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America's drift away from equal opportunity to be discussed
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… to increase access to well-paying jobs. Information on upcoming events open to the public will be made available at … gap The impact of poverty and race on chances for upward mobility is well documented in Kalamazoo, is …
https://wmich.edu/news/2015/04/23269
Sleeping Giant Capital closes $10 million in funding, enhancing partnership with WMU
Haworth College of Business
… our University as well as executives in our community. From Upjohn to Stryker to Haworth and more, the West Michigan … A residency program that covers salary and costs for up to four concurrent professionals engaged in a two-year, … senior vice president, global corporate affairs at The Kellogg Company Lynn Chen-Zhang , CEO of Zhang Financial and …
https://wmich.edu/news/2022/05/68153
With rural and small clinics in mind, professor uses COVID-19 grant to create low-cost respiratory device
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… on Dr. Alessander Danna-dos-Santos working from home to design a low-cost spirometer. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—A computerized … have all the data he needs to apply for a patent. A closeup of Danna-dos-Santos' spirometer hardware. His final goal … says he has no intention of profiting from his design. He does, however, want the device to particularly …
https://wmich.edu/news/2020/07/60231
New bachelor's degree with high-tech music spin offered
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… says Campos, who worked closely with Dr. Christopher Biggs , assistant professor of music, to put the new major … training at a four-year institution or technical school, Biggs says. "It's very exciting to have a technical program … the area they're most interested in as they work their way up through the program," Biggs says. Students will top their …
https://wmich.edu/news/2014/05/15748
Team of business students wins national case competition
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… for an independent grocer in Ohio. The competition, designed to further the professional development of students, … of seniors taking home the top prize of $8,000, which will support scholarships and programming. The winning team Daniel Tyranski of West Bloomfield, Mich., integrated supply management major Jessica Roerig of Caledonia, Mich., …
https://wmich.edu/news/2014/03/13998
Aviation the Apogee Way: Pascal Paffhausen and Austin Harper are the Dynamic Duo
College of Aviation
… Not only is Buster a great mascot, he’s also a pretty good Cupid! Featured in a PBS documentary , the Clarks tell a … charge of hiring and thus conducting interviews. Harper logged three years of flight instruction at Western, a period … to more than 100 countries and completed piloting assignments that came from the U.S. presidency. Harper …
https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2024/01/apogee
New facility propels Western’s College of Aviation into the future
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… with aviation in mind, including in the architecture and design details. I like sitting by the windows so I can watch … now is really going to be exciting.” There are plenty of upgrades that come along with the new facility to help … are a number of sitting areas throughout the building designed to encourage a sense of community. Outside the front …
https://wmich.edu/news/2021/07/64760
Food marketing students take first place at national university case competition
Haworth College of Business
… of the winning team from WMU. The presentation team was supported by a research team comprised of students Jensen … Chicago and Matthew Wyand of Crown Point, Indiana. The group prepared for 10 weeks, meeting with faculty advisors, … able to create. With every member of the team there to support each other’s success, it made the long days and …
https://wmich.edu/news/2020/03/58334
Student team launching NASA competition dream
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… students over the past six years to move the club from a group of individual hobbyists to a competitive team. Jay Krebs … a lot these days. At least twice a week, they gather to design their mission system, which will include a rocket, a … will incorporate the lessons learned into their final design. They will begin building the competition rocket in …
https://wmich.edu/news/2019/11/56773
University welcomes two explosive-detection K-9s to police force
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… They have one day a week "to relax and be a normal pup a little bit and not so regimented," says Cable. "But, at … campus." The dogs work as a team with the officers. "We end up relying on each other when we are working. One example of …
https://wmich.edu/news/2019/02/51620