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Department of Energy grants WMU $5M to advance carbon capture and storage
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Western's jazz program captures four 2024 DownBeat magazine Student Music Awards
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Theatre student gives back to hometown with youth summer program
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Keep things moving during fall move-in by keeping construction in mind
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Western joins new initiative to increase Michigan's child welfare workforce
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Campus construction projects enhancing safety, accessibility and green space
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New state funding will enhance carbon capture research at Western
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Product design grads cap college experience with China trip, pending patents
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Researchers discover role Saharan dust plays in hurricane rainfall
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Western’s women’s aviation team finishes fourth in ‘empowering’ cross-country race
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Western celebrates summer 2024 graduates earning more than 1,100 degrees June 29
Molding next generation of artists, Morean Ceramics Research Center draws national talent to lead workshops
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Sky Broncos tie for fifth in 2024 national flight competition
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Medieval historian wins WMU’s 2024 Gründler Book Prize
Bolstered by impactful experiences, 94% of recent Western grads securing jobs, furthering education
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Western welcomes medieval scholars to ‘heart of campus’ for 2024 International Congress
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Western students lead strategy development to keep young professionals in Kalamazoo
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Western celebrates spring 2024 graduates earning more than 2,100 degrees April 27
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WMU nursing students lead hospital study that could change future of pressure-wound monitoring
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Western announces 2024 class of Presidential Innovation Professors
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Western celebrates impact of student workers on campus
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Celebration planned for 2024 Experience-Driven Learning Grant awardees
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Fallen Broncos Ceremony April 12 to honor deceased Western community members
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Seniors honored for academic excellence as 2024 Presidential Scholars
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Distance education, resiliency and coming out stronger: Q and A with Dr. Jim Eckert
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WMU researchers study food consumption behavior during COVID-19 pandemic
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WMU student team claims top spot at finance competition
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Startup that takes the tangle out of power strips wins WMU’s business pitch competition
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Sales students claim top spot at regional competition
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