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Medieval historian wins WMU’s 2024 Gründler Book Prize
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… , professor of medieval history at the University of Chicago, is the winner of the 2024 Gründler prize for “Corruption, Protection and Justice in Medieval Europe: A … according to the prize committee, allows Lyon “to show why protection and justice in many locales remained outside …
https://wmich.edu/news/2024/05/75413
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 … a day," Mezei says. "It's a huge problem." The NSF grant does not directly fund Mezei's anion extraction research. … for is basic research into how the extraction method works. Why do the extraction agents remove the anions with the …
https://wmich.edu/news/2014/09/18390
First-of-its-kind research shows lake-effect snow trends in Southwest Michigan
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… of its kind for this region—uncovers the factors that ramp up the Lake Michigan snow machine. Dr. Lei Meng "My research … time, which means we are getting colder. That might explain why our lake-effect snowfall and our annual snowfall are … high. As evidenced by Meng's research, that statistic alone doesn't necessarily mean there will be more lake-effect …
https://wmich.edu/news/2021/11/66178
WMU student wins honorable mention for documentary
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… Festival of Media Arts in the Student Documentary category. A record number of 1,538 total submissions were … an inspirational, kind-hearted, motivated WMU student who does not look at his cerebral palsy as a setback, but, … documentary. Billings had met Simon in a Bible study group called Collegiate, Black and Christian. She became …
https://wmich.edu/news/2016/04/31328
Students, employees have free access to New York Times
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… at the beginning of this academic year. They are a group account, called the nytimes.com Pass, and The New York … newsletters and alerts, and more. This subscription is good for 364 days from the date it is activated. After … are available through the Apple and Android app stores. It does not include access to apps such as Crosswords and Times …
https://wmich.edu/news/2016/10/35560
How to find out if WMU is closed
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… if WMU is closed Submitted by Deanne Puca on Click this logo in GoWMU to register your phone number in the WMU Alert system. … or both, depending on the delivery options chosen at sign-up. In addition, all students and faculty and staff members …
https://wmich.edu/news/2018/11/50437
Focusing on the basics with aerospace engineer Adam Houtman
College of Engineering and Applied Sciences
… into the curriculum. “Our professors emphasized the why and how behind solving problems,” says Houtman, who … as teaching a subject and no engineer can get far without good mentors!" Currently, Houtman works as an aerospace … Age of aviation. Time will tell what actually works and doesn’t but for now it is great fun to draw airplanes for a …
https://wmich.edu/news/2022/03/67553
A future to smile about: Aviation grad on fast track to flight deck
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… four years, and I thought that was pretty cool. So, I was going to go to college pre-dental and then become an … smiles are one of the first things I look at. So I thought, why not help people have a nice smile, because somebody … plane, and I did the takeoff. I remember climbing up—I barely remember the flight itself—but I remember …
https://wmich.edu/news/2023/12/73692
Planned burn scheduled at WMU's Asylum Lake Preserve
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… at the Asylum Lake preserve in 2007. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Up to 50 acres of prairie in Western Michigan University's … wait until 24 hours before a scheduled burn to give the go-ahead, and if it does, safety equipment is on hand for fire monitoring and …
https://wmich.edu/news/2015/04/23346