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Why I Give: Linda Lesniak

W Magazine

… location, reputation for preparing teachers and financial support.  “I was a very smart girl—not a plus in the 60s—and … (Mallard) Zafiriades, BA '70. Repaying the alma mater that supported her during her academic journey is one of the … education. Her mentors “took a mill rat” and suggested she get an advanced degree in math.  “I had to …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/02/70893

Safety communication options grow out of committee appointed by Dunn

News

… in Kalamazoo on a single evening last February. The group worked to examine existing communication tools and … members from the threats they might face as as they move freely around neighboring communities and through different … events that could become part of the new Twitter account designed to "push" an advisory safety message about off-campus …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/01/37740

Grant puts rare Latin manuscript into WMU's collection

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… into the body and blood of Christ. Teaching and research significance Purchased using both endowed funds for the rare … our ability to serve the communities interested in this significant work." Steuer says the new manuscript will … as a tool for individual study, rather than the kind of group use that was the purpose of some larger medieval …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/11/36070

Education researcher to be honored as WMU emerging scholar

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… among the rising stars in U.S. higher education. It is designed to celebrate the contributions of faculty who are in … trove of large-scale data sets, analyze them and come up with ways to inform the design of large evaluations of teacher development …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/09/35309

Love on the ice: A Lawson romance comes full circle

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… her team was practicing. "I honestly just thought Doug was super cute when I saw him at the rink! I remember telling … Ohio, where Doug works for Post Consumer Brands, the couple is already looking forward to trips back to Western … to him carrying on the Western tradition. "Western set me up for success in a lot of ways," says Emily, who worked the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/02/63180

WMU inventors win $10,000 Brian Patrick Thomas Award

Haworth College of Business

… $10,000 award for their invention, NeoVent, a respiratory support device designed to treat critically ill infants in developing … This is the inaugural award. This past year has been one of significant activity for John and Barnett, as they have …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/07/25223

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

WMU wins $779,072 grant, partners with Oxford in Web project

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… People involved in the project have referred to it as "uploading Tim's brain." "There are some issues that are … and more available to people?'" McGrew was among a group of researchers summoned to Oxford a little more than a … a sabbatical until now. It is hoped the database will be up and running in time for McGrew to use it as a tool in a …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/09/18700

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

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