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Western leading the charge in pioneering battery research

College of Engineering and Applied Sciences

… and highly sustainable lithium sulfur batteries with twice the performance and half the cost of today’s … the CarbonX Li-S cathode material is designed to work with most any new gel or solid-state electrolytes, opening … overcome many of the performance pitfalls associated with current Li-S materials, limiting the use of most …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/07/68591

WMU to host medievalists from around the globe

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… of the few public colleges and universities in the nation with an interdisciplinary graduate program in medieval studies, with the Medieval Institute having earned a global … performances. In addition, the exhibits hall will be filled with nearly 70 publishers, used book dealers, purveyors of …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/04/374

Yousef Alavi obituary

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… his students was recognized in 1996, when WMU presented him with what is now the Distinguished Teaching Award. In … Mathematical Association of America, which presented him with its first Distinguished Service Award and with its national Meritorious Service Award. Alavi was …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/06/7363

WMU is part of 13-university EPA research effort on climate, air quality

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… Protection Agency will be pursued in conjunction with other efforts funded by the National Science Foundation … and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and with additional support from the Southern Co. and Electric … goal is to better understand how atmospheric gases interact with and affect the production of aerosols—tiny particles …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/06/7530

WMU on short list of schools offering exemplary service to vets

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… a nationwide network that will provide better coordination with government agencies, a uniform set of data tools and an … and centralize campus efforts for all veterans, together with the creation of a designated space (even if limited in … institutions, Kalamazoo Valley Community College and Kellogg Community College, have served as a VetSuccess on Campus …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/08/8705

Kalamazoo Russian Festival returns for 18th year

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… main passion is the violin; Janice Lakers, a pianist-singer with a jazz background; Mike Stoline, an upright bassist with a bluegrass background; and Allen Zobian, who plays … and vocals. Children's Room highlights Jim Gardner, "Juggling Jim," will perform at 10 a.m. Gardner is a scientist …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/11/11041

More than 300 students to clean headstones for Veterans Day

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… students." The right project Students will begin their day with a history of the cemetery and its purpose and then proceed with cleaning headstones at 10 a.m. "Finding the right … of Fort Custer Post Cemetery took place Sept. 18, 1943, with the first interment. As early as the 1960s, local …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/10/10798

Researcher earns prestigious fellowship for brain cell regeneration study

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… Science Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship in biology. With her $138,000 award, Calvo-Ochoa is studying the … says. "It's not been easy. But I share that openly with my students and those I mentor, so that I can encourage …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/12/50050

WMU supply chain program once again named top program in U.S.

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… Chain Undergraduate Programs. This distinction places it within the top tier of programs nationwide—a distinction … WMU, and all faculty, staff and students associated with the program." The Gartner report noted that among the … supply chain programs, 92% of graduates have jobs within three months of graduation. WMU boasts a 96% success …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/07/60197

Service and social justice drive student's health care aspirations

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… pharmacist, Sierra Ward's career aspirations have evolved with her life experiences. "I've always been passionate … such places as Japan, Europe, Canada and Washington, D.C. With all of her globetrotting, Ward has decided the best … of the Kalamazoo City Commission, which honored her with a 2021 Social Justice Youth Award for exemplifying the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/05/64190