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Ready to serve: Grad Molly Cochran prepares for duty in Army Nurse Corps

News

… Ready to serve: Grad Molly Cochran prepares for duty in Army Nurse Corps Submitted by Erin Flynn on Molly … surgical nurse in the U.S. Army Nurse Corps.   Cochran was awarded the Medallion Scholarship, WMU’s most prestigious …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2026/04/graduate-success-nursing-rotc-molly-cochran

From Kent (WA) to Kalamazoo (MI), Jennifer Nguyen’s Medallion Journey Takes Flight

College of Aviation

… From Kent (WA) to Kalamazoo (MI), Jennifer Nguyen’s Medallion Journey … and immediate family were on the wrong side of the Vietnam War, which forced many of their peers to leave the home … a rock-centered eye on an aviation career — just an awareness that something had to, or was going to, happen.  …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2024/04/nguyen

"Material Nature" - Sarah Wheaton

News

… "Material Nature" - Sarah Wheaton Submitted by Megan Looker … "Material Nature" "In taking a moment to look at my home, I was shocked to find how much faux-nature decorations filled … all this time spent inside during the Covid-19 outbreak, it was interesting, and a bit disturbing, to realize that my …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/05/59473

WMU physics department helps NASA’s Artemis program with spaceflight materials research

Physics

… department helps NASA’s Artemis program with spaceflight materials research Submitted by Sara Dillon on The Artemis … Western Michigan University’s own Department of Physics was involved? WMU’s physics department in 2024 completed a … research project in support of the Artemis and Lunar Gateway missions, contributing critical data to help ensure the …

https://wmich.edu/physics/news/2026/04/physics-artemis

Interactive wayfinding maps help library users locate materials with ease

University Libraries

… Interactive wayfinding maps help library users locate materials with ease Submitted by Angela Brcka on KALAMAZOO, … in a large academic library can be challenging, but a new wayfinding tool from University Libraries is making it …

https://wmich.edu/library/news/2026/02/impact-report-interactive-maps

Heavy snow and wind trigger rare campus weather closure

News

… Heavy snow and wind trigger rare campus weather closure … such closure in more than 25 years. The main campus was closed after crews were unable to stay ahead of rapidly … snowfall throughout the day, the decision to close was made shortly after 5:30 a.m. Most WMU regional …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/11/20282

Innovative packing material company focus of entrepreneurship breakfast series

Haworth College of Business

… Innovative packing material company focus of entrepreneurship breakfast series … Bob made a full recovery and inspired Daniels to find a way to package and ship products that was friendly to pets, people and the planet. After …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/03/38420

Fall 2026 student exhibit

University Libraries

… This student exhibit can be found on the second floor of Waldo Library in the rotunda . Cecilia Taylor Undergraduate … on newsprint Community shapes all of us in many different ways. In this piece, I explore three main ways we form … catalysts can help transform readily available starting materials, including compounds found in medicines and …

https://wmich.edu/library/news/2026/09/student-exhibit-fall-2026

Music student amps up audio production experience with Rock & Roll Hall of Fame internship

News

… production intern at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.   “It was an amazing experience,” he says. “I learned so much more and was able to do so much more than I was expecting.”   … sessions and panels with Rock Hall staff as well as a heavy dose of hands-on, project-based learning. An aspiring …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2026/09/aiden-lambert-multimedia-arts-technology-internship-rock-roll-hall-fame

WMU community shows up big to welcome new Broncos to campus

News

… as they moved their students into residence halls. There was plenty of furniture assembling as students settled into … Band, students and community members packing campus with swag under their arms and smiles on their faces—Western … have driven or flown in, sometimes from hundreds of miles away, to settle into their new home.   “It’s so exciting,” …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2026/09/fall-welcome-broncos-move-2026