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Rising senior awarded coveted $10,000 national scholarship

Haworth College of Business

… Rising senior awarded coveted $10,000 national scholarship Submitted by Cindy Wagner on Larson KALAMAZOO—A Western Michigan University … now leads a $14 million project encompassing the areas of material flow, quality, logistics and operations. As part of …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/03/38963

Physicist melds scientific, humanitarian drive at UN's 'nuclear watchdog'

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… melds scientific, humanitarian drive at UN's 'nuclear watchdog' Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Humphrey … turnabout that surprised some of his mentors in physics. He was just following advice that he would, years later, share … "star student," and always was the most interested in the material. "I knew he would be at the top of his peers when …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/01/37548

Free Chinese culture workshops offered this spring

International Student and Scholar Services

… Chinese Cooking —6 to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 12, TBA ($20 material fee) Chinese Free-hand Style Painting —6 to … style as "light and sweet." Huang is from Taipei, Taiwan, and has been a Kalamazoo resident for 16 years. She … for the Chinese Free-hand Style Painting workshop, was born and raised in a family very focused on the visual …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/03/30633

Forging a new path with HyFlex

Haworth College of Business

… and day-to-day responsibilities, time can begin to slip away faster than expected. For Andy MacMillan , a … as a process engineer. His areas of focus included new raw material qualification, process improvements and enterprise … for a former employer of mine.” Obtaining an MBA has always been an interest for MacMillan, though not always …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/10/73237

Graduate student ready for new career in organizational change leadership

College of Education and Human Development

… to graduate school seemed impossible. "She really felt it was a good step for me, especially being in higher … Eggerstedt didn't have a clear direction for what she wanted to study at WMU.  "I worked in the geosciences for … the courses sounded not only interesting, but also the material could be applied to almost any job." Successfully …

https://wmich.edu/news/2024/05/75534

WMU to host medievalists from around the globe

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… and culture of the Middle Ages, its pioneering function was to introduce the first Master of Arts in Medieval … people and imaginative approaches to the Middle Ages await you." During the congress's academic sessions, scholars … their latest research findings, culled from the study of material remains of the medieval past as well as written …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/04/374

New technology developed at WMU to have huge industry impact

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… intense pressure combined with heat to cut hard and brittle materials has been developed by Western Michigan University … officer. The National Science Foundation recently awarded Patten and Ravindra an NSF Innovation Corps … WMU alumnus and a recipient of the Distinguished Alumni Award. Patten and Ravindra say manufacturers currently use …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/05/443

Five WMU teams compete in statewide clean energy challenge

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… Technological University, the University of Michigan and Wayne State University. The challenge was established by U-M and DTE Energy to encourage students … using a specific type of worm to break down biodegradable material from healthcare facilities that is not currently …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/02/157

Grad designs completely online introductory anatomy class

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… limited and, in many cases, cost prohibitive. "My main goal was to find a way that students could do hands-on lab experiments at home … came with some basic lab tools for experiments. Additional materials could be easily purchased. "They can do their labs …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/02/4402

WMU students clean up in Clean Energy Challenge, win $31,000

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… on From left are VermaBioMass team members Brian Oswald, Andrea Lavasseur and Lindsey Truit. KALAMAZOO-- Five … students won more than $30,000 in micro grants and awards in the Michigan Clean Energy Venture Challenge, a … energy efficiency; advances in building techniques and materials, green building; smart grid, energy storage; …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/03/184