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WMU faculty team uncovers racial bias in jury selection
News
… my research has covered many topics before, this one feels like the work that could make the most tangible difference … justifications were often socioeconomic indicators, like education or occupation, which are connected directly … is that black members of the jury pool were four times as likely to be removed with a peremptory strike for no …
https://wmich.edu/news/2019/11/56344
Building a cultural bridge, engineering students teach refugees about science, math
News
… different countries with their families—fleeing obstacles like poverty and violence in search of a better life. Today, … Students make a protective case to cushion an egg that will be dropped off of a balcony. "It's important to bring in groups like Engineers without Borders to allow the children to …
https://wmich.edu/news/2019/07/54203
Broncos Lead interns grow job skills by helping kids grow in their love of nature
W Magazine
… about and being able to practice getting involved in things like grant applications really 100% connects the dots … Howe says. "You're working, but it doesn't even feel like you're working because we feel like we're doing something good for people that we care …
https://wmich.edu/news/2023/08/72461
Invested in finance and fashion, business grad found wealth of opportunities at Western
News
… she says The Greenleaf Trust Trading Room allows students like Mmanga to experience the fast pace of Wall Street from … consulting at leading professional services network PwC. A few months later, she landed a sales internship with … "It was my first job in a professional setting. I really liked doing that. It really helped develop the skills I was …
https://wmich.edu/news/news/2024/12/finance-fashion-fall-2024-graduate-racheal-mmanga-employed-voya-investment
Marketing professor honored by University for excellence in teaching
News
… oftentimes difficult to define, but we all know what it’s like when we experience it firsthand. It is engaging, … … She constantly does the extra work to help her peers, like me, and to include student input where possible to …
https://wmich.edu/news/2022/08/68940
Students learn of triumph and persistence in life of Walt Disney
News
… a 708-acre ranch Walt Disney purchased where classic films like "Old Yeller" and "The Parent Trap" were filmed. Max … the Study in the States program from a friend. "Courses like this one offer the students the opportunity to learn … anyone in their field of study. "Walt's Pilgrimage is truly like no other course you will ever take and was an …
https://wmich.edu/news/2019/08/54752
Alumna with passion for poetry named Kansas Poet Laureate
College of Arts and Sciences
… through food," says Brimhall. "Focusing on food just seems like such a joyful way to share language and poetry." As an … position. "Everybody has some connection with food—like the smell that reminds you of your grandmother or food …
https://wmich.edu/news/2023/01/70298
WMU digital marketing students named world champions in 2025 Digital Marketing Competition
Haworth College of Business
… enough to need a practical, affordable automation tool like Plantennas,” says Brady. “Our strategy centered on a … for a product with strong sustainability potential. The biggest challenge was narrowing our audience because …
https://wmich.edu/business/news/2025/05/2025-digital-marketing-competition
Engineering the next generation of sustainable fiber-based products
College of Engineering and Applied Sciences
… that benefits students as well as global corporations like Apple and Starbucks? As home to one of only four …
https://wmich.edu/engineer/news/2024/11/paper-pilot-plant-engineering-sustainable-products-0
Purpose-filled pursuit of patient connection
W Magazine
… Michigan. Initially intent on a career in engineering like his father, he realized after several undergraduate … “I remember thinking, ‘My life’s over now. Everything I like to do is done. What am I going to do?’” Amid the fear … to pull himself to safety or operate his phone. Swelling likely would have cut off his ability to breathe as well. …
https://wmich.edu/news/2020/11/62025