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Engineering prof wins NIH grant for research on heart disease

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… and remove the oxidized lipids and also can become bound up on the arterial wall. Several important factors … arteries with a fragment of the lipid to test inflammatory signaling. But instead of upregulating inflammatory … Shaw of Avanti Polar Lipids. Springstead has also bought a significant amount of surplus equipment, much of it from …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/03/22649

WMU wins NSF grant to study contaminants in industry, agriculture

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… chloride and other chlorides on the roads and these end up in our bodies of water," Mezei says. "And then there are … oil industry. Scale is an unwanted substance that builds up in piping and pumping equipment and comes from seawater … project will try to answer that question and help in designing even more effective and selective anion extraction …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/09/18390

WMU engineer receives ADVANCE proof of concept grant

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… Development Corporation. The state awards grants of up to $40,000, and each grant must be matched dollar for … methodology will lower the expense of providing designers with material properties over the lifecycle of … Dr. Pavel Ikonomov , associate professor of engineering design, manufacturing and management systems. For more WMU …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/06/47498

WMU students anxious to share their cultures at International Festival

Haenicke Institute for Global Education

… is very impressive." Admission to International Festival is free, and for a nominal fee, attendees may taste traditional … Indonesian, Malaysian and 14 other registered student groups are participating in the 2019 festival. An awards panel … because our culture is already a mix of cultures," group member Yuleisy Suriel Pena says. "When you experience …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/03/52294

Focusing on access and high-quality education, WMU trustees approve 2023-24 tuition

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… access to a high-quality college education and provides up to $5,500 to public university students annually. Budget … revenue, tuition is by far the major funding source, supporting such essential student needs as high-quality … pricing for student housing, setting rates that are designed to keep on-campus living affordable and comparable to …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/06/72055

Student, actor, advocate: Margaux Wellman takes leading role in breaking down barriers for people with disabilities

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… production, student Margaux Wellman also hopes to shake up perceptions about disabilities. "Disability is not talked … rehearses with her castmates. Cerebral palsy (CP) is a group of disorders that affect movement and muscle tone. When … high school in their hometown of Saginaw, Michigan. Growing up, however, Wellman was acutely aware of the lack of people …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/05/64331

WMU, WMed join forces in $1.37M project to reduce prehospital medication errors for children

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… HoloLens to read drug vials and double-check doses pulled up in syringes, in addition to helping paramedics obtain a … has never been tried before.” Critical pediatric cases make up just 1-3% of paramedic emergency encounters, yet studies … experience. This new technology has the chance to disrupt the high rates of pediatric dosage errors and finally …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/05/71778

WMU students eligible for campus sustainability grant funding

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… WMU Student Sustainability Grant competition, which supports student research, projects and activities that have … by mid-December 2020. Collaborators expect to award up to $32,500 this fall semester.  Funding is awarded twice …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/09/61290

Adjunct jazz professor Duane Davis wins prestigious Ellis Marsalis, Jr. Educator of the Year Award

Jazz Studies

… In addition to directing GCII, Duane regularly stepped up to direct Gold Company during Zegree’s sabbaticals. Davis … school and college educators around the world affirmed the significance of this nomination.    For 31 years, Davis has … footsteps as educators, they have also played with the biggest names in jazz— Cecile McLorin-Salvant , Christian …

https://wmich.edu/news/2024/02/74753

Social work grad empowered to uplift migrant and Latinx communities

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… Social work grad empowered to uplift migrant and Latinx communities Submitted by Erin … relate to those students because I was a student who struggled. I was in the bottom 10% of my class through … from mentorship to community and mental health support. "(It) let me know I have a voice and I have the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/04/67907