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Technical skills and personal growth propel student's experience

College of Engineering and Applied Sciences

… growth propel student's experience Submitted by Cindy Wagner on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Since his very first tour of Western Michigan University,  Jacob Roberts knew this was the University for him. During that tour, he recognized … of the GNC parts and run a test with the military grade GPS system,” explains Roberts. “My experience and time in WALI …

https://wmich.edu/news/2024/04/75386

Persistence pays dividends for business student with accounting job waiting after graduation

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… pays dividends for business student with accounting job waiting after graduation Submitted by Erin Flynn on Jamilah … at Western Michigan University. "(Western) is my home away from home," says Anthony, who will earn a bachelor's … job as an accountant. It also gave her an automatic support system the moment she walked onto campus. "In most …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/12/66508

Newman Civic Fellow from WMU receives additional honor

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… devoted countless hours to community engagement and service was named a 2017 Newman Civic Fellow and in May, she was named a Leadership and the American Presidency … college student who aged out of the foster care system, I have seen the power of advocacy on behalf of …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/05/39772

Recycling Equipment

WMU Paper Pilot Plant

… Recycling Equipment A modular piping system allows the connection of individual pieces of … the small toner particles from laser-printed mixed office waste. The flotation cell is operated at about one percent … 5 T/D per ft. (4.5 tonne/day per meter) of screen width Washing is another common step used in deinking recycled …

https://wmich.edu/pilotplants/recycling/equipment

Fueled by resilience, social work student advocates support through mentorship

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… an understatement. Just days before Christmas in 2020, he was headed to finish up a final exam when a bullet pierced … nearly paralyzed him. Less than a year later, he's not only walking on his own, he's taking the next steps on the path … with social workers grew when he entered the foster care system as a young teenager—a path he felt fortunate to take …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/08/64961

WMU's 'living, learning laboratory' models sustainability

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… the west side of WMU's Gibbs House property is a complex ecosystem, though still in its infancy. Much of the fledgling forest was last year the unpaved driveway to a soccer field, and … for outside events, as well as to some local food truck vendors. "We're teaching students how to grow food and show …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/11/28342

Prof wins $416,385 NIH grant to involve students in research

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… common with products on the market that are added to bath water. They encompass a variety of recreational designer … online in small packets under such brand names as "Purple Wave," "Zoom" and "Cloud Nine." About the grant Baker's …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/06/24634

Engineering prof wins NIH grant for research on heart disease

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… Western Michigan University engineering professor has been awarded a $416,816 grant from the National Institutes of … is the recipient of the unusual NIH grant—the first NIH award ever to WMU's College of Engineering an Applied … process works," Springstead says. "But if you overload the system, you end up with fatty streaks in the arteries. So …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/03/22649

Faculty awarded prestigious Fulbright fellowships for global research and teaching opportunities

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… Faculty awarded prestigious Fulbright fellowships for global research … just to do research; I went to do both,” says Covell. “It was a fantastic opportunity to work on research projects … Dr. Kuanchin (KC) Chen , professor of business information systems and director of the Center for Business Analytics, …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2025/01/url-2025-fulbright-fellowships-awarded-stephen-covell-chien-juh-gu

WMU students place first at sales competition

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… in the top three in 2019 and 2018. This year's competition was completely virtual, with 36 schools competing via Zoom. The task was to sell 3M™ 775L Cubitron™ II Discs and the clean sanding system to a recreational vehicle manufacturing team and …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/03/63547