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Engineering students design concussion sensor for football helmets

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… Engineering students design concussion sensor for football helmets Submitted by … KALAMAZOO, Mich.—At a time when football concussions are triggering lawsuits and making headlines, students at Western Michigan University have come up with a device that can be implanted in a football helmet …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/07/17339

Aerospace engineering alumna soaring at Boeing

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… not quite understand what I was doing in school, they kept supporting me during my falls and cheered for me during my … various engineering elements pertaining to aircraft design, improvements and repairs. Currently, much of her work … with airline customers and suppliers for parts servicing, design and testing to improve product quality. When her …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/02/58017

Engineering student eases University scheduling process

College of Engineering and Applied Sciences

… works to improve scheduling of maintenance services with supervisor Marcy Lynn (left), manager of maintenance … Marcy Lynn , manager of maintenance services and Olimat’s supervisor. Olimat not only determined the best scheduling … Faunce Student Services and other projects entering the design stage represent a bright new future for the University, …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/11/66213

Dr. Michitoshi Soga obituary

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… He made a lasting impact on the University by setting up programs and linkages with higher education institutions … of Japanese alumni. He also worked—with the ever-present support and help of his wife, Ryoko—to build friendships … in Japan revere Dr. Soga—as do we—and their gifts also signal their special affection for him." Memorial service A …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/03/5512

Twenty incoming students win $60,000 Medallion Scholarships

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… The daylong event included essay writing and a group problem-solving activity for the students as well as … Christian High School and plans to major in interior design at WMU. She was awarded a Presidential Endowed … newspaper, choosing to be a staff writer so as to have the freedom to write for multiple sections of interest. She also …

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

Honoring resilience: The significance of Indigenous Peoples Day in Michigan

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… Honoring resilience: The significance of Indigenous Peoples Day in Michigan Submitted … Biden became the first president to issue a proclamation designating Oct. 11, 2021, a day to honor the nation's vibrant … "The federal government has a solemn obligation to lift up and invest in the future of Indigenous people and empower …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/10/65903

Recent graduate pursues dream to ignite students' passion for learning and discovery

College of Arts and Sciences

… “How do I inspire you to actually study, or at least trigger your curiosity button that makes you ask questions?”  … great help,” he says. “Western was a great help to build me up to who I am now and hopefully those building blocks will become even bigger and force me to, well, ‘become.’ Who will I become? I …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/09/69137

Anthropology professor emeritus receives State History Award for Fort St. Joseph Archaeological Project

College of Arts and Sciences

… colonial French newcomers and the Native Americans who occupied the area for centuries before settlers arrived. Dr. … the gap between the academic and public communities.” Digging into the history of The City of Four Flags Beginning … through surveys and excavation at the request of a group of local history buffs called Support the Fort. This …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/01/70260

A full 91 percent of WMU grads find success within three months

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… by college and major. A prospective student could look up environmental and sustainability studies, for instance, …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/01/44397

WMU names economist, Washington labor expert as ninth president

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… to him. "I was drawn to the opportunity to lead an up-and-coming student-centric comprehensive university with … Its strengths in the traditional arts and sciences, coupled with strong programs in such areas as aviation, … He has worked on research efforts with Kalamazoo's W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research since the 1980s, …

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