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Skyrocketing drone usage leads WMU to offer consulting service
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… collect the necessary data and interpret it for clients. Want to find out where a building is losing most of its … to sell some mounds of gravel but don't know the volume of material that's in each mound? Drs. Charles Jay Emerson … Mathews says. Much of the work being done today with drones was traditionally done with piloted aircraft and satellites, …
https://wmich.edu/news/2019/07/54032
Art and science project highlights importance of not blowing off STEAM
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… on A view through a sculpture featuring Kalamazoo River water at musicians who created an original composition from … the projects began in fall 2018 by choosing a local material to analyze. From river water to honey to coffee beans, students collected samples …
https://wmich.edu/news/2019/07/54132
Behind-the-scenes New York Fashion Week experience solidifies future for Western fashion design student
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… The Shows through the UofNYFW program. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Walking down Fifth Avenue and checking out high fashion … Michigan University fashion design and development student was recently whisked away for a once-in-a-lifetime … … something that was easy to make and out of a material that almost everyone has access to," she says. She …
https://wmich.edu/news/2023/03/71033
Take advantage of global engagement opportunities in November
Haenicke Institute for Global Education
… exhibit —7:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. on the second-floor of Waldo Library, hosted by the Office of Diversity and … exhibit —7:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. on the second-floor of Waldo Library, hosted by the Office of Diversity and … exhibit —10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on the second-floor of Waldo Library, hosted by the Office of Diversity and …
https://wmich.edu/news/2018/10/49856
Three professors to be honored with Distinguished Teaching Awards
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… Three professors to be honored with Distinguished Teaching Awards Submitted by Deanne Puca on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Western … University will honor three individuals with its highest award recognizing faculty members for their work with … to make sure that the student has grasped and digested the material that he's working on with them. He's brilliant in …
https://wmich.edu/news/2018/09/48800
'Hitting the books' can improve English language teaching
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… for Teaching Idioms to English Learners Around the World" was released last year by TESOL Press. The press is the … the students. They know how important idioms are and they want to learn them," Randolph says. "Paul and I have always … psychologist Herman Ebbinghaus in the 1800s that has been materially confirmed by subsequent researchers. "Within a …
https://wmich.edu/news/2015/04/23023
Foundation Scholar driven to care for communities in need
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… by a sibling he never met. "My mother's first child was a little girl named Rosemary, who a week before her … a result, a week later on her birthday, my sister passed away," Calderón says. "So, I always understood that I wanted … helping students—and not only helping them understand the material but also to develop a love for organic chemistry, …
https://wmich.edu/news/2022/04/67871
From mechanic to dietician, Air Force veteran focused on helping patients maintain healthy lifestyles
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… systems in military helicopters to helping steer patients toward healthy nutritional choices—and he couldn't be happier. … where he's meant to be. "I have no doubt that Western was the best choice I could have made," says Fischer, who … two days later, the two-time Bronco alumnus will report for duty as an outpatient nutritionist at Bronson Methodist …
https://wmich.edu/news/news/2024/12/nutrition-dietetics-fall-2024-graduate-derek-fischer-air-force-veteran-employed
365 days of Dunbar Hall
College of Arts and Sciences
… thrive. Originally built in 1971, Willis F. Dunbar Hall was one of three buildings constructed to support a growing … THE ROAD TO RENOVATION Pre-renovation, Dunbar Hall was characterized by flickering lights, narrow hallways, and … to reduce the need for salt, locally sourced building materials and exceptional water efficiency. In …
https://wmich.edu/arts-sciences/news/2025/05/cas-magazine-dunbar-hall
Alexis Brown: Achieving Excellence in Aviation
College of Aviation
… it came to a career in aviation, Alexis Brown always seemed to know she was on the right "track." During their college careers, her … important, when I or someone else was not understanding the material, he would take the time to make certain we were all …
https://wmich.edu/news/2020/04/58976