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Women's aviation team places first among collegiate competitors

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… The 2018 race, which has its roots in an event that began in 1929, followed a zigzag route that started in … fixed-wing aircraft using visual flight rules. Air racing became popular in the 1920s, but women pilots were forbidden … speed, and the goal is to have the actual ground speed be as far over the handicap speed as possible. The pilots …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/07/47841

Visiting scholar produces important sustainability and recycling research

College of Engineering and Applied Sciences

… Technologies. He arrived at Western in fall 2021 and will be at the University through the 2022-23 academic year. The … 60 articles (Google Scholar). His research at Western has been supported by the Scientific and Technological Research … events , visit WMU News online. Contact: Cindy Wagner November 4, 2022 …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/11/69741

Recognizing a nearly 30-year, distinguished partnership

College of Engineering and Applied Sciences

… of publication citations, dozens of committee memberships and consulting projects, many patents and academic …  impact on research that for nearly 30 years has included Sinto Group—the foundry arm of Toyota—in a partnership that … of metal casting. And the importance of metal casting cannot be overstated. Although the industry comprises …

https://wmich.edu/news/2024/01/73461

Returning to hometown leads grad student to find missing puzzle piece

Haworth College of Business

… wanted to expand her skills and knowledge. She found that being back in Michigan gave her the push she needed to … says Williams. “This flexibility was essential to me in being able to pursue my education while continuing my … proprietor of my own coffee franchise! Earning my MBA has been a missing piece of the puzzle for far too long. The …

https://wmich.edu/news/2024/01/74252

ISM students win first place at international case competition

Haworth College of Business

… the finished product to General Motors facilities to be installed in vehicles. Students were given five weeks to … were given four hours to solve a surprise problem—a cybersecurity breach. "This is a highly competitive case … each individual's strengths, and allowing each team member to flourish. Junior Jake Malone of Rockford used …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/11/50161

Distinguished Faculty Scholar nominations sought

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… by Anonymous (not verified) on Nominate a faculty member for the 2013 Distinguished Faculty Scholar Award. … Award, the highest honor Western Michigan University bestows on its faculty members. The award is based on … work is widely known beyond campus and constitutes a significant body of achievement, most of which has been …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/10/1887

ROTC 5k run supports student scholarships

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… to help offset costs for their education. The 5k course begins at WMU's Army ROTC Battalion at the Activities … weaves through WMU's main campus. One water station will be at the half-way point. Refreshments and prizes are …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/02/37899

Kandeiss-Toi Ross obituary

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… joined the WMU staff and Human Resources in 1989 and had been employed at the University for 27 years. She started as … regulations and policies changed as well as became more numerous and complex. Throughout her career, she … employment rights and responsibilities. Ross also had long been active in WMU's Professional Support Staff Organization …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/01/37149

What do employers want from their employees?

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… about the professional world and what they'll need to be successful. Workshops The following sessions will take … for more than 25 years. His assessments and interviews have been used by Southwest Airlines, Caterpillar, Marriott, … Bank of Montreal and Disney. Locally, his instruments have been used by WMU, the WMU Homer Stryker M.D. School of …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/11/36358

Western Winds to perform music from 19th and 21st centuries

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… Center Recital Hall. The Western Winds performance will be preceded by a 7 p.m. discussion hosted by Dr. Robert White . Tickets are $12 general admission, $10 for … opportunities to develop closer personal and artistic ties between audience and performer. The institute has presented …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/10/35800