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An electrifying future: Western team charging ahead with energy innovations
W Magazine
… energy from the sun within 15 years by dramatically ramping up the nation’s solar capacity. But you can't just flip a … students. They're traditional devices that haven’t been redesigned in about 70 years, which becomes an issue when trying … such as transformers and motors." These components aren’t designed to work with the new technology, which can lead to …
https://wmich.edu/news/2022/01/66666
Western Michigan University to fund 1,350 student scholarships with historic donation
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… barriers to success with unprecedented scholarship and support opportunities. The University today announced the … an ecosystem of financial aid and programmatic support designed to meet students where they are and support them in … their ambitions." Empowering access The first step toward upward mobility is getting a seat at the table. The new …
https://wmich.edu/news/2021/12/66513
Barbara Jane Miller obituary
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… in 1993. Jane Miller Miller was born Jan. 1, 1919, and grew up in Minneapolis, where she attended the University of … to Kalamazoo, Miller volunteered at WMU, helping to set up a program teaching newly blind persons techniques to …
https://wmich.edu/news/2017/03/38732
Student group focuses on breaking the stigma surrounding mental health
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… Student group focuses on breaking the stigma surrounding mental health … and physical connections. Not surprisingly, it's taken a significant toll on mental health—particularly among young … and leaning on each other. "This is something that I struggled with and didn’t want to admit to myself," says …
https://wmich.edu/news/2020/10/61714
Students study effectiveness of solar panel placement
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… of solar energy. For their senior engineering design project, An Nguyen of Battle Creek, Blake Ryan of … power," says Gomez, adding that the station is hooked up to a tablet programmed to record and display in real time … the frame, explains Ryan, motioning to a box of rejected design ideas the team worked through until reaching their …
https://wmich.edu/news/2019/07/53773
Persistence pays dividends for business student with accounting job waiting after graduation
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… that this is what you really have!'" says Anthony, who grew up in Muskegon, Michigan. She'd been interested in Western … dream job as an accountant. It also gave her an automatic support system the moment she walked onto campus. "In most scholarship groups, you get the scholarship but you never actually meet the …
https://wmich.edu/news/2021/12/66508
Gary Mullen and The Works bring 'One Night of Queen' to Miller Auditorium
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… record 864,838 votes was more than twice that of the runner-up. Mullen began touring on his own and in 2002 formed a … discount is available to all WMU faculty and staff. Group discounts are available at (269) 387-2312. WMU students … are required to show their Bronco Card when picking up tickets and upon entrance to the theatre. For more …
https://wmich.edu/news/2017/01/37600
WMU ends year with $23.5 million in grants, starts year with $1.2 million
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… totaled $834,706. Two grants from various industries addded up to nearly $600,000 and were awarded to Shawn Mortimore , … June soared past $200,000, while grants for academic support initiatives came in at $53,7000 and rounded out … recruitment services, comprehensive academic and student support services and follow-up services for students to …
https://wmich.edu/news/2016/09/35109
Alton Brown to bring culinary variety show to campus
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… Brown spent plenty of time in his mom’s kitchen growing up, his real interest in food sparked in college when he … skit humor, innovative cooking and the occasional belching puppet, Good Eats has millions of fans and garnered a Peabody … discount is available to all WMU faculty and staff. Group discounts are available at (269) 387-2312. WMU students …
https://wmich.edu/news/2015/10/27841
First cohort finding success, belonging in new Bronco Connect Living Learning Community
W Magazine
… opportunities to meet weekly and engage in programming designed to keep them involved on campus and build a … Smith worried about before coming to Western; their biggest fear was not finding friends or a place to fit in. … in the Bronco Connect Living Learning Community (LLC). Supported by the historic Empowering Futures Gift , it is a …
https://wmich.edu/news/2023/02/70890