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Education and human development alumni recognized as top teachers of Jackson

College of Education and Human Development

… recognized as top teachers of Jackson Submitted by Chris Hybels on Clockwise from left are Erin Hull, Kristin Olmsted … College of Education and Human Development (CEHD), have been recognized as Jackson County's 2024 Top Teachers. … students. To receive this distinction, teachers had to be nominated, complete questionnaires and be observed by the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2024/05/75540

Chemistry student awarded NSF graduate research fellowship

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… is the second in WMU history and the first in chemistry to be awarded a coveted National Science Foundation Graduate … Columbia, Harvard, Northwestern, Princeton, MIT, Stanford, Berkeley and Yale. The award dates back to 1952. Since then, … more than 500,000 applicants. More than 30 have gone on to become Nobel laureates. The first fellowship to a WMU …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/10/2409

WMU aviation and engineering colleges to partner with FAA

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… in aviation KALAMAZOO—Western Michigan University has been named by the Federal Aviation Administration to be part of a new network of 12 universities charged with … groundwork for the creation of a cost-sharing partnership between academia, industry and government that will focus on …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/10/1879

Scholarships available for short-term study abroad

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… abroad this spring or summer. KALAMAZOO—Applications are being accepted for scholarships that offer awards of up to … support to enroll in 20 short-term programs that will be taught by WMU faculty members late in the spring semester or during the summer I and …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/01/3836

Russian festival to focus on poetry, Pushkin and politics

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… Rypma , a WMU master faculty specialist in English who has been involved in the festival for most of its history. The 2012 Russian festival will begin at 9 a.m. with opening remarks by state Rep. Sean … conduct a workshop from 3 to 5 p.m. on the famous pysanki eggs, giving audience members a chance to not only learn …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/11/2766

December board meeting includes approval of tobacco ban, other items

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… December board meeting includes approval of tobacco ban, other … effective Sept. 1, 2014. An early draft of the policy had been shared with trustees at the board's meeting in July. Members of the board voted unanimously to approve the measure …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/12/11932

WMU student one of six to receive national scholarship

Haworth College of Business

… scholarship Submitted by Stacey Anderson on Madison Dober KALAMAZOO, Mich.—A Western Michigan University … for Supply Management's Richter Scholarship Fund. Madison Dober of Lake Orion, Michigan, received a $10,000 award from the foundation and will have the opportunity to be mentored by established executives and former Richter …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/04/71508

WMU researchers develop framework for creating more efficient masks

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… a team of researchers at Western Michigan University may be on track to change. Drs. Steve Durbin , a professor in … Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering , and Robert Makin , an assistant professor in the department, … just how you actually build the mask," says Durbin. "It suggests there are alternatives to testing the raw materials …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/07/64847

Plan, do, check, act with Audrey Oswalt

College of Engineering and Applied Sciences

… of tools and problem-solving,” says Oswalt. She adds the biggest challenge she faces is figuring out ways to eliminate … improvement projects that helped the plant was the labeling and documenting of all the American press tools. “By doing that, we have been able to identify tools needed for certain parts faster …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/11/66388

Student experience meets community impact in groundbreaking new Evaluation Lab

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… extensive expertise and experience in evaluation to benefit both students and local nonprofits," says Dr. Lori … their value through systematic analysis of both numbers and stories.  "Working with the Evaluation Lab at WMU … student employee Cece Chapleau working with WMU staff members. Systematic evaluation enables organizations to learn …

https://wmich.edu/news/2024/03/75006