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WMU is part of 13-university EPA research effort on climate, air quality

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… are being taken." Bertman says the Alabama site was selected because it is in an area of the country in … Irvine University of California, San Diego University of Iowa University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill University of … organizations. "This is where the most sophisticated scientific equipment has been gathered this year," he says. …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/06/7530

Engineering student's research aims to drive in-motion wireless charging for electric vehicles

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… "Due to overdependence on fossil fuel, and as it is not renewable, the world is going to face a shortage really soon," … reduce the vehicle's range, and charging stations aren't always readily available.  Marsad is exploring various … out-of-the-box thinking that could drive the future of scientific discoveries. "I was so excited when I saw that I …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/11/62188

Three WMU students receive Gilman Scholarships to study abroad

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… a science student, is interested in exploring the advanced scientific programs offered there. Gilman program The … It offers grants to students from across the United States; Washington, D.C.; and Puerto Rico. To be eligible, those … is for students who never thought that studying abroad was within their reach," Metro-Roland says. Those interested …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/05/39764

Michigan State Geographic Bee to return to WMU's Fetzer Center

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… their knowledge of the world while vying for a trip to Washington, D.C., to compete in the National Geographic Bee … Concise Atlas of the World, a medal and a trip to Washington to represent Michigan at the National Geographic … Geographic Society is one of the world's largest nonprofit scientific and educational organizations. With a mission to …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/03/39017

WMU is again home to Michigan Geographic Bee

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… their knowledge of the world while vying for a trip to Washington, D.C. to compete in the National Geographic Bee … will receive $100, a compact world atlas and a trip to Washington, D.C., to represent Michigan in the National … Geographic Society is one of the world's largest nonprofit scientific and educational organizations. With a mission to …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/04/14886

Advancing environmental justice topic of humanities lecture

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… protection and health policy. A recipient of the Calver Award, the Heinz Award for the Environment and the Jane Jacobs Medal for … need to know and do about it. The series is exploring how scientific research is defining issues that concern …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/02/13515

From Saabs to Delta – Steve Denomme Surfs the Turbulence to Success

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… because of the Covid pandemic, and like the rest of us -- was staggered under the ramifications of the "Ugly" -- the … City Bowl Request College of Aviation Information  Denomme was raised, the son of a police officer, in Oakland County's … "I was a general laborer digging ditches, doing minor road repair and landscape jobs, and performing other …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2022/11/denomme

Installation of innovative stormwater treatment system underway at Asylum Lake

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… Installation of innovative stormwater treatment system underway at Asylum Lake Submitted by Paula M. Davis on … in partnership with Mark Kieser of Kieser & Associates, a scientific research and environmental consulting firm in …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/09/72823

Groundbreaking research could provide key to kicking smoking habit for good

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… turkey all the time. The problem is that there are withdrawal symptoms," says Dr. Ricky Stull , assistant professor of … didn't have any evidence of relapse, any evidence of withdrawal—all great things," Stull says. "But there was a problem …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/01/62413

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

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… 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 … once picked up techniques from investigators in the FBI’s scientific research unit in Quantico, Virginia.  “An amazing …

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