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An exemplar of excellence in education, Dr. James Springstead receives MAC's Outstanding Faculty for Student Success Award

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… Dr. James Springstead accolades right now. The Mid-American Conference (MAC) Academic Consortium selected … institution based on the many different ways faculty significantly impact students. The award celebrates the … to solve biological problems, such as studying lipids that can clog arteries and exploring the development and delivery …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/05/64282

College of Arts and Sciences faculty earn coveted rotations with federal programs

College of Arts and Sciences

… a broader perspective of the astrophysics field. "One can get involved in a very narrow field of study. You … study of laboratory astrophysics involving NASA, the American Association for the Advancement of Sciences and the … fresh perspective on administration and research, and this can only help the University with its growth upon his …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/06/68126

WMU student receives prestigious Gilman award to study abroad

Haenicke Institute for Global Education

… 926 undergraduate awardees out of more than 2,800 U.S. applicants to receive a Gilman Scholarship for the spring 2017 … selected major programs of study that reflect two significant personal interests he has factored into his career … had an interest in foreign languages, but my family's Mexican background drove me toward Spanish," he says. "After …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/02/37664

Clinical psychology Ph.D. student wins first place in regional Three-Minute Thesis

College of Arts and Sciences

… and three minutes, one Western Michigan University doctoral candidate made her research stand out.  Tabitha DiBacco , a clinical psychology Ph.D. candidate, is the first Western student to win the regional … and research stood out as the best to the judges.  “The biggest challenge (for competitors) is to very quickly tell a …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/07/68578

Purpose-filled pursuit of patient connection

W Magazine

… blessing and a curse,” he says. “It’s given me a purpose. I can use what I’ve experienced to make a difference in other … of flipped my perspective,” he says. “I thought, ‘Okay, I can work with this.’” Bazany spent six weeks in a … role in the future in medicine,” he says, “because it can help possibly make a difference in some of the patients …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/11/62025

Waldo Library a finalist in national photo contest

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… contest Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Votes can be cast through April 9. KALAMAZOO—Western Michigan … . Faculty, staff, students and friends of Waldo Library can cast votes through April 9 at …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/04/14932

Ready for launch: Engineering grad poised to expand horizons of space research

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… adding energy to gas to create a charged plasma that can propel spacecraft beyond Earth's orbit. Specifically, … of these propulsion systems, and they're actually the biggest failure mechanisms. So figuring out what drives those …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2025/04/graduate-success-mechanical-engineering-space-research-margaret-mooney

Interim dean continues tradition of advocacy for future educators and human service professionals

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… students. “We do a good job in supporting students, but we can do better,” she notes, “and helping us to do so is one of my goals.” Besides preparing teacher candidates and student scholars in education and human … Meritorious awards. “As we celebrate award winners, we can see the impact of the work our graduates do when they …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/11/69765

In pursuing MBA, Jacobi Wright’s career takes flight

Haworth College of Business

… with managerial and marketing experience, I like how I can easily take what I am learning and apply it the next … provide insight into what you like, don’t like, or can improve on, and that is something my time at WMU has …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/09/72876

Climate Emergency Month, led by WMU's Climate Change Working Group, will focus on awareness, action

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… feel at ease or makes them feel a little more hopeful they can make a change." The Western Student Association is also … and collaborating as students with community members, we can send a much broader message: We want change!" Bertman is …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/02/70784