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Ready for liftoff: Engineering student has sights set on space

College of Engineering and Applied Sciences

… that her lifelong love for math and science, bolstered by supportive faculty,  led her to choose engineering. “Our … right back in like nothing happened and they brought me up to speed on the projects.” True to form, she continued … professors. “I have always been the type of person to stay super busy,” she says. “Diving into as much as I can without …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/11/66271

Western expert: Pandemic sparked a 'she-cession,' disproportionately forcing women out of the workforce

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… The U.S. Chamber of Commerce reports moms were laid off or furloughed at a rate three times working dads due to … "We've never had institutions that were particularly supportive of working parents (in the United States)," Kimmel … Kimmel says the pandemic has highlighted the lack of support for and access to childcare in the United States. …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/03/63542

WMU researchers develop framework for creating more efficient masks

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… just how you actually build the mask," says Durbin. "It suggests there are alternatives to testing the raw materials … made the discovery by chance. Instead of baking or picking up a new hobby to pass time at the beginning of the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/07/64847

Western board votes to keep tuition increase well below cap proposed by state officials

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… will be $13,434 in tuition and required fees, which is up by $417 over the previous year. “Amid rising expenses and … separate action, the board also set 2021-22 housing rates. Updated rates for residence halls and apartments will allow …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/06/64611

Western's Racial Justice Advisory Committee will update campus on progress

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… Western's Racial Justice Advisory Committee will update campus on progress Submitted by Erin Flynn on … lead the Racial Justice Advisory Committee (RJAC), the group is ready to present its progress to the campus community. … if there's no action behind them, they fall flat. This group really is looking at impactful change, identifying …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/09/65616

Plan, do, check, act with Audrey Oswalt

College of Engineering and Applied Sciences

… of tools and problem-solving,” says Oswalt. She adds the biggest challenge she faces is figuring out ways to eliminate … is not always the easiest problem to solve, but Oswalt is up to the challenge. “I have always found ways that we could … in sales during the COVID-19 pandemic, Oswalt was assigned to document a new operations system and execute the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/11/66388

WMU grad student's poetry book published, wins big award

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… year of studies at WMU. "I was really surprised because, up until that point, I had been submitting to book contests, … to apply that to the mythos of my family by rewriting significant births (including my own) and deaths," Rocha … "Honestly, I feel my poetry collection was picked up because of the feedback I got back from Bill and Nancy," …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/09/26664

Stage set for music theatre students to break into the industry

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… curtain rises on a New York stage Monday, March 2 , a group of Western Michigan University students will be singing … received multiple offers from agents after her showcase and signed with one who'd been following her career at Western … Merlanti, who earned a bachelor's degree in theatre design from the University of Michigan before deciding to …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/02/58265

Global firm to open North American headquarters at BTR Park

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… Florence. The company is a division of FAiST Industrial Group, a multinational manufacturing firm based in the United … bring client engineering teams into the development and design process for products FAiST will ultimately produce. … of the process to apply. Working together, we are able to design some of the costs out of a product and streamline the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/05/23569

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