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Miller Auditorium goes 'on the road' for Christmas shows
News
… "Sister’s Christmas Catechism: The Mystery of the Magi's Gold," Friday and Saturday, Dec. 20-21 , at venues in Battle Creek, Mich., and Coldwater, Mich. "Sister’s Christmas Catechism" will begin at 8 p.m. Friday, Dec. 20, at Tibbits Opera House in Coldwater, and at 3:30 and 8 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 21, at the W.K. …
https://wmich.edu/news/2013/12/11910
Ethics Center announces fall 2022 book clubs
Study of Ethics in Society
… providers using informal evidence, as opposed to scientific evidence, to guide their decisions about medical … Indigenous peoples, Zionism, the events of 1948, the 1967 war, Camp David and the Oslo accords, and a two-state … August 1985, the Center for the Study of Ethics in Society was created after WMU faculty across the curriculum met to …
https://wmich.edu/news/2022/09/69336
Understanding electric propulsion: Aerospace researcher shares expert knowledge with NASA
College of Engineering and Applied Sciences
… shares expert knowledge with NASA Submitted by Cindy Wagner on Dr. Kristina Lemmer and student Margaret Mooney … a focus on space electric propulsion—a highly specialized scientific arena—and leads the research and education … and experimental plasma engineering. She teaches courses in thermodynamics; space propulsion systems; advanced and …
https://wmich.edu/news/2023/02/70801
Western Michigan University receives a $9.6M federal grant to advance renewable energy research
News
… University receives a $9.6M federal grant to advance renewable energy research Submitted by Erin Flynn on Dr. Qingliu … Department of Energy’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy to supercharge ongoing lithium-ion battery … by the College of Engineering and Applied Sciences . The scientific breakthroughs supported by this funding are …
https://wmich.edu/news/2020/02/57986
WMU Ethics Center announces lecture series for spring 2023
Study of Ethics in Society
… in Room 208 at the Bernhard Center. This lecture by Dr. Wa’ed Alshoubaki will discuss the ethical issues that might … Grasslands, Garbage Islands and Plastic Trees: Working Toward a Future Ecology Next up is “ Grasslands, Garbage Islands and Plastic Trees: Working Toward a Future Ecology,” with Alec Koppers , a second-year …
https://wmich.edu/news/2023/02/70568
Cheering Up a Career in Aviation Technical Operations with Katelyn Mobley
College of Aviation
… in the WMU College of Aviation, Mobley admits that she was always interested in planes and what makes them fly while … autumn football games where she cheers for the Brown and Gold. That is true, she says, no matter the outcome. "Win …
https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2024/04/mobley
Science Olympiad brings 400 youngsters to campus
News
… March 17 , in various campus locations, culminating in an awards ceremony from 4 to 5 p.m. in the Bernhard Center … is a national, nonprofit organization designed to promote scientific literacy among all students, a goal shared by …
https://wmich.edu/news/2012/03/220
Veteran South Pole researcher to describe U.S. Antarctic efforts
News
… temperatures of -107 F. He also will describe the scientific work in which he was involved, including efforts to include high school …
https://wmich.edu/news/2013/09/9604
Western’s jazz program claims top honors in prestigious international music competition
News
… wins in DownBeat magazine's 44th annual Student Music Awards . Graduate and undergraduate students secured seven awards in what’s considered the most prestigious competition … Undergraduate College Co-Winners, Keith Hall , professor. Gold Company , Asynchronous Large Vocal Jazz Ensemble, …
https://wmich.edu/news/2021/05/64332
Researchers at WMU seek solutions that could allow machine-driven systems to self-heal
College of Engineering and Applied Sciences
… one has investigated this approach. It is high risk, high reward,” says principal investigator Dr. Sandun Kuruppu , … work also closely aligns with the NSF's mission of driving scientific progress and enhancing our nation’s capacity to … steering systems, steering systems in autonomous cars, washing machines and elevators. The technology being …
https://wmich.edu/engineer/news/2024/08/nsf-grant-wmu-electromechanical-energy-conversion-systems