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Record number of undergraduate patent applications filed at WMU
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… students opportunities to really develop their ideas, learn how to create business plans and find investors to turn … ideas, and here at Western, we have multiple students who can now add that to their resume. It's incredible." All 16 … students go through college without a good understanding of how to protect intellectual property and their ideas. We …
https://wmich.edu/news/news/2025/06/record-number-undergraduate-patents-filed-wmu-richmond-institute
Students study effectiveness of solar panel placement
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… "They are capturing and storing this information so people can see how much power is being generated and how placement of panels and factors such as shading affect …
https://wmich.edu/news/2019/07/53773
Sabbatical leave granted to 34 WMU faculty members
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… during its March 14 meeting. Sabbaticals Effective for the fall 2018 semester Dr. Kyle Brink , associate professor of … , professor of gender and women's studies Dr. Christopher Biggs , associate professor of music Dr. William Liou , …
https://wmich.edu/news/2018/03/45801
Gilman Scholarship winner seeks adventures abroad
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… advantage of co-op opportunities at Detroit-based American Axle and participated in a five-day backpacking trip in … from the U.S. Department of State to study abroad this fall semester. The highly competitive Gilman Scholarship is … michelle.metro-roland@wmich.edu. For more information about how the Gilman International Scholarship can be a bridge to …
https://wmich.edu/news/2017/09/42318
U.S. strategies in East Asia topic of lecture by visiting scholar
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… the nature of the new Asian order will be determined by how the United States employs its power; how it manages its … it commits itself to and to what extent. Wei also suggests that without coordination with and support from key … Asia, the "strategic" rebalance of the Obama administration can debalance the region. Ling Wei Wei is the Chinese …
https://wmich.edu/news/2013/01/4294
Prospective college students get financial aid help at campus event
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… Michigan University campus Sunday, Feb. 12 , to find out how to maximize their college financial aid opportunities. … Goal Sunday locations have financial aid experts who can help families complete these complex applications and … needed, along with additional details on the event and how to win a $1,000 scholarship, one of two $500 …
https://wmich.edu/news/2012/02/132
NYT gives first study abroad innovation award to WMU faculty
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… Palmer , professor of management, received the award for how they are incorporating the Times into the Social Justice … of how The New York Times news, content and archives can be used to enhance education-abroad learning before, … and Sustainability in India course is taking place this fall semester and includes a trip from Dec. 8 through 22 …
https://wmich.edu/news/2018/11/50449
Explore WMU's tuition-related benefits for employees
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… Michigan University employees who want to learn more about how to take advantage of their tuition-related benefits. … Aug. 19 , in 215 Bernhard Center. Individual appointments can be scheduled by calling (269) 387-3620. Office of … employees with last-minute enrollment questions for the fall 2015 semester and those needing referrals to the Office …
https://wmich.edu/news/2015/08/26165
Western alumna named Distinguished Educator of the Year
College of Arts and Sciences
… Michigan University alumna Erica Wehrwein knows how important it is to have teachers who encourage and … Educator Award by the Teaching Section of the American Physiological Society (APS). To be considered for this … and will serve on the advisory board when it launches in fall 2022. With the data and research collected by her …
https://wmich.edu/news/2022/09/69144
Finding Common Ground
W Magazine
… What we want to do is see it come to a level where people can quietly and rationally talk about these things." A … thousands of students. “He really teaches his students how to think critically about the world,” says Byrd. “It … things.” Siebert’s investment in his students extended far beyond the classroom—inviting students to international …
https://wmich.edu/news/2019/12/57179