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Researchers' work puts WMU at center of national STEM network

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… federal and foundation grants and connections with some of the nation's leading higher education organizations into an … Systemic Change Network , or ASCN—that builds on what they and other national researchers have learned about … toward that goal," says Beach. Because change processes are complex and research-based STEM discipline change …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/11/43581

Raising the bar: Gymnast and dietetics major hoping to take on new challenges in military

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… Raising the bar: Gymnast and dietetics major hoping to take on new … life for more than a decade. "I feel like gymnasts are a different breed, because we strive for perfection all … be excited for the next chapter," says Harrison, imagining what she'll feel as her name is read during commencement. …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/04/63916

Student contest part of MLK academy's 50th-anniversary celebration

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… Student contest part of MLK academy's 50th-anniversary celebration Submitted by Anonymous (not … University's longest-running academic support programs, the Martin Luther King Jr. Student Scholars Academy , is … instrumental in founding the MLK Academy, and now students are playing a role in publicizing and commemorating the

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/02/45215

WMU nursing students lead hospital study that could change future of pressure-wound monitoring

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… Flynn on Students Maddie Bies, Jordyn Swenson and David Le are making an impact at Ascension Borgess Hospital with a project for their nursing leadership and management course. Dave Neuman … says Jaime Neary, faculty specialist II of nursing. "What the Western Michigan University students are doing is …

https://wmich.edu/news/2024/04/75334

WMU ISM program named top 10 in the country for second time in a row

Haworth College of Business

… WMU ISM program named top 10 in the country for second time in a row Submitted by Stacey … the top 10 in the country. "Gartner's program rankings are important to the long-term development of our supply … demand for supply chain talent, the programs of the top 25 schools on their list have grown 43 percent from 2014 to …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/07/33427

Out-of-this-world internship launches alum toward astronaut goal

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… goal Submitted by Erin Flynn on Jacob Ganzak outside of the Materials and Components Labs in Las Cruces, New Mexico. … Mich.—Internships often serve as launch pads for future careers, but a Western Michigan University student took that … at the facility." The project gave Ganzak a chance to put what he'd learned in the classroom to work. "A lot of the

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/07/53872

Students learning to navigate, adapt to challenges of remote education

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… on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—From lecture halls to living rooms, the move to distance education has changed the learning … Michigan University students. While today’s students are often technologically savvy and comfortable with online … offered. "Our staff and faculty have come together to do whatever is necessary to serve our students during this …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/03/58706

WMU aviation programs to be part of Midwest tuition exchange group

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… (not verified) on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Meeting July 8 , the Western Michigan University Board of Trustees signed off … rates for students from member states to no more than 150 percent of resident rates. More than 100 colleges … in the exchange among the nine member states. Those states are Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/07/25473

WMU once again on U.S. News' list of top-tier national universities

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… by Anonymous (not verified) on WMU has been featured on the U.S. News & World Report list since 1991. … The publication's 2014 ranking of more than 1,500 four-year colleges and universities was unveiled … national university' for 20 years and counting WMU has appeared in the magazine's grouping of "best national …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/09/9182

Founder of engineering firm to speak about sustainable business

Haworth College of Business

… by Anonymous (not verified) on Keller KALAMAZOO, Mich.—The executive of a Michigan-based engineering firm will be … B Corps model at 11 a.m. in 2000 Schneider Hall. B Corps are for-profit companies certified by the nonprofit B Lab to … is a global company with nearly 1,800 employees and 15 facilities covering 1.3 million square feet. As one of the

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/11/36524