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Innovative Models of Care and Support – Study Abroad in Ireland & Northern Ireland

College of Health and Human Services

… of disciplines—including occupational therapy, nursing, social work, speech-language pathology, interdisciplinary health, …

https://wmich.edu/hhs/news/2025/10/mickus-ireland

Elevating his manufacturing engineering education through Argonne internships

College of Engineering and Applied Sciences

… “My best experience at Western has been getting to work with my hands in the various labs offered for this … This spark for engineering began in high school when Funk worked as a floor sweeper for an automotive shop. Fascinated … quickly developed a passion for complex repairs and later worked as a technician at Classic Imports in New Buffalo, …

https://wmich.edu/engineer/news/2025/12/joe-funk-manufacturing-engineering

Four final candidates for research VP post to present on campus

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… the University of South Carolina. She did post-doctoral work at Johns Hopkins University. Inouye Tuesday, Oct. 24 , … from the University of Arizona before doing post-doctoral work at the University of Minnesota. Kinzy Thursday, Oct. 26 … an associate research neuroscientist. In 1996, he moved to UAB, where he founded and directed the High Resolution …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/10/43315

Bronco Buds program to welcome hundreds of Kalamazoo high schoolers to WMU campus

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… They’ll explore areas such as the Communication and Social Robotics Lab and Finch Greenhouse; sit in on … Dr. Doug Lepisto . At Sleeping Giant Capital, WMU students work alongside business professionals in a prime example of … to open not just windows but doors for all the youth we work with.” Western also received a $13.7 million federal …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2025/11/bronco-buds-fall-2025-kalamazoo-public-schools-college-prep

From Army Skies to Life-Saving Flights: The Journey of Brian Vanderberg

College of Aviation

… program to train professional pilots, Vanderberg sampled work in the air at a grass-strip airport near Napoleon, … high level of dedication and camaraderie was amazing.  Working with other dedicated pilots was quite an … rentals at Western (and at a very nice rate) to being now a social club/flight team entity."   Vanderberg enjoying some …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2025/11/vanderberg

Business prof wins national award for classroom innovation

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… the association's 2012 Fall Educators' Conference for her social media analysis materials and teaching concept … sophisticated knowledge in social media technology is a valuable asset for students." Veeck says she implemented the … her doctoral degree from Louisiana State University and has worked in marketing research in the United States and in …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/10/2725

Internationally regarded geographer honored as WMU's Emerging Scholar

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… on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Globally recognized for his pioneering work related to extreme weather and climate change,  Dr. … provost and vice president for academic affairs. “His work reinforces WMU’s commitment to providing a high-quality … as a tool to address pressing global issues, such as social impact of extreme weather events, urbanization and …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2025/09/emerging-scholar-award-2025-laiyin-zhu

Zhang Career Center speakers address gender in the workplace

Haworth College of Business

… Zhang Career Center speakers address gender in the workplace Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on … Series (SPuRS) event covering a timely topic: gender in the workplace. SPuRS is a co-curricular graduation requirement … as well as an HR perspective. Be an advocate for women at work Danielle Jones , B.B.A. '10,  general manager for …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/04/67861

Never too late: WMU dad surprises family by finishing degree

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… he’d enrolled in classes, none knew how seriously he was working to complete his degree—including his wife , who … because I’ve been down this road before and it just didn’t work out.”   Tate, who grew up in Sturgis, initially … I did a lot of partying.”   So, he dropped out and went to work. He thought about going back one day to finish his …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2025/12/graduate-success-university-studies-aj-tate

Doctoral candidate charts course for success in world-class sailing win

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… skill — it was about making sure every little piece fit and worked together in harmony,” says Asif, who alongside … Asif competes in a sailing competition in 2022. “India was working to break through to the Olympics in sailing, so we … leadership and life.”   Over the last five years, Asif has worked on developing multiple miniature ion thrusters , and …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2025/11/star-vintage-sailing-world-champion-mohammed-asif