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Betting on an adventure: Bryan Cranston brings story of alumnus who beat the lottery to the big screen

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Betting on an adventure: Bryan Cranston brings story of … a supervisor," says Selbee, who started working at the Kellogg's factory in Battle Creek his senior year of high … barbershop and asked for a "Jerry Selbee haircut. … That's why his hair in the movie looks exactly like mine. And he …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/08/68890

Budding electrical engineer finds spark at Western

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… in neurobiology, Bharat Goel has had a hand in a number of research projects that could have a profound impact … building, everything—looked so good. I thought, 'Why would I leave (West Michigan) when there's something so … powered by solar energy. "The solar car team had the biggest impact on me," he says. "There were so many cool …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/12/69905

China's rise in spotlight during 2015-16 Sichel Series

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… and the World." Presentations are on Wednesdays and have been shifted to noon and include a light lunch reception … Mary E. Lovely, professor of economics and the Melvin A Eggers Economics Faculty Scholar in the Maxwell School of … of economics and international studies at Trinity College, "Why is the Exit Right the Key to the Birth of China's Land …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/09/26945

Three high-profile graduates to receive WMU's top alumni honor

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… journalist and radio and TV host; Carrie Jones-Barber , CEO of Dawn Foods; and Dr. James Olson , an innovative … He is the host and executive producer of "Ed Gordon," an hourlong quarterly news magazine on Bounce TV, as well as host … aims through state-of-the-art DNA sequencing to discover why and how tumors become resistant to drugs. One of his …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/09/49360

WMU's family engagement office marks 10 years of success

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… Mich.—During a parent orientation session a few weeks before fall semester began, Family Engagement Director Shari … felt the parent-child relationship change presented the biggest challenge. While the student is necessarily the focal … can't be engaged in that same way," Glaser says. "That's why if you can create a vehicle for connecting with …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/01/44961

Out-of-this-world internship launches alum toward astronaut goal

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… student took that literally. "My ultimate goal is to become an astronaut," says Jacob Ganzak , who took a giant … the Fenton native got to work himself.  "I thought, why haven't I been trying to find a NASA internship? I'd … to blast off into deep space. "It's supposed to be bigger than the Saturn V, which is the rocket that took …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/07/53872

WMU joins national alliance aimed at developing more inclusive and diverse STEM faculty

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… new cohort joins an  inaugural set  of 15 institutions that began working together to advance such work earlier this … of their STEM professoriate, participating universities begin their work with a self-assessment of current practices … innovation and change is extremely difficult – which is why we’re thrilled to announce a new cohort of institutions …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/10/56137

WMU education instructors offer advice for parents navigating virtual learning with young kids

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… both ends, finding it hard to tell where work ends and home begins with their laptop and spreadsheets sprawled across … and kids need consistency. That's one of the reasons why if you walk into a good early childhood classroom, … screen for longer periods of time. To help focus, Doudna suggests introducing sensory toys such as fidget spinners, …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/08/60874

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

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… with his former professors, Drs. Paul Pancella and Nora Berrah, who is now head of the University of Connecticut … I was doing too much science and not enough in the bigger picture benefiting society. In the Peace Corps, I was … laboratory. "The quality of his work is one of the reasons why the IAEA successfully delivers on its mission to promote …

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

Altitude Adjustment: How Life’s Turbulence Made This Delta Captain Soar

College of Aviation

… airline pilot for two decades, exemplifies that philosophy because he has faced that career dilemma at least three …   Geeting and his dad, Steve, during his tenure at WMU Why aviation, and not geology or accounting?  "My dad was a … that never materialized.  When it appeared that I would be furloughed, I explored other options.  That was lesson No. …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2025/05/geeting