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Professor awarded fellowship to support transportation engineering in Africa

College of Engineering and Applied Sciences

… Fellowship Program (CADFP) to travel to Tanzania to work with the Dar Es Salaam Institute of Technology (DIT). This work will establish links between the two universities that … and improve the training for the transportation engineering workforce in Africa through combining Kwigizile’s essential …

https://wmich.edu/news/2024/05/75619

Generating Buzz: Regulating genetically modified mosquitoes

W Magazine

… Hector Quemada , a principal research associate at WMU, is working to strengthen the understanding of African … usually that’s in the area of genetically modified crops. However, they will be among the first to be faced with … these modified insects in large containment cages. They are doing so in a high-security facility in a region where the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/06/57059

Ethics event focuses on fictional portrayals of legal issues

News

… (not verified) on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—A panel discussion on how fictional portrayals of legal issues can shape public … in Society. The discussion of "Legal Ethics in the Media: How Does Fiction Influence Reality?" is set for 4 p.m. , in the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/02/45482

Institute to honor Lewis Walker at fundraising dinner

News

… and was the first African-American faculty member with a doctoral degree hired by WMU. The Walker Institute was named … to studying race, ethnicity and poverty, and the struggle for justice and civil rights. Among the chief beneficiaries of his work are the 20,000 WMU students he has taught and the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/02/5051

Public gets first look at design potential of East Hall renovation

News

… verified) on Key architectural features like the cupola shown here will be preserved during the East Hall renovation. … KALAMAZOO—After four weeks of evaluation and initial design work, campus officials and the Kalamazoo architectural … site earlier this week in preparation for weeks of hazardous material abatement and salvaging architectural elements …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/07/8238

Your past does not define your future: Logan Stuckhardt thrives at WMU

Haworth College of Business

… Your past does not define your future: Logan Stuckhardt thrives at WMU … him up for a promising future. “My mother and father struggled with addiction and severe mental health issues, which … a registered student organization on campus, where he works to gain support for the organization and contributes …

https://wmich.edu/business/news/2024/09/sales-business-marketing-logan-stuckhardt-thrives

Western Michigan University teams up with Detroit Lions as official educational partner

News

… at Ford Field during the Lions' Monday Night Football showdown with the Seattle Seahawks.    During a special pre-game … with Gleaners Food Bank, mentoring foster youth and working with the USGA Junior Amateur Championship. Cross …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2024/09/western-michigan-university-detroit-lions-official-educational-partner

Anorexia, bulimia, death imagery next up in Ethics Center talk

News

… its spring presentation series. Heather D. Schild , a WMU doctoral student in sociology will speak at 6 p.m. Tuesday, … is free and open to the public. Schild will focus on how current trends in popular media, particularly geared … desirable and romantically successful. Schild will explore how these trends are currently being promoted on …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/03/14475

Nearly $3M grant will help WMU increase ESL-endorsed teacher workforce

College of Education and Human Development

… Nearly $3M grant will help WMU increase ESL-endorsed teacher workforce Submitted by Nicole Leffler on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—A … program, which will qualify them for the Michigan ESL endorsement provided they pass the ESL certification sub-test. …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/10/69606

WMU, WMU Cooley ink new agreements as Kalamazoo law classes begin

News

… President John M. Dunn and WMU Cooley President and Dean Don LeDuc during a brief public ceremony. Additional … of Michigan and locations well beyond, a great example of how to work our way through challenging times and expand …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/01/29804