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Climate change is focus of areawide series of events

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… Climate change is focus of areawide series of events Submitted by … Response to Climate Change," by Cybelle Shattuck with the Rev. John Boley, Kalamazoo Interfaith Coalition for … . Friday, Oct. 18 Town hall meeting on climate change, with elected officials, sponsored by the WMU Institute of …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/09/9603

WMU office lands two NSF grants to boost teaching of science

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… WMU office lands two NSF grants to boost teaching of science Submitted … by Anonymous (not verified) on The grants will assist with the study of teaching of STEM disciplines. … where the class as a whole needs more assistance with difficult topics or concepts. Project goals The project …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/12/11965

President Montgomery inducted into American Academy of Arts and Sciences

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… President Montgomery inducted into American Academy of Arts and Sciences Submitted by Paula M. Davis … Academy of Arts and Sciences, President Montgomery poses with fellow inductee Dr. Bojie Fu, a recent WMU honorary … restoration. “It’s a humbling honor to be included with a group of very distinguished academics and public …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/10/55952

Choreographing busy schedule, student driven to help people

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… to help people Submitted by Erin Flynn on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Dancer. Choreographer. Nurse. Scholar. Mentor. … may not seem related—nursing and dance. "They both deal with quality of life and they're more connected than people … she began thinking about her career path. "I fell in love with it. It gives me the opportunity to serve and positively …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/04/53042

Ready for liftoff: Engineering student has sights set on space

College of Engineering and Applied Sciences

… Submitted by Cindy Wagner on Parker Jarrett (left) meets with friends in Floyd Hall. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Sophomore … Parker Jarrett says she was drawn to Western Michigan University’s engineering program because of its … approach prevalent throughout the college. “That resonated with me since I learn best by doing. When I first visited …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/11/66271

Graduate

Medical Humanities

… Graduate The Medical Humanities Workgroup at Western Michigan University is  developing two graduate degrees:   A … Furthermore, we are pursuing joint degree options with both the Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine …

https://wmich.edu/medicalhumanities/academics/graduate

Magnetic Nanoparticle-Based Gyroscopic Sensor

Research and Innovation

… Magnetic Nanoparticle-Based Gyroscopic Sensor Product:   Magnetic … technology addresses different measurement parameters, with attendant trade offs inherent to each platform. In this … technical approaches to utilizing gyroscopic motion, each with advantages, trade offs, and best-suited applications. …

https://wmich.edu/research/gyroscopic-sensor

Ronald B. Chase

Geological and Environmental Sciences

… Chase Professor Emeritus Ph.D., Geology, University of Montana M.S., Geology, University of Montana B.S., Geology, De Pauw University Igneous/metamorphic … Chase has had a lifelong love of classical music starting with his playing in the Grand Rapids Symphony while still in …

https://wmich.edu/geology/directory/chase

One Billion Kilowatt Hours

Beam Power Plant

… Halloween, it was estimated that the Robert M. Beam Power Plant generated its one-billionth kilowatt hour since Western … to Western, it was a 100 percent coal-fired facility with 40 to 50 y ear-old boilers that had become unreliable … a new, safer (no acid or caustic) water treatment system with full makeup capability, an 800 kilowatt gas-fired …

https://wmich.edu/facilities/powerplant/billion

WMU MBA students provide winning solutions

Haworth College of Business

… MBA students provide winning solutions Submitted by Stacey Anderson on From left: Obriecht, Bolton, Rockenbach, … India for both production and sales and stressed partnering with Indian-based cell phone companies to aid in distribution. They also suggested a partnership with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and developed a …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/05/23395