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Broncos are going places: New report reveals 93% of Western grads are employed or continuing their education

News

… students are getting jobs very consistently," says Dr. Ewa Urban , director of assessment and effectiveness. "We … impact graduate success. In the most recent report, data was obtained for 72% of alumni earning degrees. Some … questions about graduates' Western experience. "It was very nice to have professors that genuinely cared about …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/04/71441

Breakthrough fish research makes waves in evolutionary theory

News

… Breakthrough fish research makes waves in evolutionary theory Submitted by Erin Flynn on … the lineage of fish species in Australia and New Guinea was just published in the prestigious journal Proceedings of … field work and accumulating not just the expertise but the material—the DNA for all of these species of fishes—so that …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2026/10/fish-research-evolutionary-theory-devin-bloom

Western leading the charge in pioneering battery research

College of Engineering and Applied Sciences

… charge in pioneering battery research Submitted by Cindy Wagner on KALAMAZOO,  Mich.—New research from Western … face concerns about shortages and increasing costs of materials for lithium-ion batteries. WMU researchers are … anywhere in the world using abundant sulfur and biomass waste by-products (typically tannins and lignins) from …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/07/68591

Western's Dr. Chansheng He receives third Fulbright award

College of Arts and Sciences

… Western's Dr. Chansheng He receives third Fulbright award Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on KALAMAZOO, … Mich.—Western Michigan University's Dr. Chansheng He was awarded his third Fulbright Specialist Program award in …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/04/71392

Marketing that makes a difference: Q&A with Dr. Ann Veeck

Haworth College of Business

… KALAMAZOO, Mich.— Dr. Ann Veeck , professor of marketing, was honored this fall with Western Michigan University’s Distinguished Teaching Award . For nearly 25 years, she has put heart into … after they take your courses? This could be actual teaching material or something more general related to your …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/10/69503

Gaining Altitude with Guadalupe Guzman Ramos – Current WMU Aviation Flight Science Student and Future Professional Pilot

College of Aviation

… in southern Florida harvesting bumper crops of tomatoes and watermelons, an occupation the now-U.S. citizen still … a flight from nearby Fort Myers to Dallas, Texas -- and he was dragged into that 2009 experience almost kicking and … me," he wrote years later in a scholarship application.  "I was very nervous as I boarded the plane with my mother, and …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2023/03/guzmanramos

WMU awards flute and geography professors for outstanding teaching

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… WMU awards flute and geography professors for outstanding … have been named recipients of WMU’s Distinguished Teaching Award, the University’s highest honor for teaching … and disaster management, DeChano-Cook connects course material to real-world events and local examples, helping …

https://wmich.edu/news/2026/09/fall-2026-distinguished-teaching-awards-announced

Educational and instructional technology student elevates employee training with Zoetis

College of Education and Human Development

… instructional design and workplace learning.   “The team I was a part of oversees basically all the training and … explains Coughenour. “Essentially, their team is always looking at systems and revising things to be more … contained outdated information, her team redesigned the material to be learner-centric.  “If we’re updating it …

https://wmich.edu/education/news/2026/08/education-student-amy-coughenour-zoetis-instructional-design-practicum

Katrovas to combine storytelling and song in recital of Czech composers

News

… on the composers' four-year friendship and the pre-World War II era they lived in. The project is under the auspices …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/10/43299

WMU professor collaborates on breakthrough technology featured in Science

College of Engineering and Applied Sciences

… technology featured in Science Submitted by Cindy Wagner on Dr. Mert Atilhan, professor of chemical and paper … international attention for its potential to transform waste into clean energy. Research published in Science, one … features is its ability to work with real-world waste materials rather than carefully sorted materials. “It can …

https://wmich.edu/engineer/news/2026/07/professor-breakthrough-technology