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Founder of engineering firm to speak about sustainable business

Haworth College of Business

… including automotive, commercial truck and bus, solid waste and recycling, furniture, and material handling. With a core competency in large-scale … native, Keller earned a bachelor of science degree in materials science and engineering from Cornell University …

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

New Sangren designed for instructional change and sustainability

News

… built with the goal of achieving LEED gold certification, was designed by SHW Group of Berkley, Mich. and constructed … Co. A formal celebration, "Excellence Renewed," was set for Sept. 28. It also recognized the creation of an … save on space while containing a large amount of reading material. Important role at WMU Though now new, Sangren also …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/10/1840

Revealing lost text with multispectral imaging

University Libraries

… Angela Brcka on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—In a pitch-black room in Waldo Library ’s basement digitization studio, two … (left) set up their multispectral scanning system in Waldo Library. “We are doing this as a demonstration of how … on parchment made from prepared animal skins. Writing materials were expensive and available in limited …

https://wmich.edu/library/news/2025/02/impact-reporting-multispectral-imaging

Cybersecurity student detects need for sustainable bags on campus

Cybersecurity

… need for sustainable bags on campus Submitted by Cindy Wagner on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Students returning to campus this … Services thanks to a WMU Office for Sustainability grant awarded to cybersecurity graduate student Chandni . The … which directly means we won't need as many new raw materials—basically saving trees.” As an employee in WMU’s …

https://wmich.edu/cybersecurity/news/2025/04/sustainability-grant-chandni

Event provides 'peek into treasures' of award-winning authors' collection

News

… Event provides 'peek into treasures' of award-winning authors' collection Submitted by Sara Volmering on David Small and Sarah Stewart pose with selections of their published and unpublished … the Kalamazoo community, including the Oct. 20 event. Material from the collection is currently on display at the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/10/65958

Dr. Ann Veeck: Nearly three decades of research, teaching and growth

Haworth College of Business

… to build my academic career at Western Michigan University was the best professional decision I ever made,” says Dr. … Honored with the top Haworth College of Business awards for both teaching and research, Veeck also received … the technology and methods evolve so quickly that the material always feels fresh and exciting to teach.”  The …

https://wmich.edu/business/news/2026/05/ann-veeck-retirement

Spring 2026 lineup announced for Custer Speaker Series 

College of Engineering and Applied Sciences

… and principal investigator for the Center for Nanoscale Materials at Argonne National Laboratory   "The Benefits of … Thermal Desalination and Membrane Technologies for Clean Water" April 20 at 11 a.m., Parkview Room (D-132), Floyd …

https://wmich.edu/engineer/news/2026/01/spring-2026-custer-speaker-series

College of Education and Human Development instructors earn university awards for first-year experience course

College of Education and Human Development

… and Human Development instructors earn university awards for first-year experience course Submitted by Chris … education student, received the Instructor of the Year Award and Co-facilitator of the Year Award, respectively. … interactive games and real conversations to keep the course material engaging. About First-Year Experience at WMU …

https://wmich.edu/education/news/2025/12/first-year-fye-award-education-human-development-andree-voss-2025

WMU faculty invited to submit South Asia Grant proposals

Haenicke Institute for Global Education

… in India as well as a $2,500 honorarium to develop course material with a South Asia focus. The awards are part of the Southwest Michigan Education … . To apply, visit wmich.edu/global/uisfl . About the awards Dr. Nathan L.M. Tabor , a visiting assistant professor …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/05/39741

Kenyan pastoralists, an Ethiopian emperor, 9/11 are lecture topics

News

… in northern Kenya, examining consciousness, cosmology, material culture, gender, health and violence. A cultural … anthropologist, she has received numerous grants and awards from such organizations as the Fulbright program and … of Ethiopia and the Shaping of Americans' Attitudes toward Africa," and the 1999 book, "Ethiopia: A Post-Cold War …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/03/192