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With rural and small clinics in mind, professor uses COVID-19 grant to create low-cost respiratory device

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… With rural and small clinics in mind, professor uses COVID-19 grant to create low-cost respiratory … Danna-dos-Santos , a Western Michigan University professor, is developing a compact device with components that … of more cost-effective solutions. The bridging of “basic science and clinical care” is all that’s required, he says. …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/07/60231

Sleeping Giant Capital closes $10 million in funding, enhancing partnership with WMU

Haworth College of Business

… to scale operations, with a focus on empowering women professionals in acquiring and growing businesses. The funding … with Western Michigan University’s Haworth College of Business, allowing more students to benefit from … Tracy Thurkow , expert partner, global head of behavioral science at Bain & Co. Elizabeth Weindruch , managing …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/05/68153

Alumnus surfs the turbulence to success

W Magazine

… could be “The Good, the Bad and the Ugly.” But the first of the three adjectives would be the star of the show. Denomme, BS ‘00, has weathered the impacts of … Waterford Township. As a Bronco majoring in aviation flight science with minors in business management and geography, …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/05/71774

WMU names economist, Washington labor expert as ninth president

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… KALAMAZOO, Mich.— Dr. Edward B. Montgomery , dean and professor of economics at Georgetown University's McCourt … and community. Its strengths in the traditional arts and sciences, coupled with strong programs in such areas as … Edward. More than 35 years in academics Montgomery earned a bachelor's degree from Pennsylvania State University and …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/04/39331

National leader, respected public servant and longtime advocate for Western to receive honorary degree

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… Puca on Congressman Fred Upton speaks at the dedicated of the new expansion and opening of the Aviation Education Center in September 2021. … approximately $26 billion in emergency relief for federal science agencies to award to research universities, …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/12/70189

Fueled by resilience, social work student advocates support through mentorship

News

… pierced his neck as he drove down the street—a random act of violence that nearly paralyzed him. Less than a year … and overcome trauma. "I've been through the worst of the worst. I definitely was not supposed to be anywhere … After earning associate degrees in social work and social science from Kalamazoo Valley Community College, his …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/08/64961

Twenty incoming students win $60,000 Medallion Scholarships

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… Valued at $60,000 each over four years, they constitute one of the largest merit-based awards in American higher education. Some of this year's incoming scholars received a WMU Presidential … electrical team leader her senior year; the KLAA Math and Science Olympics for two years; and the G.E.T. IT Club for …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/06/32715

Leveling up experience-driven learning opportunities

W Magazine

… but Dr. Lisa Baker 's lab is filled with the excitement of discovery as undergraduate students venture into the … classroom knowledge in neuroanatomy and behavioral neuroscience. Dr. Jacob Berglin's project partners with community … to support and collaborate with K-12 students outside of the school day. It's one thing to read about best …

https://wmich.edu/news/2024/06/75848

New Michigan budget includes WMU funding for new geologic mapping

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… are all geologically based," notes John Yellich , director of the Michigan Geological Survey, which was formally moved … resources are so important to us we can't afford not to use science to protect them and make decisions about how they … developed and used." Michigan Geological Survey University officials had praise for both the original decision to …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/06/32983

Cold Case Program gains national attention, inspires expansion

College of Arts and Sciences

… it seems, is interested in her Cold Case Program —a first-of-its-kind partnership with Michigan State Police—which has … attention!" says Kuersten, the program's director and professor in the Department of Sociology's Criminal Justice … of information technology for the College of Arts and Sciences who set up the Cold Case Program's encrypted …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/09/68777