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Math professor awarded Fulbright grant to work in South Africa

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… Math professor awarded Fulbright grant to work in South Africa Submitted by … better learning outcomes for students. So he is using his six-month-long Fulbright Program Scholarship to delve deeper … WMU's Core-Plus Mathematics Project and TI-Nspire CAS handheld calculators. Davis later returned to the school to …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/03/38948

Kalamazoo Pride features music, food and activities

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… and Saturday, June 14-15 , in downtown Kalamazoo. The sixth annual Kalamazoo Pride kicks off at 5 p.m. Friday with … with Kalamazoo Pride's first transgender musician, Brody Ray. Featured on TLC's "Strange Sex" about his transition, … recording in Nashville. His first single, "Your Only One" was released on country music radio. Milwaukee comedian …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/06/7297

Physics professor uncovers surprising results from nuclear reactions inside stars

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… questions. The truth is out there—several light years away among the stars, to be exact. "I'm wearing a ring on my finger. That gold was made … neutron stars. He'll explain how high magnetic fields in X-ray bursts can actually change the composition of the ashes …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/09/65582

Lemmer named John O. Hallquist Endowed Professor in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

College of Engineering and Applied Sciences

… Lemmer works in the Aerospace Laboratory for Plasma Experiments at Western Michigan University's College of … Sciences. KALAMAZOO, Mich.— Dr. Kristina M. Lemmer , a leading researcher in plasma and electric propulsion for … Aerospace Engineering at Western Michigan University. The award recognizes her exceptional professional distinction, …

https://wmich.edu/engineer/news/2026/06/kristina-lemmer-hallquist-endowed-professor

Activities start Nov. 6 in honor of veterans, military personnel

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… Red Cross blood drive from 10:30 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. in Room 1305 of the Activity Therapy Building, which serves as ROTC … and use "wmu" as the sponsor code or call (800) 733-2767. Walk-in donors also are welcome. WMU student veterans from … be given the opportunity to speak about their war-time experiences. Activities before, after Veterans Day Thursday, …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/11/20045

WMU Trustee Ronald Hall of Detroit dies at 72

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… 1 of Trustee Ronald "Ron" Hall Sr. of Detroit after an extended illness. He was 72. Hall, head of Detroit-area automotive firms … He was well known for turning the Michigan Minority Supplier Development Council into one of the premier …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/06/32562

From drought to discovery: WMU researchers team up to understand climate change resilience

College of Arts and Sciences

… From drought to discovery: WMU researchers team up to understand climate … one of the worst droughts on record.     “I personally was on the ground witnessing its impact on people I knew and … intrigued by its long-term effects. As climate change is expected to have a major impact on human health, especially …

https://wmich.edu/arts-sciences/news/2025/02/straight-ngo-anthropology

Joel Webley’s Words of Aviation Wisdom

College of Aviation

… of the WMU College of Aviation , who is now flying for FedEx Express and chairs the national board of directors of the … and, instead, make yourself actively present in ways that enhance your student experience.  Join a student … an organization, and how it flows from person to person -- supplier to customer, for example -- you will better …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2021/12/webley

Concerto concert is capstone event of music calendar

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… KALAMAZOO--The University Symphony Orchestra , under the direction of Bruce Uchimura, will present the 53rd Annual … will perform the attractive tone poem "Huapango" by Mexican composer Jose Pablo Moncayo and the "Symphonic … one of four recipients of the KSO/WMU Artist Scholarship, awarding him a seat as a section violinist with the Kalamazoo …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/04/311

WMU students capture first prize at engineering conference in Istanbul

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… student engineering conference in Turkey and came away with a first-place finish. Eric A. Pietrowicz , an … and others, such as tensile testing of materials and X-ray diffraction, are being phased into the undergraduate …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/06/24620