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Spark for sustainability earns Western professor national electric vehicle award

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… Submitted by Erin Flynn on Dr. Paul Pancella shows off his converted Honda Civic at the Renew America Roadtrip event … before electric cars were cool." Pancella traded in his Leaf for a Chevy Bolt in 2018—a pure EV with a much … during Bike Week 2021. One of the first gatherings of what would become the Kalamazoo Electric Vehicle Association …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/11/69761

Graphic novel expert to give talk as part of common read events

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… Ballroom. Dr. Hillary Chute , associate professor of English at the University of Chicago, will speak on … The work selected for WMU's 2015-16 University Common Read is Spiegelman's "Maus I: A Survivor's Tale. Pantheon Books … Spiegelman called "MetaMaus," which explores the making of what Chute calls Spiegelman's "terrain-shifting" Maus …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/10/27437

Uncovering untold stories, traditions through the East Campus Oral History Project

University Libraries

… untold stories, traditions through the East Campus Oral History Project Submitted by Sara Volmering on Cassie Kotrch, … studies major, led a collaborative project to capture oral histories from alumni, staff and faculty who lived, learned … on her professional trajectory. "It really impacted me in what I want to go on to do," she says. "The type of stories …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/06/71894

Students take third place in national student advertising competition

Haworth College of Business

… Students take third place in national student advertising competition Submitted by Samantha Hooker on WMU … , WMU professor of marketing and director of the advertising and promotion program, a team of advertising and … about the advertising campaign process since it mirrors what they will do for a real client when they enter the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/05/53330

AIDS Memorial Quilt on display at WMU

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… AIDS Memorial Quilt on display at WMU Submitted by Deanne Puca on The AIDS Memorial Quilt will be on display at WMU Feb. 5 to 18. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Sections of the … efforts in hosting this event and invite you to see what wonderful healing art we have created together as a …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/01/45041

WMU awards recognize diversity and inclusion efforts

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… Center in the Adrian Trimpe Building. Dr. Kirsty Eisenhart , director of developmental math in the Department … students, especially in understanding the impact of microaggressions and bias experienced by these students. A … members. To quote a nominator, "This committee exemplifies what diversity and inclusion really means." About the awards …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/05/53530

Marketing grad finds avenue to follow passion for diabetes advocacy

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… Mich.— Taylor Ernst was six years old when doctors discovered she had type 1 diabetes. "I was diagnosed so young that I can barely remember what it was like to not take an insulin injection." Sixteen … that will give her the opportunity to save other kids the discomfort of constant needle jabs. Ernst accepted a …

https://wmich.edu/news/2024/06/75820

Fashion startup focused on sustainability wins WMU's business pitch competition

Haworth College of Business

… Soma pitched her idea for a company that makes shirts from discarded textiles. KALAMAZOO, Mich. — A clothing company … Rose Soma: Up-Cycled Shirts. Soma's company addresses the issue of the nearly 16 million tons of textile waste … for cash prizes while obtaining valuable feedback about what it would take to launch their innovative ideas. This

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/03/52258

University welcomes two explosive-detection K-9s to police force

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… canines. The dogs and their handlers, WMU officers Travis Cable and Michael Lininger , trained for three months at … officers, but I think that they both would agree that it is a labor of love," says WMU Public Safety Chief Scott … of that is bomb-detection work. Obviously, I can't smell what he can smell," Lininger says, adding that when Brax …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/02/51620

Big data and the future of diagnosing mental disorders

College of Engineering and Applied Sciences

… Big data and the future of diagnosing mental disorders Submitted by Cindy Wagner on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—What if testing for Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) … the large sample can find the evidence of disorders in the aggregate. Functional magnetic resonance imaging simply tells …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/08/65069