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Understanding electric propulsion: Aerospace researcher shares expert knowledge with NASA

College of Engineering and Applied Sciences

… researcher shares expert knowledge with NASA Submitted by Cindy Wagner on Dr. Kristina Lemmer and student Margaret Mooney … and experimental plasma engineering. She teaches courses in thermodynamics; space propulsion systems; advanced and …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/02/70801

STEM instruction reform focus of $1.4 million Hughes Medical grant

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… reform focus of $1.4 million Hughes Medical grant Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on WMU secured one of only 37 awards made by HHMI this year. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—A … and teaching assistants who introduce undergraduates to the scientific experience. The aim of the work is to combat the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/05/16296

Researcher earning impressive national accolades

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… Researcher earning impressive national accolades Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Poling with an APOPO HeroRAT … Poling will receive this year's International Humanitarian Award from the American Psychological Association when it … field with underserved populations. APA is the leading scientific and professional organization representing …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/08/33813

Veteran South Pole researcher to describe U.S. Antarctic efforts

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… researcher to describe U.S. Antarctic efforts Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Dr. Bob Melville will speak … temperatures of -107 F. He also will describe the scientific work in which he was involved, including efforts to include high school …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/09/9604

Researcher earns prestigious fellowship for brain cell regeneration study

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… fellowship for brain cell regeneration study Submitted by Deanne Puca on Dr. Erika Calvo-Ochoa is one of 40 researchers in the nation to be awarded a National Science Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship … would read and study those every day. I did not come from a scientific family, but I knew this was what I wanted to do." …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/12/50050

In Memoriam, fall 2023

W Magazine

… In Memoriam, fall 2023 Submitted by Deanne Puca on The following are Western alumni and emeriti who passed away and were reported during fall 2023. Alumni Jack Leonard … May (French) Jennings , BM ‘51, June 23, 2023, Whitewater, WI Guelda Ann (Glynn) Weinert , BS ‘51, June 9, 2023, …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/12/73616

WMU physics grad tracking gravitational wave event from Australia

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… WMU physics grad tracking gravitational wave event from Australia Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Ian Brown KALAMAZOO, Mich.—A … of insights, each of which by itself would count as a major scientific advance." A Process that produces gold and silver …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/10/43382

Spring 2026 student exhibit

University Libraries

… Spring 2026 student exhibit Submitted by Angela Brcka on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—University Libraries is … This student exhibit can be found on the second floor of Waldo Library in the rotunda . Jadyn Carl Pittman … put less care into, often get the most approval, while the music I’m most proud of gets overlooked. In each screenshot, …

https://wmich.edu/library/news/2026/02/student-exhibit-spring-2026

Founder of Forensic Fluids Labs to kick off spring speaker series

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… Fluids Labs to kick off spring speaker series Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Lemberg KALAMAZOO—A forensic … A leader in oral fluid drug testing, Forensic Fluids' scientific testing equipment separates the company from its … the U.S. and Canada. Forensic Fluids has won numerous awards for sales growth, innovative processes, customer …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/12/3818

Never too late: WMU dad surprises family by finishing degree

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… Never too late: WMU dad surprises family by finishing degree Submitted by Erin Flynn on A.J. Tate … his family Dec. 13 with a gift none of them saw coming: watching him cross the stage to accept his diploma—25 years … knew he’d enrolled in classes, none knew how seriously he was working to complete his degree—including his wife , who …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2025/12/graduate-success-university-studies-aj-tate