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Chemical engineering grad ready to make a splash in sustainability efforts
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… as an environmental engineer for a paper mill in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. "I'm looking forward to being part of PFAS … , says she's ready to hit the ground running thanks to supportive instructors who took lessons beyond textbooks. …
https://wmich.edu/news/2023/04/71513
Western grad students break down communication barriers, empower parents with language class
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… skills and learn from each other," Huls says. They came up with Language Exchange, an evening class where native … to know them." Parents help each other on a language assignment. Supported by Project TEAMS , a federal grant … to do this.' And it was a student who tended to really struggle in grade-level content in my class. For her, it was so …
https://wmich.edu/news/2023/08/72377
Sunseeker builds on 30+ years of ‘raycing’ with the sun
College of Engineering and Applied Sciences
… car team. Sunseeker was formed over 30 years ago when a group of students set out to design, build and compete with a solar car. Their goal remains … says Bazuin. “We’re here to educate and Sunseeker is a significant extension of that. It gives students the …
https://wmich.edu/news/2023/11/73445
WMU digital marketing student wins first place in national Adobe competition
Haworth College of Business
… the competition. From more than 1,400 entries, Sinuraya’s designs stood out as original, thoughtful, targeted and … The watch offers GPS tracking, activity logs, health check-up reminders and alerts for daily feeding and hydration … digital marketing campaign for the watch began as a class assignment in Executive-in-residence Greg Gerfen’s advertising …
https://wmich.edu/news/2023/10/73024
Artificial Intelligence in Business is latest course offered at WMU Haworth
Haworth College of Business
… “Because of this, anyone who takes time to pick up a few AI apps will be empowered to compete more … information systems. Earlier this year, Chen and a group of engineering faculty were awarded a $500,000 National … in a symbiotic way has the potential to shift skill sets upwards, thereby increasing the quality of one’s contribution …
https://wmich.edu/news/2024/01/74228
WMU supply chain students secure first place at Operation Stimulus Competition
Haworth College of Business
… WMU supply chain students secure first place at Operation … team of four students from Western Michigan University’s supply chain management program earned first place at Colorado State University’s Rams Operation Stimulus Supply Chain Case Competition. The Haworth College of …
https://wmich.edu/news/2024/04/75345
Balancing cybersecurity and business goals
College of Engineering and Applied Sciences
… profits,” says Jesse, who has worked in his family’s web design company where he was first exposed to the information … and hydraulic technician. His experience exposed him to cryptologists, who piqued his interest in encryption. Now a … detection system could be developed. This of course turned up even more challenges we had to check out.” As complicated …
https://wmich.edu/news/2022/08/68924
Virtual book clubs examine ethical questions on current social topics
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… justice for undeserved populations while the system is set up to ignore them. "The Moral Foundation of Politics" (2003) … of recurring health crises, and what can we learn from groups that are addressing this problem? Students are able to earn WMU Signature credit for any book club for which they attend all …
https://wmich.edu/news/2020/09/61261
Fifty years of working at WMU evokes brown, 'golden' memories
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… N. DeRyke , director of budget, operations and service support in the Haworth College of Business, and Dr. Laurel A. … and received the Haworth College of Business' inaugural Superior Staff Award in 2011. "I'm most proud of being able … College dean until 1992. Under her 13-year tenure, WMU significantly expanded its doctoral degree programs as well …
https://wmich.edu/news/2014/09/18609
WMU Department of Statistics becomes NISS affiliate
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… academia, industry, and governmental and national labs, to support research discussions, information dissemination, … liaison. "Inclusion in the NISS Affiliate Program opens up new developmental and collaboration opportunities, …
https://wmich.edu/news/2018/01/44978