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WMU-trained high school teacher clues students in to forensic science

News

… up for her students sometimes appear to be gory and are always enigmatic at initial encounter.  Often, there is a … can use in any job they go on to do.” Mirakovits is an award-winning educator and teacher leader, and she has become … after serving as a juror on a criminal court case. Jury duty took the teacher away from her classroom for a few …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/04/46642

WMU to mark 20 years since 9/11 attacks with silent climb at Waldo Stadium

News

… WMU to mark 20 years since 9/11 attacks with silent climb at Waldo Stadium Submitted by Erin Flynn on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—A silent climb at Western Michigan University's Waldo Stadium will mark 20 years since the terror attacks of … of them. Helms was a firefighter and his wife on active duty in the Army in 2001 when the attacks happened. "So many …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/08/65246

Student veterans find place to grow, thrive at WMU

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… electrical engineering student, completed several tours of duty including this deployment to Afghanistan in 2011. … is the Office of Military and Veterans Affairs , which was established on campus in 2009 to help service members … Patrick McConnell , an electrical engineering major from Edwardsburg who served in the United States Marine Corps. …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/11/56507

WMU professor develops face shields to make children safer at school

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… low-cost respiratory device COVID-19 response grants awarded for innovative research related to pandemic This is … just like to help," says Danna-dos-Santos. "I feel it is my duty as a public researcher to provide my expertise to those …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/08/60916

Hanging Out in the Aviation House with Cody Miller-Holcomb

College of Aviation

… aircraft.  I could sit at an airport lookout all day and watch the aircraft take off.  I can name them all." … of Western's home campus in Kalamazoo. "Growing up I always loved aviation and was amazed at all of the industry's … in aircraft manufacturing.  Down the line he foresees duty as an airport executive in his home state or somewhere …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2020/12/miller-holcomb

From Aviation Camp to Aviation Captain

College of Aviation

… USA.  However for Richard Bartlett, Battle Creek, Mich was aviation mecca.  It was the city that offered him the access to the key that … to network and meet all sorts of pilots, many of which were heavy hitters in the aviation community.”   Making things …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2015/09/bartlett

Brad Coffman: From Private to Professional Pilot in Four Years

College of Aviation

… early age. With O’Hare International Airport only 12 miles away from his hometown, it’s easy to understand why. However, like the “force” to Luke Skywalker in the Star Wars saga, aviation was stronger in the young Coffman than …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2015/12/coffman

Ethics lectures topics range from loving strangers to AI policy

Study of Ethics in Society

… or “ someone who ‘goes above and beyond’ what a duty of beneficence requires to aid a stranger.” The event … recognizes that someone is acting in an “aims-irrational” way, then they should not bear moral responsibility for … professor of biological sciences at the University of Delaware. His topic, “ Nature’s Best Hope,” covers simple steps …

https://wmich.edu/news/2024/02/74557

From Student Involvement to Airline Operations: Kevin Klimas’ Aviation Management Path

College of Aviation

… a perilous place or a life-altering productive event.   It was the latter for Kevin Klimas, a senior majoring in … and in the aerospace sciences.   "Originally," he says, "I was worried about getting involved in a student … in 2022.   One of the more popular "pop" songs of the 1950s was "Little Things Mean A Lot."  One "little thing" plotted …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2026/04/klimas

Making 'work from home' work for you

W Magazine

… FOR ideal desks. However, like your lights and darks on wash day, work and home life became difficult to separate … Common Mistakes Sitting up straight about an arm's length away from the computer monitor is an optimal position to … with the carpal tunnel can occur when the wrists are heavy on the desk or keyboard, very flexed or very …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/11/62168