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Education professor releases book on Supreme Court's influence in public schools
College of Education and Human Development
… unusually aggressive, reactionary court is going backward by overturning generations of modern law and precedent," says Dr. Brett Geier , professor … women during their confirmation hearings, going against settled law, many other issues could be ripe for overturning …
https://wmich.edu/news/2023/12/73840
WMU's 2019 Gründler Prize goes to architectural historian
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… of Christian Holy Land in the imagination of pre-modern Europeans. Kathryn Blair Moore , an assistant … Renaissance." The prize, which comes with a $1,000 cash award, was announced at the 54th International Congress on … the Renaissance. Those accounts, according to Moore, were designed to present the holy sites to a readership that was …
https://wmich.edu/news/2019/05/53544
Community involvement and engineering coursework helps engineering student make a difference
College of Engineering and Applied Sciences
… and engineering coursework helps engineering student make a difference Submitted by Lindsey Haehnel on KALAMAZOO, Mich.— Engineering design technology student Marionda Owens found her sense of … Systems so far has been learning how to use AutoCAD software. AutoCAD is a computer-aided design software …
https://wmich.edu/engineer/news/2025/05/making-difference-owens
Honors college offers fun summer programs for bright kids
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… activities focusing on music, poetry, Web design and other topics are on tap for youngsters who … school develop essay ideas and focus on what they really want colleges to know about them. It is for incoming … classes are held on campus in the Lee Honors College building. The first classes start the week of June 17 and the …
https://wmich.edu/news/2013/04/6574
Broncoland video game released during student orientation
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… students to success skills they'll need in college was unveiled Monday, June 3 , during the first day of … and race toward the end of a 10-week semester. Project director Kevin Abbott , an interactive media project lead in the Office of Information Technology , says the game is designed to allow students to use a format they enjoy to …
https://wmich.edu/news/2013/06/7508
From the football field to Spain: Jori Benson proves student-athletes can study abroad
Study Abroad
… championship victory in 2025. KALAMAZOO, Mich.— For many Division I student-athletes, balancing practices, games, … that's unique to the college experience," Benson says. "I wanted to step outside my comfort zone, experience a new … those concepts applied in a different cultural and business setting." One of the most impactful aspects of the trip was …
https://wmich.edu/study-abroad/news/2026/07/student-athlete-benson
National OT professional association again honors WMU professors
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… Dirette , a WMU professor of occupational therapy, and Amy Wagenfeld , who begins her duties at WMU in the spring … at the University of Washington and co-owns a therapeutic design consultation company called Environments for … Garden. Her contributions span academic and clinical settings, as well as collaborations with architects and …
https://wmich.edu/news/2015/12/28959
Students study effectiveness of solar panel placement
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… a scaled-down solar panel to track performance effects of modifications to the panel. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—What are the … limitations, of solar energy. For their senior engineering design project, An Nguyen of Battle Creek, Blake Ryan of … One of the more challenging parts of the project was the careful soldering of the solar panels to the frame, …
https://wmich.edu/news/2019/07/53773
Paper produced at WMU could provide clean water for millions
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… Paper produced at WMU could provide clean water for millions Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on … and chief scientist. Dankovich says she originally set out to develop a product to help clean the environment, … as one of the top 100 inventions of 2015 and won the Design Intelligence Award and Institution of Chemical …
https://wmich.edu/news/2016/11/36402
Registration open for new lifelong learning classes, trips
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… Programs. In addition, the event will include a book swap and a chance to donate items to the Kalamazoo Literacy … in the half-day OLLI Healthy Living Conference set for Wednesday, May 2 , in WMU's College of Health and … per year, or $17.50 if joining midyear. Programs are designed for passionate learners age 50 and over and offered …
https://wmich.edu/news/2018/01/44416