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Researchers discover role Saharan dust plays in hurricane rainfall
News
… rainfall from nucleation processes" The team developed a machine-learning model based on 19 years of data measuring … Previous research by Zhu and his colleagues determined warming due to climate change would contribute to … along with the atmosphere's larger capacity to hold water vapor in the future warming climate." Learn more about …
https://wmich.edu/news/news/2024/08/researchers-discover-role-saharan-dust-plays-hurricane-rainfall
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 … a bicycle cooperative; and $5,097 to implement a used bike rental program. For more information about the Student …
https://wmich.edu/news/2012/06/675
Western’s women’s aviation team finishes fourth in ‘empowering’ cross-country race
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… Hartzell and Caroline Yuska. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Teamwork was the name of the game for Western Michigan University’s … Hume says. “Each of us had a vital role in this fast-flying machine. This race is more than just flying; it takes trust, stamina, confidence and teamwork.” This was WMU’s 20th race since 2000, which culminates events …
https://wmich.edu/news/2024/07/75918
Communitywide sustainability resource offerings keep evolving
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… a "green fee" to support campus sustainability. The move was instrumental in creating the Office for Sustainability … and leader. "The Office for Sustainability is geared toward students who pay the sustainability fee because they … Of note for WMU students, the hub reinstituted its bike rental program this past fall after a lengthy hiatus. All …
https://wmich.edu/news/2019/05/53507
Engineering the next generation of sustainable fiber-based products
College of Engineering and Applied Sciences
… The Paper Pilot Plant contains a 24-inch Fourdrinier paper machine with stock preparation and a recycling plant that … in paper products used for beverages and food is that the wax or plastic coating applied to make the product water resistant is not recyclable and result in paper …
https://wmich.edu/engineer/news/2024/11/paper-pilot-plant-engineering-sustainable-products-0
WMU 3D printers producing face shields and masks for health care workers
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… material to create 1,500 shields, with more material on the way. Each shield takes about 45 minutes to produce. “With … running simultaneously all day, we expect to make upward of at least 70 shields per day,” Ledbetter says. Shield … Butt says. “So, the shields are ready and being vetted.” Machine shop specialist Allin Kahrl and faculty specialist …
https://wmich.edu/news/2020/04/58813
NPR host to speak as part of the Reading Together program
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… and copies of Gladstone's latest release, "The Influencing Machine: Brooke Gladstone on the Media," will be for sale. … Brooke Gladstone Gladstone has been a contributor to The Washington Post, The Boston Globe and Slate and lectures at … to study Russian language and history. A year later, she was reporting from Moscow for NPR. She returned to the …
https://wmich.edu/news/2013/03/5928
WMU student receives $10,000 fellowship
College of Engineering and Applied Sciences
… WMU student receives $10,000 fellowship Submitted by Cindy Wagner on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—A recent Western Michigan … his time at Western, and is a worthy recipient of this award,” says Dr. Damon Miller , associate professor of … programmable gate array (FPGA) power consumption using machine learning techniques with Dr. Lina Sawalha , …
https://wmich.edu/news/2024/04/75453
Engineering team finds success at regional castings competition
College of Engineering and Applied Sciences
… success at regional castings competition Submitted by Cindy Wagner on Engineering students Levi Koebbe (left) and Rehan … second place and the Judge’s Most Innovative Process award at the student casting competition 2022 American … sets of molds: one from 3-D printed sand and another from a machine ceramic currently being developed at WMU. “The most …
https://wmich.edu/news/2022/02/67265
Maintaining Miguel: Thankful for Aviation Tech Ops
College of Aviation
… whose former home is the capital city of Santo Domingo, was able to polish and train his skills so that people can … his sights were more attuned to the technology that pushed machines along the ground than the scientific knowledge it … he says. "It brings in the best of all worlds." Because he was lured to Western by one of its student ambassadors, one …
https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2019/12/delrosario