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Michigan mom finds fix for cold, wet winters

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… she decided to engineer a solution herself. Smoots set to work designing a simple device that utilizes the heat from …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/06/47805

WMU alumna inducted into Hall of Fame

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… with analysis of the market and customer experience. Her work crosses into her passion for the community, holding … the United Way, WomenVenture, Performance Excellence Network, NAWBO, Women President’s Organization, Heart …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/11/56829

Mindful change: One professor's vision to transform stroke recovery

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… it would come to this. I feel very fortunate to do this work.” After Gray had her stroke in 2017, she spent several … meaning to my experience as a stroke survivor. I hope this work will also propel Western Michigan University in a very …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/02/70900

Multimedia arts technology student's success amplified by 'instrumental' Western instructors

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… by Erin Flynn on Jacob Wolfe is putting his degree to work a full semester before graduation after landing a job … very nice to know that after I graduate, I'll already be working and have a job that I'm very interested in and … this stuff 10 times more than I'm doing my actual classwork, maybe it's time to look for a program for it.’" …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/12/66644

Public radio news directors award WMUK for broadcasting excellence

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… general manager. "They are emblematic of the excellent work they do, day in and day out." About the awards The …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/07/28036

'Little Lebowski Urban Achievers' on display

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… . At first glance, Jim Hopfensperger's and Jason Lahr's works are disparate. While Hopfensperger’s delicately … Crafts movement through a postmodern filter, while Lahr’s work stands as a meditation on the possibilities of painting …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/09/26968

Campus locations will 'light it up blue' for autism awareness

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… long-running commitment to training professionals to work with those with autism. Last summer, the state of …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/04/22835

Investment, pandemic pivot spur success for genomics company

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… of Genemarkers. She launched the company in 2007 after working as a genomics consultant for Pfizer and an assistant … professor at Western, where she completed her postdoctoral work, for several years. "We have people who are really … and employees. It's a win for the University, providing valuable experience to budding scientists and innovators, and …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/05/64148

Impacting students a world away

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… says Papes. "I really enjoy traveling and feel the most valuable thing I can do with my degree is to teach science and … for Humanity. Another trip I went to San Antonio, Texas, to work with the AIDS Foundation. It was a truly eye-opening … the Peace Corps,"  Papes says. "All my professors that I worked with have definitely helped me develop my leadership …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/04/53031

Sustainability office seeks nominations for new award

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… and commitment to sustainability, the impact of their work, and the degree to which they engage and involve others …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/02/21781