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Western Michigan University receives a $9.6M federal grant to advance renewable energy research
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… Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy to supercharge ongoing lithium-ion battery research led by the College of … such next-generation technology. According to Dr. Terri Goss Kinzy , vice president for research and innovation at …
https://wmich.edu/news/2020/02/57986
Spring career-related events set; fairs are open to public
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… casual or business professional attire and bring a supply of resumes. More information, including lists of … Meet aviation employers and discuss internships and full-time jobs in the industry by attending the 10th annual … get 40 percent off career dress apparel during the WMU Suit Up event at J.C. Penney in the Crossroads Mall in Portage at …
https://wmich.edu/news/2018/03/45800
John E. Sandberg obituary
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… the lead of WMU's education programs, he served in Oregon for five years as deputy director of the Northwest … in Sandberg's honor, naming Dr. Jianping Shen of what was then the University's Department of Teaching, …
https://wmich.edu/news/2012/11/2908
Veteran South Pole researcher to describe U.S. Antarctic efforts
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… information about the Antarctic research community and ongoing U.S. efforts there. Dr. Bob Melville , senior … the Automatic Geophysical Observatories. He will talk about what it is like to live and work with 63 other people in a …
https://wmich.edu/news/2013/09/9604
Former Africana studies director serves as consultant on film
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… served as historical consultant on the film. Titled "Up From the Bottoms: The Search for the American Dream," it … often funny personal stories told by 15 residents of Muskegon, Mich. Wilson and civil rights activist and comedian … studies curricula. "When some think of a utopia, Muskegon doesn't come to mind," Wilson says. "But for many African …
https://wmich.edu/news/2012/01/110
WMU awards recognize diversity and inclusion efforts
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… include faculty, staff and students. Each year the group selects areas to focus on for outreach and education. In … by visiting two exemplary programs in the greater Chicago area to meet with their leaders. They developed, in … of other model policies and actively participated in what was essentially taken up by senior leadership for …
https://wmich.edu/news/2016/02/30039
WMed's inaugural class celebrates big day, prepares for next step in residency training
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… with students participating in the Match for the very first time, we are thrilled that 100 percent of our medical … or more years in residency training. The anticipation of what the day would bring began building Friday morning when … Gynecology at University of Michigan Health. "Everything goes from being hopes to now there's this clarity and …
https://wmich.edu/news/2018/03/45925
Student aviation careers ready for takeoff with launch of Aviate partnership
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… to help flow students through to an airline," says Suzie Targosz , a 2018 WMU alumna who now works as a flight … student Nathaniel Charter-Harris talks with U.S. Rep. Fred Upton. WMU is one of just four collegiate programs chosen by … training in WMU's curriculum "replicates exactly what we do at the airlines." "So, when you get to the …
https://wmich.edu/news/2020/02/58142
WMU wins men's MAC Academic Achievement Award for highest GPA
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… Only MAC-sponsored sports are used. This is the fifth time in program history, and the first time since the 2012-13 academic year, that the Broncos have … ever to win the award, with Toledo claiming the honor three times and Miami winning twice. Bronco men carried the …
https://wmich.edu/news/2017/09/42343
Dramatic Lake Michigan helicopter crash, rescue on tap in WMU talk
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… and co-pilot Larry Murphy and Amway executives set off from what is now Gerald R. Ford International Airport in Grand Rapids for a conference in downtown Chicago. It was a smooth flight and all went well on the trip … drifting fuel slick. Fiddler, now in his early 60s and supervisor of Amway's fleet of aircraft, will talk about how …
https://wmich.edu/news/2016/12/36669