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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 … is not always the easiest problem to solve, but Oswalt is up to the challenge. “I have always found ways that we could … in sales during the COVID-19 pandemic, Oswalt was assigned to document a new operations system and execute the …

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

Global firm to open North American headquarters at BTR Park

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… Florence. The company is a division of FAiST Industrial Group, a multinational manufacturing firm based in the United … bring client engineering teams into the development and design process for products FAiST will ultimately produce. … of the process to apply. Working together, we are able to design some of the costs out of a product and streamline the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/05/23569

Wings of Resolve: The Air Force Journey of WMU Aviation Bronco Tracy Smiedendorf

College of Aviation

… a 27-year career in the Air Force, Tracy Smiedendorf logged more than his share of vivid memories.   How about … into the skies.   "Summers" (November through February) assigned to McMurdo Station in Antarctica for Operation Deep … Freeze when fully-ladened C-17s would land on the ice with supplies to keep a National Science Foundation project …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2025/09/smiedendorf

Engineering prof wins NIH grant for research on heart disease

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… and remove the oxidized lipids and also can become bound up on the arterial wall. Several important factors … arteries with a fragment of the lipid to test inflammatory signaling. But instead of upregulating inflammatory … Shaw of Avanti Polar Lipids. Springstead has also bought a significant amount of surplus equipment, much of it from …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/03/22649

WMU provost again named among top 200 education scholars in the nation

Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs

… at the American Enterprise Institute and a renowned blogger at Education Week, were published in his influential "Rick Hess Straight Up" opinion blog. The rankings are determined by evaluating …

https://wmich.edu/news/2024/01/74507

Ethics Center lectures start in February

Study of Ethics in Society

… new directions for conceptualizing this relationship. Next up is a talk on March 15 at 2 p.m. in 1303 Dunbar Hall by … is explaining how a variety of scholars have made significant contributions to the study of virtue and … meeting link All Ethics Center events are eligible for WMU Signature credit. Visit the Center for the Study of Ethics …

https://wmich.edu/ethics/news/2025/02/ethics-lectures-spring-2025

Student awarded scholarships from pulp and paper organization

College of Engineering and Applied Sciences

… are priceless to me, and I'm thankful to have such a big support system as I finish my courses. Building my knowledge … applied research and high caliber graduates. Through the support of the Paper Technology Foundation, which recruits students for the paper and allied industries and supports those students with competitive scholarships, …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/07/68502

WMU wins NSF grant to study contaminants in industry, agriculture

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… chloride and other chlorides on the roads and these end up in our bodies of water," Mezei says. "And then there are … oil industry. Scale is an unwanted substance that builds up in piping and pumping equipment and comes from seawater … project will try to answer that question and help in designing even more effective and selective anion extraction …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/09/18390

Evaluation students finish as runner-ups in national case competition

College of Education and Human Development

… Evaluation students finish as runner-ups in national case competition Submitted by Chris Hybels … and problem-solving skills. The program is, therefore, designed to develop and nurture evaluation thought leaders who have superior skills in designing, conducting, reporting and critiquing evaluations. …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/09/72807

Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo Valley Community College and The Kalamazoo Promise receive $620,000 grant to help working-age students earn postsecondary credentials

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… Adult College Success has awarded a grant of $620,000 to support Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo Valley … their academic and career goals.” This initiative also has significant implications for the local economy. By … Adult Initiative for Skills and Education Design Lab, created by The Center to provide an environment …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2024/11/wmu-kalamazoo-valley-kalamazoo-promise-recieve-innovation-investment-award-grant