the third collegiate team to qualify … other two teams are from the University of Michigan and Iowa State University. Cars needed to pass a number of …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/07/986

DENSO Foundation gives $50,000 to support WMU student engineers

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… Michigan University engineering student teams involved in solar, Formula SAE and Baja vehicle racing. Citing WMU's … Challenge, a biennial cross-country race that is run on highways across the United States, $30,000.  The Formula SAE … systems and components in the areas of thermal, powertrain control, electronics and information and safety. Its …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/09/26445

From Western wordsmith to Detroit Lions insider: Alum’s NFL writing career began at WMU

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… Michigan University. Sports meets scholarship Twentyman was a pretty good high school football player, but when it … 10 inches tall and 100 and nothing pounds, I knew my career was ending in high school, but I wanted to do something in … didn’t spend his Friday nights socializing; instead, he was filming high school basketball and driving back to the …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2026/09/detroit-lions-writer-tim-twentyman-western-michigan-university-alum

Students receive funding for sustainability projects

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… incoming students about sustainability and a novel way to produce green electricity are among the research … to pursue. WMU's Student Sustainability Grant Program awarded $10,928 to four projects during the spring round of … necessary and reused indefinitely. Prototype of a Hybrid Solar Updraft Tower , $2,925, conducted by Adam Haslinger …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/06/675

Sunseeker builds on 30+ years of ‘raycing’ with the sun

College of Engineering and Applied Sciences

… Lindsey Haehnel on The team unveils their next generation solar car, Sunseeker 23, during an event at the Air Zoo … who remain connected to WMU’s solar car team. Sunseeker was formed over 30 years ago when a group of students set … remains the same today—enhance our understanding of renewable energy and make renewable energy sources more viable …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/11/73445