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Incoming students win $60,000 Medallion Scholarships
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… to begin their studies at Western Michigan University this fall. Medallion Scholarships are the highest merit-based … school for maintaining an overall GPA of 3.5 or higher and showing strong academic integrity. In addition, she was … players and witness their growth year after year. Mackenzie Farmwald Farmwald Mackenzie Farmwald, of Portage, graduated …
https://wmich.edu/news/2018/07/47899
$3.17 million grant will energize electric vehicle research at WMU
College of Engineering and Applied Sciences
… electrical and computer engineering and principal investigator on the grant, is pictured in his lab with doctoral students Ujala Maha … that we don’t know,” says Kuruppu. “I’m very excited to see how we get these implemented in the lab.” In developing the …
https://wmich.edu/engineer/news/2024/09/3-million-department-energy-grant-wmu-engineering
Prevent the spread of seasonal influenza
Sindecuse Health Center
… Michigan University students and employees are encouraged to take precautions to avoid getting or spreading the flu. Dr. Lisa Marshall, director of WMU's Sindecuse Health Center, … . For comprehensive information about influenza , how to reduce its spread and what to do if you become ill, …
https://wmich.edu/news/2017/01/37579
Dolly Xtractor grabs first place at second annual Pitch competition
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… at Pitch,” Hall says. "It was such a great experience listening to all of the ideas. And thank you to Educational … , industrial and entrepreneurial engineering major from Farmington Hills, Mich., who pitched his business idea … "The ideas that were pitched at this year’s competition showed how seriously WMU students take entrepreneurship," …
https://wmich.edu/news/2014/04/15088
Herbert "Herb" E. Ellinger obituary
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… Thursday, May 25 . He was 96. Herb Ellinger Ellinger came to Kalamazoo in 1942 as a flight instructor during World War … WMU in 1983. Ellinger wrote two books, "Automechanics," published in 1972, and "Automotive Engines," published in 1974. … and whatever needed to be fixed while teaching mechanics how to do further repairs. Services and remembrances A …
https://wmich.edu/news/2017/07/41022
Political science standout, first WMU elected chair Greenberg dies at 88
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… dies at 88 Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Dr. Milton Greenberg A former Western Michigan University faculty … chair at WMU and a nationally known political scientist and expert on the GI Bill died Aug. 27 in the … an article in The Chronicle of Higher Education about "How the GI Bill Changed Higher Education." After the June …
https://wmich.edu/news/2015/09/26879
Longtime jazz educator Steve Zegree passes away at 61
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… Longtime jazz educator Steve Zegree passes away at 61 Submitted by Anonymous … professor of music and mentor to Gold Company, which under his direction became one of the nation's leading collegiate … Complete Guide to Teaching Vocal Jazz" and "The Wow Factor: How to Create It, Inspire It & Achieve It." The latter was a …
https://wmich.edu/news/2015/03/22402
College praises tenure of departing longtime dean
College of Education and Human Development
… College praises tenure of departing longtime dean Submitted by Nicole … July 1. Dr. Ming Li Li announced his departure in an email to the CEHD faculty earlier this spring, citing personal … Chris Cheatham . “Research and scholarly activities also showed tremendous growth under Dr. Li’s leadership, with the …
https://wmich.edu/news/2022/08/68668
Building a cultural bridge, engineering students teach refugees about science, math
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… Erin Flynn on A student at the Refugee Education Center raises his hand during a presentation by the WMU chapter of … like poverty and violence in search of a better life. Today, they're finding a common language in science. Western … was something to get the kids thinking about impacts and how you can design something to better suit a situation," …
https://wmich.edu/news/2019/07/54203
Multimillion-dollar research center addresses construction challenges
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… by Anonymous (not verified) on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—An interdisciplinary group of Western Michigan University researchers is busily studying new and creative ways to build better in an age of climate change and other global … construction practices. It's not only sensible to change how we do things, it's become mandatory." With that reality …
https://wmich.edu/news/2018/07/47955