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Hawking biography to be screened

News

… under-achiever to Ph.D. genius, and from a healthy coxswain on the Oxford rowing team to a diagnosis of motor … In addition, the film highlights the physicist's greatest scientific discoveries and plots his rise to fame and …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/01/21370

Nominations sought for Distinguished Faculty Scholar Award

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… Nominations sought for Distinguished Faculty Scholar Award Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on KALAMAZOO, … Feb. 1, 2017 , for the Distinguished Faculty Scholar Award, the highest honor Western Michigan University bestows … artistic, literary, philosophical, historical, technical or scientific achievement that garners wide recognition from …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/12/36861

'MythBusters' duo to appear at Miller Auditorium

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… approaches to science. One of the most highly regarded and watched series on the Discovery Channel, "MythBusters" is … season. Co-hosted by Hyneman and Savage, the show mixes scientific method with gleeful curiosity and plain …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/02/21641

Top geography students test skills in state bee at WMU

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… Geographic Bee state title and a chance to travel to Washington, D.C., for the national contest. State bees are … Visual Atlas of the World, 2nd Edition," and a trip to Washington, D.C., to represent Michigan in the National … Geographic Society is one of the world's largest nonprofit scientific and educational organizations. Founded in 1888 to …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/04/46180

Michigan Geological Survey receives $14 million in funding

College of Arts and Sciences

… dating back to January 26, 1837 —the same day Michigan was admitted as a state. That day, a bill was introduced and approved in the state legislature to … the MGS, a division in the DEQ, sought to transfer the scientific assessment and research functions to WMU. Through …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/12/73664

Three professors lauded as emerging scholars

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… chemistry, will be presented the Emerging Faculty Scholar Award during WMU's Academic Convocation ceremonies beginning … of several other faculty, teaching and service awards. The Emerging Scholar Award program was launched late … year. Her work also has been published in highly ranked scientific journals and has received more than 1,100 …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/09/1514

WMU supply chain students secure first place at Operation Stimulus Competition

Haworth College of Business

… Michigan University, Grand Valley State University and Wayne State University.  Operation Stimulus is a national … purchases. What secured the win for the Business Broncos was their proposal to use a mix of diesel and electric … of their strategy on customers, drivers, maintenance, repair and operations, and the supply chain as a whole.  As …

https://wmich.edu/news/2024/04/75345

Wrenching Wings and Gearing for Professional Growth with Dr. Gail Rouscher

College of Aviation

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2021/04/rouscher

Flint water disaster topic of talk by Virginia Tech scientist

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… Flint water disaster topic of talk by Virginia Tech scientist … and communication director for Virginia Tech's Flint Water Study, will speak at 7 p.m. in 1910 Sangren Hall . His … Professor Dr. Marc Edwards , mounted what it viewed as a scientific relief effort to expose the level of lead in …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/01/29841

Keeping Up with Kevin: Stolarski’s Rise to the Main Line World of Aviation Technical Operations

College of Aviation

… "It quickly became apparent," Stolarski says, "that I was going to be doing this for the rest of my life.  I … and limited-turbo engines.  Going strictly to turbines was a huge learning curve."  Accompanying that growth was an … Technician Solarski took  "a road trip"  for United to repair a Boeing 737 in Grand Rapids.  Once air-worthy, it …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2023/07/stolarski