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Understanding electric propulsion: Aerospace researcher shares expert knowledge with NASA

College of Engineering and Applied Sciences

… and modeling for electric propulsion under Lemmer’s expert supervision. Electric Propulsion : Electric propulsion is a … integration in CubeSats.  Hall thrusters : The team designed a prototype of a small Hall effect thruster (HET) … electrical and machining resources. This resulted in significant educational value to students working on the …

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

Data is only the beginning for ambitious business student

Haworth College of Business

… major—it was a perfect fit! His responsibilities included updating project tasks and troubleshooting to ensure his … he says, adding that his communication skills have improved significantly since attending events held by WMU Haworth. … care about the success of their students, so they are all super supportive of my education,” he says. “I think that …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/10/73049

WMU to close all campuses at 3 p.m. for winter storm

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… 3 p.m. or later today are canceled.  This article will be updated with special hours as information becomes available. … Jan. 31—Snow and icy conditions closed WMU. 2014, Jan. 6-7—Significant snowfall and expected severely cold temperatures … WMU to close at noon. 2019, Jan. 23—A mix of sleet, freezing rain and snow closed schools throughout the region. …

https://wmich.edu/news/2024/01/74325

Lewis Walker Institute aims to increase support for empowering future juvenile justice leaders

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… Lewis Walker Institute aims to increase support for empowering future juvenile justice leaders … the justice system a foundation to become changemakers. An upcoming fundraiser aims to institutionalize the … they're not afraid to use them, and they want to lift them up so they can uplift others that are like them in the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2024/03/75132

ExpressJet, Delta put aviation students on career pathway

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… nation selected to participate in the AP3 program that is designed to provide the airline with a reliable source of … information session was phenomenal. "We expected a couple of dozen students and ended up with more than 90," … aviation program has operated since 1997 from the W.K. Kellogg Airfield in Battle Creek. Contact: Charyl Roland February …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/02/148

Emeritus pens book about local vintage car museum

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… found the archives in the basement of the building, looked up the Kalamazoo-built Michigan car and found an interesting … cars owned by Donald S. Gilmore, a former president of the Upjohn Co. He and his wife, Genevieve, opened the 30-vehicle …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/02/138

WMU grad student wins coveted NEA creative writing fellowship

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… fellowships since 1967, providing writers with the time and freedom to pursue their craft. More than 1,100 people … so many talented people in Kalamazoo and the town is so supportive of the arts. It's really a great community." The … took place in the small town near where her mother grew up. "Instead of actually using her life to write poems," she …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/12/3834

Dorothy J. McGinnis obituary

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… its emphasis on diagnostic and broad-based reading and support services. McGinnis became a faculty member as well as … was developing interdisciplinary diagnostic teams made up of professional staff members and graduate students who … the need to evaluate children's readiness to read and of supplementing reading texts with classic children's tales and …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/01/4083

Three students earn prestigious Gilman Scholarships

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… received the prestigious Gilman Scholarship, which provides up to $5,000 for American students to pursue overseas study … by WMU Stanfield, Sipes and Dziepak were advised and supported in applying for the Gilman Scholarship by Anastasia …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/06/7672

Business students win national sales challenge

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… on From left: Alexa DeVos, Kayla Reinhackel and Brian Curlett KALAMAZOO— A student team representing Western … our sales and business marketing students—that when we go up against the best talent from the best programs in the … Thomson Reuters, MSDSonline and the Harold Zeigler Auto Group added, "The competition was a great opportunity. It was …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/12/11441