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Physicist melds scientific, humanitarian drive at UN's 'nuclear watchdog'
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… Physicist melds scientific, humanitarian drive at UN's 'nuclear … years ago, his training in physics is vital to this work. "What we're shipping, it's not potatoes," he says. "These are … I was doing too much science and not enough in the bigger picture benefiting society. In the Peace Corps, I was …
https://wmich.edu/news/2017/01/37548
Paper plane prowess propels Western aviation student to international competition
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… Bull Cooper, second from left in the back row, stands with his American teammates inside Red Bull's famed Hangar 7 in … Austria. Courtesy: Red Bull KALAMAZOO, Mich.—While honing his skills on some of the most technologically advanced … could," he says. "Not many people get to say they got to do what I did. It's a story I'll be able to tell for the rest …
https://wmich.edu/news/2022/05/68114
Students present research at international conference
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… they collaborated on with Dr. Utkarsh Shrivastava , assistant professor of business information systems. “Both … students have every career-building experience possible is what drives Dr. Mike Tarn, chair of the Department of … of a disease outbreak can be achieved. The findings suggest potential for developing a multifaceted system for …
https://wmich.edu/news/2020/01/57402
Take advantage of global engagement opportunities in April
Haenicke Institute for Global Education
… art shows. Opportunities to get globally engaged are published weekly at wmich.edu/global/events by WMU's Haenicke … for A Weekly Update APril 2019 Wednesday, April 10 CELCIS conversation circle —2 to 3 p.m. in the fourth-floor … Council of Asia Society (USA). Free Monday, April 15 "What We Carried: Fragments and Memories from Iraq and Syria" …
https://wmich.edu/news/2019/04/52573
WMU professor awarded for book that peels back the curtain on Fetzer's secret life
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… mogul. John Fetzer's legacy as a successful businessman is widely known. But another driving force played a huge … in 2015 for his religious study of Dr. John Harvey Kellogg , the Battle Creek Sanitarium director who essentially … unquenchable zest for life that I find inspirational." What's Next? Wilson's research record earned him the WMU …
https://wmich.edu/news/2020/02/58233
Montgomery IDs and funds ideas to transform student life at WMU
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… of belonging and community among all students, beginning this fall. In a message to the campus community Jan. 9, … of the relevant areas. Success @ WMU Success @ WMU is a large-scale campus commitment to build on past WMU … academic programming designed to meet the career demands of what is projected to become a $1.5 billion industry by 2020. …
https://wmich.edu/news/2018/01/44612
Western adds leaders for enrollment management and government affairs
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… search process. Pending Board of Trustees approval, his appointment becomes effective on June 15 . Dr. Charles … Previously, he was senior director in the Office of Admissions at Alma College. He also held several admissions … building those campus relationships again and finding out what we need to share with state and federal legislators …
https://wmich.edu/news/2022/05/68007
Skyrocketing drone usage leads WMU to offer consulting service
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… University has stepped in to fill the equipment and expertise gap by offering consultants who provide the necessary … interpret it for clients. Want to find out where a building is losing most of its heat? Wondering if parts of a field … GPS. You can fly up there and make a movie of what you see or take stills of it." WMU's Upjohn Center The …
https://wmich.edu/news/2019/07/54032
Trailblazing Western alumna Dr. Merze Tate honored with celebration, statewide tributes
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… Flynn on Both Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and the Michigan legislature signed tributes for Dr. Merze Tate Day. Pictured left to right: Tomika Ward, assistant dean of academic advising in Merze Tate College; … keynote address, entitled "Merze Tate's Michigan," sharing what she's learned while conducting research for an …
https://wmich.edu/news/2023/02/70638
WMU education professors receive $29.5M grant to support Grand Rapids children, families
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… the grant through the U.S. Department of Education's Promise Neighborhoods Program . One of the largest federal … for the children of Southeast Grand Rapids." The W.K. Kellogg Foundation , which has invested in Grand Rapids and built … programs in the country to do so. “The work will build on what we have done through the HIL Project/SEED Grant and …
https://wmich.edu/news/2021/12/66620