WMU News

Photo of a WMU audiology student. Nation's Best Grad Schools
May 23, 2012 | WMU News

U.S. News & World Report's recently published rankings of graduate programs puts six of WMU's health and human services programs among the best in the nation.

May 24, 2012 | WMU News

Giving members of the campus community the confidence to step forward and help when they see bad behavior is the goal of a new Bystander Initiative dubbed Western HEROES.

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks book cover.
May 24, 2012 | WMU News

Campuswide common read program for all students and employees starts this summer and features the award-winning "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks," by Rebecca Skloot.

Photo of Dr. Charles Ide and Frank Cervone.
May 24, 2012 | WMU News

Former Fairborn, Ohio, city councilman Frank Cervone recently presented a check to a WMU research team that has spent the past decade focusing its efforts on finding a cure for multiple system atrophy.

Photo of a military funeral.
May 24, 2012 | WMU News

In honor of U.S. Memorial Day, there will be no classes Monday, May 28, and except for essential and emergency services, WMU offices will be closed.

May 23, 2012 | WMU News

Kuanchin Chen, William Cobern, Richard Gershon and Albert LaVergne have received prestigious Fulbright Program awards to work overseas during part of the 2011-12 academic year.

Photo of Tonya Durlach
May 22, 2012 | WMU News

Former assistant director promoted, has responsibility for content on the University's website, mass email, social media and other forms of electronic communication.

Photo of WMU aircraft.
May 21, 2012 | WMU News

WMU's 13-member precision flight team, the Sky Broncos, took fourth place in this year's National Intercollegiate Flying Association's championship competition.

Photo of WMU grad student Kate Binder.
May 21, 2012 | WMU News

WMU graduate student Katherine Binder hopes to encourage recycling on campus by streamlining the process with a new placement and design of collection bins.

May 21, 2012 | WMU News

Lt. Justin Soeder of Sterling Heights, Mich., was recognized by the Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association with the Major Gen. Robert E. Sadler USAF Award.

Photo of Dr. James B. Lewis.
May 21, 2012 | WMU News

Dr. James Lewis, associate professor of human performance and health education, has received a President's Council on Fitness, Sports and Nutrition Community Leadership Award.

Photo of students at WMU orientation.
May 18, 2012 | WMU News

More than 8,000 people, including beginning students and their families as well as transfer students, will be attending orientation sessions that begin June 4 and run through June 29.

Photo of a young woman caring for an elderly woman.
May 16, 2012 | WMU News

Students enrolled in the College of Health and Human Services soon will have hands-on educational opportunities galore, thanks to Kalamazoo's new Program for All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly.

Photo of a spinal cord injury.
May 16, 2012 | WMU News

Kalamazoo's Axonia Medical is doing early-stage work on a revolutionary approach to treat and restore function to those who have suffered major damage to their peripheral or central nervous systems.

Photo of WMU's Dr. Stephen Zegree.
May 16, 2012 | WMU News

DownBeat magazine has recognized internationally known director, performer and music professor Dr. Stephen Zegree as an outstanding educator by inducting him into its Jazz Education Hall of Fame.