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Robert Bensley

School of Interdisciplinary Health Programs

… in a suit. Back to grad school. Five years later I ended up once again at WMU. Twenty-seven years later I still love … health classes together. On day one you have an instant group to connect with who, after two years being together, … where my family spends our summers. Here’s the catcher—it doesn’t, nor ever did, have running water or electricity. As …

https://wmich.edu/healthprograms/directory/bensley

Far out! Researchers at Western testing technology to propel NASA deeper into space

News

… to gas to create a charged plasma, powering thrusters to hurl a spacecraft beyond Earth's orbit. While shuttles … once they're outside Earth's atmosphere. "It's really good for long-duration missions so you can get a much larger … don't want your hollow cathode to fail while you're at Jupiter and trying to get to Pluto." Back on the ground at …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/03/63430

Drs. Chad and Autumn Edwards are Western’s own dynamic duo

College of Arts and Sciences

… Lab. KALAMAZOO, Mich.— Drs. Autumn and Chad Edwards grew up in West Texas. Chad in Midland, a smaller city that … it’s a logical fit.  Chad tells the story of how they got into robotics: he, Autumn and their colleague Patric … theory of human beings. “When and to what degree does it explain what we do with Siri or Alexa or a social …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/09/69149

We Choose

Healthy Campus 2020

… assault by educating students about how to report, where to go for support, and what choices they can make to ensure a culture …   Facebook   Instagram   Twitter   This p roject is supported by the Campus Sexual Assault Grant Program, awarded …

https://wmich.edu/healthycampus/wechoose

Paper produced at WMU could provide clean water for millions

News

… and other diseases. A page from a Folia book can clean up to 100 liters of water at a cost of less than a penny per … Post in 2015. WMU Pilot Plants Manager Lon E. Pschigoda says his facility's role in development of the filters … Book is both a water filter and an instruction manual for why clean water is important. The concept was recognized by …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/11/36402

Office of Research and Innovation

Research and Innovation

… Office of Research and Innovation Contact: Terri Goss Kinzy Sept. 17, 2019 We are pleased to announce that … of Research and Innovation at Western Michigan University. Why Innovation? The Merriam-Webster definition of innovation … the recent donation from the Monroe Brown Foundation to support advancement of university intellectual property to …

https://wmich.edu/research/new-name

Compensation Project—Phase II, 2016-17

Human Resources

… administrative, clerical and technical employees. The goal of Phase II of the project is to develop a new … the project plan are subject to change based on scheduling updates. PROJECT UPDATES Creation and publication of the new … of a job has changed and the published job description does not match your work, please contact your HR …

https://wmich.edu/hr/phase2-2016-17

Information for Parents

Suicide Prevention Program

… for any parent to watch his or her son or daughter go off to college, but this experience is magnified if a … and alcohol, and decreased contact with family and social supports during a time when many individuals are biologically most prone to developing mental illness. The good news is that mental health concerns can be effectively …

https://wmich.edu/suicideprevention/parents

Caste Book Club

Study of Ethics in Society

… deep hierarchical system underlining who has power and who does not in every society. She describes the pillars of this … about the political and personal destructiveness of categories that unjustly pit us against each other. Upon registration , the Center for the Study of Ethics in …

https://wmich.edu/events/63218

Sample Reference Check Questions

Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs

… classroom? Give examples of the course taught. How well does this person interact and relate to undergraduate and … you would want us to know about this candidate? Can you suggest other references we should call? Given the …

https://wmich.edu/provost/sample-reference-check-questions