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WMU women aviators ready for start of national cross-country race

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… WMU women aviators ready for start of national cross-country race … the the deep south. Official race checkpoints along the way include Albuquerque, New Mexico; Midland and Waco, Texas; Arkadelphia, Arkansas; Warrensburg, Missouri; …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/06/33082

Kecheng Li

Chemical and Paper Engineering

… Foundation Endowed Professor and Chair of the Department of Chemical and Paper Engineering at Western Michigan … Prior to joining WMU as Professor and Chair in 2016, Dr. Li was a Professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering at … 17)    Zhao Zhang, Wai-Kwok Wong, Kecheng Li, Xunjin Zhu, “Near-infrared and visible dual emissive transparent …

https://wmich.edu/chemical-paper/directory/li

WMU grad student's poetry book published, wins big award

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… WMU grad student's poetry book published, wins big award Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Rocha … after winning the 2014 Donald Hall Prize for Poetry. The award, sponsored by the Association of Writers and Writing Programs and named after American poet, writer, editor and critic Donald …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/09/26664

Classic air race with WMU aviators to travel through Kalamazoo

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… Vena KALAMAZOO, Mich.— Two Western Michigan University women aviators will join more than 50 other teams of women … instructor at the college. Karsten is a 2005 graduate of Onaway High School. "It's going to challenge me not only as a … over the handicap speed as possible. The pilots have the leeway to play the elements by holding out and timing their …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/06/24905

Professor's documentary to screen at Waterfront Film Festival

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… Professor's documentary to screen at Waterfront Film Festival Submitted by … rivals, will receive its world premiere this weekend at the Waterfront Film Festival in South Haven. "Peace During War," …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/06/16566

Fashion show puts Western students' design skills, resilience on display

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… by Erin Flynn on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—"My first sentence was 'I love shoes,'" says Chloe LePine , recalling the … delight she felt when her mother showed her a pair of shimmering ruby red slippers as a toddler. "I just always knew, at a very young age, I wanted to get into …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/03/63636

WMU students place first at sales competition

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… Michigan University's Haworth College of Business claimed first place at the University of Toledo Invitational … 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 …

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

Black mason broke barriers, laid first building blocks for learning at Western

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… before the Civil Rights Era, a Black brick mason built some of the most prominent buildings in Kalamazoo, including … Albert White , born just two months before the Civil War to parents who escaped enslavement, played a lead role … not herald his considerable achievements.  Albert White "He was born in 1861. If a man coming out of those extreme …

https://wmich.edu/news/2024/02/74599

‘Community-focused, innovative’ academic appointed to lead College of Health and Human Services

Office of the Provost

… Upton Smith joined Western as dean on July 1 . Smith comes to Western from Northern Arizona University, where she … scholarships and fostered partnerships to develop pathways for underrepresented communities into health sciences … Carolina and West Virginia University.  Smith said she was particularly impressed by Western’s sustainable and …

https://wmich.edu/provost/news/2024/08/lillian-smith-new-chhs-dean

Students empowered to erase stigma, embrace self care during Mental Health Week

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… Students empowered to erase stigma, embrace self care during Mental Health Week Submitted by Erin Flynn on A broad … and understand yourself better and understand the different ways to help you manage stress."  The biannual, student-led … to embed health into all aspects of campus culture. Nearly 400 students, faculty and staff attended a signing …

https://wmich.edu/news/2024/02/74732