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Out-of-this-world internship launches alum toward astronaut goal

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… Out-of-this-world internship launches alum toward astronaut goal … at the facility." The project gave Ganzak a chance to put what he'd learned in the classroom to work. "A lot of the … to blast off into deep space. "It's supposed to be bigger than the Saturn V, which is the rocket that took …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/07/53872

Future educators hit the ropes course to enhance collaboration skills

College of Education and Human Development

… course to enhance collaboration skills Submitted by Chris Hybels on TRIO FESP students, left to right, Chloe … prepares to walk across the Z-shaped balance beam. Maggie Walters, director of the Adventure Centre  at Pretty … to challenge yourself and that often you will not know what you can truly accomplish until you at least try. You …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/05/71574

Sue S. Coates obituary

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… Coates retired in 1990 after serving 15 years as chair of what is now the Department of Family and Consumer Sciences. She … had presided over the combined Departments of Agriculture, Distributive Education and Home Economics. Under her …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/06/7809

Maryann Haws-Johnson obituary

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… verified) on MaryAnn Haws-Johnson , a former coordinator of what is now the Swain Education Library in University Libraries … of service to the University. She worked at Bronson Methodist Hospital for 11 years before coming to WMU. A three-time …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/08/26322

University Theatre presents 'Fish in the Dark'

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… University Theatre presents 'Fish in the Dark' Submitted by Deanne Puca on "Fish in the … starring Larry David, "Fish in the Dark" delivers what audiences have come to expect from the comic genius who … Director Mark Leirmann . "We laugh because they always say what we really think but never actually say ourselves." …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/03/45667

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

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… Ready for launch: Engineering grad poised to expand horizons of space research Submitted by Erin … of these propulsion systems, and they're actually the biggest failure mechanisms. So figuring out what drives those failure mechanisms is really important," …

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

Be a legacy: Special education student carries on family tradition

College of Education and Human Development

… my grandmother cares for have been my family and I loved assisting her as a child. My mother was an elementary school … “When I’ve been at classes, I’ve often thought about what it could have been like when great grandma was there,” … she teaches and works with. Finding out who they are, what they love to do and how they discover things in the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/10/69543

Undergraduate, faculty research published in Biochemistry

College of Arts and Sciences

… Undergraduate, faculty research published in Biochemistry Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Dr. Stull and … that may lead to novel nicotine cessation therapies. But what sets this achievement apart is the fact that four …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/12/73679

Work with refugee family helps business student expand global perspective

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… program, he's committed to learning about international issues and how his actions affect both local and global … ago, and the mother worked as a nurse. Here, they are struggling to find jobs that pay well enough to support their … from another culture seemed daunting. "I didn't know what to expect, but they welcomed us immediately, so it …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/07/53332

New book about World War II memories grows out of class project

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… of the World War II era has grown into a book that now is being sold online. "There is No Substitute for Victory—Remembrances of World War II" is the result of a spring 2013 class project by students in …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/04/15025