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WMU occupational therapy faculty receive $150,000 grant to support elder justice

College of Health and Human Services

… and hands-on experience conducting assessments in community settings. Students will learn to evaluate functional …

https://wmich.edu/hhs/news/2026/11/wmu-occupational-therapy-faculty-receive-150000-grant-support-elder-justice

‘An entirely different approach to a residence hall’: WMU celebrates opening of Valley Oaks

News

… Valley Oaks , the University’s newest residence hall, was officially unveiled to the public during a … ongoing efforts to elevate the campus experience and modernize housing to meet the needs of a new generation of …   Key features of the new residence hall include:   Kitchenettes on each floor and a larger community kitchen on …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2026/07/valley-oaks-residence-hall-ribbon-cutting-celebration

Emerging Scholar honoree brings history to life

News

… professor of history is receiving the Emerging Scholar Award for research and public history projects that span … the multi-dimensional and publicly influential roles of a modern historian as a scholar-citizen. Western Michigan is … history, students apply historical methods in real-world settings. One current initiative focuses on Kalamazoo’s …

https://wmich.edu/news/2026/09/fall-2026-emerging-scholar-award-evan-kutzler

Bosnia to Grand Rapids: Refugee student becomes advocate for multilingual learners 

College of Education and Human Development

… of Europe's largest and most violent conflicts post World War 2 .  “There was no food, water, electricity, nothing,” says Sprecic, a … a decade teaching middle school and academic coaching, she set her sights on educational leadership. This drive brought …

https://wmich.edu/education/news/2026/11/sanela-sprecic-bosnian-refugee-multilingual-education-advocate-grand-rapids

MIP Recommends: Titles Inspired by EMM's "Hebrew Harmonies" Workshop

Medieval Institute Publications

… Commentaries selected, translated, and annotated by Seth Brody Paperback $19.95 / PDF $16.00 The commentary of … late thirteenth century, reflects Johannes de Grocheio's awareness of the complexity of the task of describing music. … interest...Through his treatise, Grocheio enables a modern reader to become aware of the complex auditory …

https://wmich.edu/medievalpublications/news/2026/09/harmonies-recs

Essential Needs and Dining Services team up to demo cooking skills for students

Student Affairs

… skills for students Submitted by Kaitlynn Boot on Students watch Chef Andrew Francisco and Emily Hazel Mitchell … right, prepare chicken quesadillas, pico de gallo and a warm bean salsa at the WMU Student Center Demo Kitchen. The cooking demonstrations utilized canned food and …

https://wmich.edu/news/2024/04/75288

Student athlete earns accolades in the classroom and on the dance floor

Haworth College of Business

… KALAMAZOO, Mich.— After winning the prestigious Stand Out Award in her final semester as an undergraduate, MBA student … through the Haworth College of Business.”  Stand Out Awards are given to students in the Advanced Selling … lessons in both the classroom and in future professional settings, giving Cripe skills that she uses in her role …

https://wmich.edu/business/news/2026/11/student-athlete-natily-cripe-accolades-classroom-dance-floor

WMU Sunseeker Solar Car Project speeds through a successful summer

College of Engineering and Applied Sciences

… Sunseeker Solar Car Project to Brainerd International Raceway in Brainerd, Minnesota for FSGP. FSGP involves four days … completed 165 laps and came in 8th place. Their fastest lap was 6 minutes and 6 seconds long. The team didn’t have any … multi-day event where teams drive their solar cars along a set path through several states. “In 2026, we drove from …

https://wmich.edu/engineer/news/2026/11/sunseeker-summer-2026

Summer Recap for Medieval Institute Publications

Medieval Institute Publications

… and Alison Wiggins The Middle English Seven Sages of Rome was translated from French ca. 1300 by an anonymous writer … SAGES OF ROME ON OUR WEBSITE The Sacred and Profane in Premodern Icelandic Literature edited by Margrét Eggertsdóttir, … rhetorical, intertextual— pursue questions central to narrative, postcritical, and feminist theories. …

https://wmich.edu/medievalpublications/news/2026/08/2026-summerrecap

Grant advances bacteria research while training future scientists

College of Arts and Sciences

… Sciences at Western Michigan University, has been awarded a three-year grant totaling $533,000 from the … Koestler states, “The work represents a critical step toward addressing both the immediate and long-term challenges … Through this work, students [will] gain experience with modern techniques and methods while building practical …

https://wmich.edu/arts-sciences/news/2026/09/cas-magazine-shigella-research