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Michigan has minerals America needs

News

… tungsten, uranium, vanadium and zirconium. • Platinum group metals: iridium, osmium, palladium, platinum, rhodium, and … metamorphic rocks that host well-known, abundant and varied metallic mineral resources, including copper, iron, nickel, … supply of metallic magnesium from 1927 into the late 1930's was produced by the Dow Chemical Co. from Midland-area …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/06/54012

Business students vie for share of $250,000 competition prize

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… their business ideas," says Vaughn, who is from Mattawan. "It's just a surreal moment to not only be representing … up in a small family heating and cooling business where I was a part-time helper, installing and sealing sheet metal ductwork in the summertime," says Vaughn, whose father …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/04/52859

WMU's Haenicke Institute recognizes 47 faculty, staff and student leaders for transformative study abroad programs

Haenicke Institute for Global Education

… unforgettable experience at Airbus Headquarters! We got a warm welcome and an exclusive tour of their facility, … visit a side of the world of which I knew nothing about. I wanted to learn about their culture, interact with new … – Book Arts in Italy; 11 students   Melis Agabigum – Metals & Jewelry in Greece; 11 students   Samantha Becker, …

https://wmich.edu/global/news/2025/08/study-abroad-faculty

WMU congress puts focus of world's medieval scholars on Kalamazoo

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… medieval architecture and coins from the Middle Ages to the way the Middle Ages are portrayed in children's literature. … exhibits A workshop will focus on the skills involved in metal casting using soapstone to craft pewter ware. The exhibits hall, which is a favorite venue for both …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/05/39837

In Memoriam, summer 2026

W Magazine

… BS ’51, Nov. 29, 2025, Grand Rapids, MI Ona Eileene (Pappe) Wall , BA ’52, MA ’64, Dec. 7, 2025, Grandville, MI Muriel … Robins , BA ’54, Nov. 24, 2025, Livonia, MI Willard Howard Mejeur , BS ’54, Dec. 10, 2025, Cadillac, MI Thomas Edward Fricke , BA ’55, Oct. 7, 2025, Torch Lake, MI Floyd …

https://wmich.edu/magazine/news/2026/06/memoriam-summer-2026

Product design grads cap college experience with China trip, pending patents

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… the National Stadium, also known as the Bird's Nest, which was constructed for the 2008 Beijing Olympics. The students … from Western at the end of April and were whisked away weeks later for a two-week tour of China alongside … "We saw ceramic manufacturing, car manufacturing and sheet metal manufacturing for electrical grids," Schmottlach says …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2024/08/product-design-grads-cap-college-experience-china-trip

Take advantage of global engagement opportunities in March

Haenicke Institute for Global Education

… to be locally oriented and globally competent, culturally aware, and ready to contribute to world knowledge and … March 1 2017 Yomiuri Prize for Literature Reading—an awards reception —4:30 to 6 p.m. in 1035-1045 Fetzer Center, … Literature in the poetry and haiku section for his book "Watashi no Hidsuke henkosen (My International Dateline)." …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/02/38374

Igniting innovation: A record-breaking year of groundbreaking research

W Magazine

… of Research and Innovation drew in $59.6 million in total awards for fiscal year 2024, up 42% over the previous year, which was also a record-breaking year. “I would like to say we’re … master’s student A pipeline for the future The sounds of metal clanking and wheels whizzing fill the courts in the …

https://wmich.edu/magazine/news/2024/11/office-research-innovation-record-breaking-year

Take advantage of global engagement opportunities in December

Haenicke Institute for Global Education

… engagement opportunities in December. Highlights include a Kwanzaa celebration, various art exhibits, performances and … African and Caribbean styles of movement. First class is always free, $10 for non-members; open to the public. … Refreshments provided; free and open to the public.  Kwanzaa celebration —5:30 to 7 p.m. in the Trimpe Building …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/11/44054

Empowering undergraduate students with research internships

College of Engineering and Applied Sciences

… students with research internships Submitted by Cindy Wagner on From left are Joseph Barr, Carter Simmons, Kendall … methylparaben contaminants from personal care products via water filtration. Read more about Nore's research. Finding a … already in place in the cosmetic industry to filter out metals and other waste in water, but no such measures filter …

https://wmich.edu/engineer/news/2024/10/undergrad-research