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In the heart of Samburu
College of Arts and Sciences
… past 32 years, Straight has embraced the daily rhythm of working with the Samburu people — accompanying women to … Geography and Sustainability, has spent her career working within Samburu communities, traditionally … pastoralists in northern Kenya. Beginning in 1989, her work covers various topics, from religion and warfare to …
https://wmich.edu/arts-sciences/news/2025/05/cas-magazine-samburu
WMU co-leading new NSF-funded center dedicated to advancing sustainable packaging
College of Engineering and Applied Sciences
… Dr. Priyanka Sharma, Dr. Jason Wang , and students will work closely with industry members to translate scientific … discoveries into scalable technologies while building a workforce trained in circular materials and sustainable … of innovative packaging technology. Lastly, it is working towards developing a highly skilled workforce in the …
https://wmich.edu/engineer/news/2025/08/center-plastic-paper-hybrid-end-life-solutions
WMU, WMed join forces in $1.37M project to reduce prehospital medication errors for children
News
… Michigan University, WMed and University of Michigan is working to develop new technology to help paramedics better … and co-director of the University’s Communication and Social Robotics Labs , who specializes in human-machine … errors, Edwards is also interested in exploring the broader social and communication implications of integrating …
https://wmich.edu/news/2023/05/71778
Canadian scholar wins WMU's 2018 Gründler Prize
News
… and the author of three books and numerous articles on the social life, law, and literature of late Medieval England, …
https://wmich.edu/news/2018/05/47085
Speaker discusses how families deal with incarceration of other members
News
… distressed communities by assisting them in creating social and economic opportunities through the engagement of …
https://wmich.edu/news/2018/03/45914
Professor contributes to mathematics education research
News
… series Research in Mathematics Education. It highlights the work of seven different research teams that, during the past … of different kinds of curricular materials. Ziebarth worked with three colleagues from The University of … coordinate its overall structure. The research represents work under the auspices of the Center for the Study of …
https://wmich.edu/news/2012/10/1886
Mohamed Sultan’s curiosity fuels discoveries across the globe, inspires student geologists
College of Arts and Sciences
… enrolled in his courses and joined his research group to work alongside him. “By nature, I don’t really like to work on one particular thing, and just keep digging,” says … Sultan embarks on his 19th year at Western, the crux of his work centers on guiding students and researchers within the …
https://wmich.edu/news/2023/12/73674
Light Center second research grant awarded to marketing professor
Haenicke Institute for Global Education
… in urban areas. She will expand upon her dissertation work to measure and analyze important behaviors and …
https://wmich.edu/global/news/2013/04/ann-veeck-tlc-grant
Former NBA team president highlights WMU Food Marketing Conference
News
… Bourgeois , author, president and founder of the Center for Workforce Excellence, the forum panel will include: Monica … insights, Nielsen. "Shopper Engagement in the Digital and Social Media Era" by Kevin Weisberg , chief marketing … in merchandising and store operations in addition to having worked in three other Kroger divisions. The WMU Annual Food …
https://wmich.edu/news/2012/03/258
WMU to offer two new interdisciplinary majors
News
… such as e-commerce, digital marketing, mobile marketing, social media, and web and mobile application development and … two tracks--data analytics and health information networking--are offered by the Department of Business …
https://wmich.edu/news/2012/03/280