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Understanding electric propulsion: Aerospace researcher shares expert knowledge with NASA

College of Engineering and Applied Sciences

… and student Margaret Mooney work in the Aerospace Laboratory for Plasma Experiments. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Former NASA … electrical and machining resources. This resulted in significant educational value to students working on the project, … a NASA interest at this point, but looking out, I can see a need. Right now, I look for pieces where my …

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

Student hits high note with national young jazz composer award

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… Student hits high note with national young jazz composer award Submitted by Erin Flynn on … well.  "We're working hard so when we've all graduated this can become a full-time thing." Rathbun believes Codrington … as musicians. They offer a variety of things we can take from them." Andrew Rathbun was nominated for a JUNO …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/03/52685

WMU's Evaluation Center teams up with CDC to boost disease surveillance and response amid pandemic

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… WMU's Evaluation Center teams up with CDC to boost disease surveillance … thing about WMU’s Evaluation Center is that our staff is trained in program evaluation, and we can apply our knowledge and skills to pretty much any topic …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/06/59912

Using music as a vessel for social justice

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… Daniel Gayden Smart is the percussive pursuit of purpose that drums the beat for others to march to. It's digging deep … self-discovery.  "I asked her about being a musician as a minority and being a musician as someone who’s Black, and her advice was: All you can control is being the greatest artist you can be," he …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/11/62039

Native seed project helps WMU get back to its roots

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… Native seed project helps WMU get back to its roots Submitted … methods for maintaining manicured landscapes—methods that can negatively impact the environment. During the greenhouse … waiting containers that they care for until the seedlings can be planted at various ecological restoration sites …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/09/54808

RSOs have something for everyone

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… for everyone Submitted by Deanne Puca on Members of Mane Attraction, an a cappella group and registered student … areas from academics to service to zombies. Students can travel the country to volunteer, program events for a … If students don't find what they're looking for, they can start their own group, March says. This year and in the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/08/54761

America's drift away from equal opportunity to be discussed

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… Reeves KALAMAZOO, Mich.—A senior fellow in economic studies at the Brookings Institution will be in Kalamazoo later this … the ideal of equal opportunity and what local communities can do to reverse this trend. Dr. Richard V. Reeves , who … Initiative. Reeves will discuss what local communities can do to close the gap so children who are poor, especially …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/04/23269

'The Phantom of the Opera' headlines Miller Auditorium's 2018-19 Broadway season

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… 2018-19 Zhang Financial Broadway in West Michigan Series. Featured will be a two-week engagement of the spectacular new … will come to Kalamazoo as part of a brand new North American tour. Critics are raving that this breathtaking … one of the largest productions now on tour. Mar. 19-24— "Beautiful—The Carole King Musical" tells the inspiring …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/03/45883

Altitude Adjustment: How Life’s Turbulence Made This Delta Captain Soar

College of Aviation

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2025/05/geeting

Free college-level courses offered to income-eligible residents

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… Western Michigan University and two local community organizations, offers low- to moderate-income residents in … The 2012-13 academic year opened with the History of American Slavery course and will finish with the Shakespeare … from 22 to 53 are currently enrolled in the program, which can accept up to 15 students. Students are encouraged to …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/10/2271