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From music to cybersecurity, Nick Ford is making an impact

Cybersecurity

… From music to cybersecurity, Nick Ford is making an impact Submitted by Cindy Wagner on Nick Ford … student KALAMAZOO, Mich. —Western Michigan University is filled with opportunities for exploring interests and … deep into the components of a computer and how they work. What made this class so great was our instructor, Colin …

https://wmich.edu/cybersecurity/news/2024/09/cybersecurity-nick-ford-making-impact

Two-time WMU Study Abroad traveler says global experiences change lives and careers

Haenicke Institute for Global Education

… business, studying abroad wasn’t just a goal; it was a promise to herself and her family.    As a first-generation … someone like me who had never flown before or didn’t know what food to avoid,” Koep admits. “I needed a faculty … becoming more confident, more competent and more aware of what a wonderfully big and diverse world is out there to …

https://wmich.edu/global/news/2025/08/study-abroad-koepp

The philosophy of grief

College of Arts and Sciences

… an age so young Atkins does not even remember it herself. What she does recall, however, is always having an internal preoccupation with … was happening at the nationwide level merged with her own foggy, understood experience of grief, she was drawn to the …

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

Week of Juneteenth events aims to celebrate emancipation, spark conversation

News

… Submitted by Erin Flynn on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Two Registered Student Organizations at Western Michigan University … more aware of themselves as racial beings and we figure out what our role looks like in this fight toward racial and … is to come out and celebrate—even if you don't really know what's going on. That can be your role. It can be as simple …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/06/64444

Register now for Assessment in Action Day

News

… Register now for Assessment in Action Day Submitted by … in Action Day March 23 at the Fetzer Center. The conference is free of charge, but registration is required by Tuesday, … authority on assessment, will present the keynote address, "What Learning Do We Value Within Our Institution?" At San …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/03/181

Fort St. Joseph archaeological lectures available online

News

… French fort in Niles, Mich. KALAMAZOO--Want a sample of what it's like to take part in groundbreaking archaeological … University's Fort St. Joseph Archaeological Project is offering free virtual lectures designed to take classes … to educate students, from grades 3 through 12, about what archaeology is, the history of the French fur trade in …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/03/292

WMU researcher spends fellowship period on education research registry

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… spends fellowship period on education research registry Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Spybrook … than they would have had all the findings been reported. What it will do Creating a registry of studies would help … of studies as they are being conducted, Spybrook says. "What will happen is, after you fill out a pre-registry, …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/06/32721

South Neighborhood work kicked off with input sessions, survey

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… campus into the new South Neighborhood kicked off this month with two input sessions and an online survey designed to get campus community views on what amenities should be included within and surrounding a … for every one removed will be implemented; one student suggested concentrating these to form a park. More workshops …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/04/46677

WMU wins NSF grant to study contaminants in industry, agriculture

News

… awarded to Dr. Gellert Mezei , associate professor of chemistry, who has been studying negatively charged ions, also … the petroleum, pharmaceutical and nuclear power industries. What are anions Anions (pronounced an-ions) are extremely … our own Asylum Lake has over 10 times more sulfate than what it should normally have. So these anions will lead to …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/09/18390

Supplying data visualization and process improvement

Haworth College of Business

… Supplying data visualization and process improvement Submitted by Stacey … management skills to add value and make a difference. What Eden, a supply chain management major from Howell, … or break the outcome.” Curkovic notes that one of the biggest takeaways for students is how to enact change …

https://wmich.edu/business/news/2025/06/goodwill-project