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365 days of Dunbar Hall

College of Arts and Sciences

… thrive.  Originally built in 1971, Willis F. Dunbar Hall was one of three buildings constructed to support a growing … the renovation, was awarded the First Place Innovative Project Award at the U.S. Green Building Council of West Michigan Annual Party and …

https://wmich.edu/arts-sciences/news/2025/05/cas-magazine-dunbar-hall

Engineers Without Borders student ‘zooms in,’ leveraging technology, teamwork to make the world better

International Student and Scholar Services

… three years ago to explore her Midwestern roots. She was born in Kalamazoo ; her parents are alumni; and the school was offering her a competitive scholarship.    Three years … for generations to come.   The group presented their project during International Education Week 2024: …

https://wmich.edu/international/news/2024/11/globalnews-2

Five WMU teams compete in statewide clean energy challenge

News

… five other universities across Michigan to present their green technology solutions and vie for more than $100,000 in … Technological University, the University of Michigan and Wayne State University. The challenge was established by U-M … students to focus on the entrepreneurial aspect of their projects in addition to clean-energy--both of which are so …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/02/157

New geological repository expands essential geoscience research capabilities at WMU

News

… collected over the past century from a wide range of projects and investigations, with examples ranging from oil … added cost of redrilling, unlocking existing information in ways that advance research, resource management and economic … essential knowledge across energy, critical minerals, water, natural resources, mapping and responsible management …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2026/03/michigan-geological-repository-research-education-new-facility-groundbreaking

Friday Feature: Jessica Birnbaum

College of Aviation

… of the best flight schools in the country and I just knew I was meant to go here” she said, “I did not want to be anywhere else, so it was the only school I … and airport ops, emergency management, snow removal, project and contract management, and organizational …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2019/02/birnbaum

Heritage Hall celebration leads to new student aid opportunity

News

… future interior design majors. President and CEO Bjorn Green , of the architectural and engineering design firm … in Environmental and Energy Design system. TowerPinkster was the design firm for the renovation of the historic … He noted that while the firm's first endowed scholarship was in engineering, the interior design focus of the new …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/06/40683

Historic $100M fund launched by WMU faculty to pioneer place-based investment and Experience-Driven Learning

Haworth College of Business

… brings together all these elements in an innovative way to create mutual benefit.  On Tuesday, Sept. 23 , … Capital announced its second fund, Principled Impact Evergreen Fund II , with over $100M in commitment capital to … as consultants,” says Maddy Khan from McHenry, Illinois, a project leader for the student consulting team. “They have …

https://wmich.edu/business/news/2025/10/sleeping-giant-capital-historic-fund

Updated WMU Mobile app available for download

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… and other Apple mobile platforms. Version 2.0 of the app was released over the summer. WMU Mobile is available free … Student access to midterm and final grades WMU Mobile project WMU Mobile was created as a senior engineering project by six computer …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/08/1264

Canadian scholar wins WMU's 2018 Gründler Prize

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… wins WMU's 2018 Gründler Prize Submitted by Deanne Puca on Green, left, and Schulman KALAMAZOO, Mich.—A Canadian … Church." This year's prize, which comes with a $1,000 cash award, was announced at the 53nd International Congress on Medieval …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/05/47085

Collaborative robots offer unique hands-on experiences for students

College of Engineering and Applied Sciences

… unique hands-on experiences for students Submitted by Cindy Wagner on Torrey Cookman (left) shows another student how to … in many industries. “It’s the kind of hands-on, forward-leaning work that prepares students for where … Cobot that can write with a pen. “This was unlike any project I have taken on in the past,” says Cookman. …

https://wmich.edu/engineer/news/2026/03/engineering-programming-collaborative-robots