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Sisters of the Skies: WMU aviation alumni help dreams take flight for young women of color

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… path, and decades later she’d still be among a small group of women forging a path for young girls waiting in the … first African American female pilot, Black women still make up less than 1% of professional pilots in the United States. … other Western Michigan University alumni are part of a group leading the charge to change that. Created to inspire …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/11/62257

Gaining his Western Wings and Finding His Way to FedEx, Jason Woo’s in Full Control of His Aviation Career

College of Aviation

… Woo could have shared the skies with a plane bearing an insignia of a country that doesn't share his views and … Emily Ishikawa, Woo, and Jason Park in 2018 Woo ended up as a 2011 alumnus of the College of Aviation with summa … aviation industry," he says.  "I received not one, but two furlough notices from Delta in the span of a few months."   …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2024/12/woo

From spores to scores: WMU grad student cultivates connection through mycology, music

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… through the woods of the Pocono Mountains where she grew up. "I just love being outdoors. And the more I get to know … and put them on your skin, I would get an electrical signal," she says. "And that will work with any living … As long as it is alive, it will produce an electrical signal." Cerberville is currently growing mushrooms in the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/01/66721

Western Michigan University receives a $9.6M federal grant to advance renewable energy research

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… Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy to supercharge ongoing lithium-ion battery research led by the … of the Department of Energy.  “This research is designed to also engage Western Michigan University students … batteries. As you know, lithium-ion batteries could store significant amount of energy from solar and wind power, …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/02/57986

Take advantage of global engagement opportunities in April

Haenicke Institute for Global Education

… by WMU's Haenicke Institute for Global Education. Sign up for weekly update   WMU International Festival The music, dance, food …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/03/38968

Former Africana studies director serves as consultant on film

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… served as historical consultant on the film. Titled "Up From the Bottoms: The Search for the American Dream," it … and segregation and set out to find the American dream. "Up From the Bottoms" is a West Michigan migration story but …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/01/110

A love letter to single parents: WMU alum publishes poetry collection

College of Arts and Sciences

… region while telling part of the city’s story. It touches upon the auto industry, the newspaper strikes of the 1990s, … Collard’s thematic representation of place, he also touches upon parts of life that aren’t often discussed: Collard … his book at a place he frequented in his earlier years made up one of the most notable stops he completed.  “I used to …

https://wmich.edu/news/2024/01/74346

Theatre student gives back to hometown with youth summer program

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… and the Beast." BATTLE CREEK, Mich.—College student juggles course work, auditions, a recording career and running … is entering his third year at Western and just wrapped up his second summer steering the ship at  Unity Theatre … kids," he says. "The professors at Western are amazing and supportive and encouraging—everything that I want to be as a …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2024/08/jack-austin-youth-theatre-summer-program

Holiday poinsettia sales support PSSO

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… Holiday poinsettia sales support PSSO Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on The … is 4 p.m. Monday, Nov. 25. KALAMAZOO—The Professional Support Staff Organization at Western Michigan University is … Building, Mail Stop 5263. Email confirmation will be sent upon receipt of orders with payment. Pickup Poinsettias will …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/11/11354

Western schedules back-to-campus COVID-19 vaccination clinics

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… is needed for this event offered as a drive thru or walk up from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. on Monday, Aug 30, and 1 to 4 …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/08/64860