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Why I give: David Lyth

W Magazine

… Lyth , M.S.‘79, professor emeritus of engineering, sums up what he taught for 33 years. His favorite thing about teaching was watching the light bulb go off for his students. “I was impressed by their practicality, …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/11/69871

WMU team places in top 3 in national castings competition

College of Engineering and Applied Sciences

… during the AFS Cast Expo and Congress in Columbus, Ohio. This follows another top three showing of this team at a … materials,” explains Derrick of the team’s process. “The biggest takeaway for me is we made a fundamental learning that … of steel and to see it perform well makes me very proud of what we did,” says Koebbe. Western’s College of Engineering …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/05/68171

WIDR celebrates success at intercollegiate broadcasting conference

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… Amber Zundel, Antonio Mitchell, Annie Kustasz, Andrew Paulissen and Josh Moran KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Western Michigan … honored at a national conference in New York City earlier this month. WIDR won an award for best underwriting spot at … Media, presented a session at the event titled, "Show Prep: What? Why? How?" discussing how students can be more …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/03/45750

WMU faculty team uncovers racial bias in jury selection

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… "Even though my research has covered many topics before, this one feels like the work that could make the most tangible … system was sparked by a podcast focusing on the case of Curtis Flowers, a Mississippi inmate on death row. In June, the … not exactly the case when you look at it." The Findings What the DeCamps found in that particular court district, in …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/11/56344

Ingenious invention gives plant lovers a green thumb and wins Bronco Pitch

Haworth College of Business

… SELPE. The SELPE, brainchild of three engineering students, is an atmospheric water generator that helps nature lovers … team’s first-place win and $3,000 prize. The SELPE takes moisture from the air and converts it directly into water with … our ideas and did an elimination process, looking at what was feasible and also unique. We wanted to go bold and …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/05/71591

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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… Kalamazoo Valley Community College and The Kalamazoo Promise receive $620,000 grant to help working-age students earn … Kalamazoo Valley Community College and The Kalamazoo Promise’s efforts to help more working-age adults obtain the … Center. “These evidence-based, innovative approaches are what we need in order to provide adults with a college …

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

From childhood poems to literary Alaska: An alumna's journey to authorship

College of Arts and Sciences

… Michigan University alumna and author Dr. Melinda Moustakis’s exceptional career. A writing journey that was launched … elementary school writing projects eventually led Moustakis to WMU, where she earned her Ph.D. in creative writing.  … lives and it was a reminder that you might not get to see what impact you had on students, even as a visiting …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/12/73670

Phyllis E. Seabolt obituary

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… Phyllis E. Seabolt obituary Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Phyllis E. Seabolt , an assistant professor emerita of consumer … Kalamazoo Public Schools hired her that year to teach at what became South Junior High School. She moved from that …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/07/47964

Summer construction paves way for greener, more sustainable campus

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… by Erin Flynn on The renovated Board of Trustees Plaza is taking shape. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Dozens of construction projects are underway this summer on Western Michigan University's campus. And when … solutions will have any impact on the timeline and to what extent. BOARD OF TRUSTEES PLAZA Grass seed has been …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/05/68076

Broadway star, WMU alumna Marin Mazzie receives posthumous Tony Award

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… industry. "She's just a kind of epic part of Broadway history—having originated so many important roles, and then … healing therapy. She didn't look at the negative part of what was going on with her, she just looked at the … during the Tony Honors reception on Monday, June 3 . "What I find so moving and significant about this moment, …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/06/53728