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WMU launches new effort to advance climate commitment

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… WMU launches new effort to advance climate commitment Submitted by Erin Flynn … and what that goal is." The University is kicking off its efforts by launching a new Carbon Neutrality Committee, … carbon footprint in half by the year 2030. Taking such an aggressive approach, however, does not come without costs. …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/10/55956

Students place second in international cybersecurity competition

Cybersecurity

… in Philadelphia.  Caden Carr The team of Caden Carr, Nick Ford, Raiyan and Evelyn Ortiz-Martinez , all members of the … undergraduate teams from universities internationally.   For the competition, the team took on the role of an … focusing on how human behavior intersects with information security. The team’s semester-long efforts …

https://wmich.edu/cybersecurity/news/2025/07/students-place-second-cybersecurity-competition

Construction near Sangren Hall triggers major traffic changes

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… Construction near Sangren Hall triggers major traffic changes Submitted by Anonymous (not … by lawn areas, with the west-end lawn being suitable for lounging and staging events and the east-end lawn being … will showcase granite pavers and slabs salvaged from the former Upjohn Co. world headquarters and will be used in the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/04/356

WMU board to consider proposed 2025-26 tuition, room and board rates Thursday

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… room and board rates, and the general operating budget for the 2025-26 year top the agenda when the Western … tenure and promotions; authorizing a real property lease for Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of … Dr. Kahler Schuemann by 5 p.m. on Wednesday, June 25 . For more WMU news, arts and events , visit  WMU News online. …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2025/06/wmu-board-consider-proposed-2025-26-tuition-room-board-rates

Chemical engineering grad ready to make a splash in sustainability efforts

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… engineering grad ready to make a splash in sustainability efforts Submitted by Erin Flynn on Zahi Sanchez is ready to … and a job already secured as an environmental engineer for a paper mill in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. "I'm looking forward to being part of PFAS removal from wastewater, …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/04/71513

Check campus office hours for Thanksgiving 2024 recess

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… Check campus office hours for Thanksgiving 2024 recess Submitted by Deanne Puca on … Mich.—Western Michigan University will end classes for Thanksgiving recess beginning at  noon on  Wednesday, … through Dec. 1 . Listed below are hours during the recess for select University offices and services. Students, …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2024/11/thanksgiving-2024-recess

From the classroom to the court: WMU alumnus, one-time educator living out his hoop dreams

W Magazine

… days in the Grand Rapids Gold team offices serving as COO. For Trey Conner, every day at work is a slam dunk.  GRAND … that big hill in the end zone. I was always rooting for the home team,” says Trey Conner , BS ’11.  But as much … a Detroit Pistons-affiliated team to a part of the Denver Nuggets organization.  It was a meteoric rise for Conner that …

https://wmich.edu/magazine/news/2024/11/alumni-profile-trey-conner-grand-rapids-gold

Igniting innovation: A record-breaking year of groundbreaking research

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… Bronco Construction Research Center. Opportunities abound for Broncos to gain hands-on experience in their chosen … unparalleled opportunities to make an impact and prepare for the future. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—From optimizing rocket … for carbon capture and storage. He and his colleagues are digging into a new layer of climate science: carbon capture, …

https://wmich.edu/magazine/news/2024/11/office-research-innovation-record-breaking-year

Exercise science graduate finds success while juggling school, work and extracurriculars

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… Exercise science graduate finds success while juggling school, work and extracurriculars Submitted by Erin … on Read a special message from President Edward Montgomery  for Western Michigan University's 2020 graduates. Kassidy … and fundraising her chapter has been involved in.  READY FOR SUCCESS Davis, whose parents both live in suburban …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/04/59084

Nobel laureate to give public talk

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… talk Friday, March 18 , as part of the opening activities for the 2016 Great Lakes PeaceJam Conference being held … Landmines were co-recipients of the 1997 Nobel Peace Prize for their work to clear anti-personnel landmine fields and … Signed by 120 nations, it banned the use, production, sale and stockpiling of anti-personnel mines. In addition, …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/03/30621