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A WMU researcher and pond dwellers illuminate the nervous system
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… Submitted by Paula M. Davis on Dr. John Jellies —also known as "The Leech Guy"—was one of two researchers honored … leech At the end of a lab table clogged with notebooks and instruments, five European medicinal leeches gyrate, … to this professor of biological sciences in whose Haenicke Hall lab these creepy crawlies call home. To read more from …
https://wmich.edu/news/2014/11/20011
WMU hosting inaugural conference, forming statewide coalition to bring more teachers of color to classrooms
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… Future Teachers of Color President William Wright working with Kalamazoo Public Schools students Kwan Green-Hemphill, left, … were skeptical of her goals, particularly when logistical challenges required her to bring her son to classes. “It was …
https://wmich.edu/news/2020/02/58144
University to honor its top four staffers for 2013-14
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… for 2013-14 Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Four staff members who have made … University have been selected to receive the Annual Make a Difference Award during WMU's Academic … at 2 p.m. Friday, Oct. 10 , in the Dalton Center Recital Hall. The event also will feature WMU President John …
https://wmich.edu/news/2014/09/19194
20 new WMU students win $50,000 Medallion Scholarships
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… Scholarships Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on KALAMAZOO—Twenty freshmen have won coveted Medallion … Dean's Scholarship recipient who lives in a WMU residence hall during the 2012-13 and 2013-14 academic years will … 387-2051. 2012 Medallion Scholars Brianna M. Amat , of Pinckney, Mich., received a Presidential Endowed Medallion …
https://wmich.edu/news/2012/08/1223
Select group receives top undergraduate honor for 2015
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… honor for 2015 Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Forty-six students in Western Michigan … and nations. Michigan scholars by hometown Battle Creek Haley J. Hancock is the Presidential Scholar in … with three other students in the 2012 Stryker Engineering Challenge and received second place in a 24-hour competition …
https://wmich.edu/news/2015/05/25421
Incoming students win $60,000 Medallion Scholarships
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… Scholarships Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Twenty freshmen have won coveted Medallion … seven are from Illinois and one is from Ohio. Allison Anker Anker Allison Anker, of Lake Orion, graduated from Lake … community, including The Franke Center for the Arts, Marshall Civic Players, Kellogg Community College Theatre, …
https://wmich.edu/news/2018/07/47899
Twenty incoming students win $60,000 Medallion Scholarships
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… 786 students who participated in this year's competition. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Twenty freshmen have won coveted Medallion … 2019-20 academic year. Megan Callaghan Megan Callaghan, of Kentwood, will graduate from East Kentwood High School and … took first place both years he competed in a regional math challenge for freshmen and sophomores, and is a National …
https://wmich.edu/news/2016/06/32715
20 incoming students win $60,000 Medallion Scholarships
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… chosen from the 845 students who begin classes this fall. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Twenty freshmen have won coveted Medallion … Ohio, graduated from the Dayton Regional STEM School in Kettering, Ohio, and plans to major in biology at WMU with … in-demand, transportable skills by exploring real-world challenges. A hard worker, Backe gets up at 4 a.m. to work …
https://wmich.edu/news/2017/07/41400
Fifty seniors receive WMU's top undergraduate honor
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… (not verified) on WMU's 2016 Presidential Scholars KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Fifty students in Western Michigan … development in the field of electric propulsion. While working in WMU's Aerospace Laboratory for Plasma Experiments, … to electric propulsion and decided to design his own Hall Effect Thruster for his senior design project. The …
https://wmich.edu/news/2016/05/31959