2021 Presidential Innovation Professors

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For information relating to COVID-19, visit research/covid-info-research.

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The Office of Research and Innovation remains open and ready to serve faculty, staff and students. Our staff will continue to work primarily remotely. We are available by phone, email and Webex Monday - Friday, 8 am - 5 pm.

The Office of Research and Innovation accelerates the discovery enterprise at Western Michigan University. We support faculty, staff and students in their research pursuits.

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Common Proposal Data

$30.3M

External grants received 2019-20
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$418,308

Internal awards to students and faculty 2019-20
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341

Proposals submitted 2019-20
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Technologies available for commercialization
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WMU librarian maintaining state hospital COVID-19 data online

WMU's Daria Orlowska is maintaining data sets on COVID-19 cases, demographics and statewide hospital occupancy and personal protective equipment.

Dr. Tim Palmer speaking in a classroom.

Management professor discusses sustainability during COVID-19 and beyond

Dr. Tim Palmer, professor of management, speaks about how sustainability may be negatively impacted by COVID-19 as well as the importance of stakeholders communicating the value of sustainability, during pandemic and beyond, to companies and organizations.

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COVID-19 response grants awarded for innovative research related to pandemic

The University's Office of Research and Innovation has awarded five grants for research related to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Congratulations Dr. Terri Goss Kinzy

May 14

Western Michigan University thanks Dr. Kinzy for her contributions as Vice President of Research and Innovation and congratulates her for accepting the position as President at Illinois State University.

Access the HPCHub

April 22

Request access to our new partnership with the MSU computing cluster and view the introductory webinar.

Current COVID-19 Information for WMU Researchers

May 26

See current updates as they apply to researchers at WMU.