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Girls on the Run race prompts detours near campus

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… Girls on the Run race prompts detours near campus Submitted by Deanne Puca on The 2014 course … will re-route traffic from Western Michigan University's Waldo Stadium through downtown Kalamazoo Thursday, May 22 , … start of the event at 6:30 p.m. and remain until 8 p.m. Some 2,000 girls ages 8 to 12 will leave Waldo Stadium and …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/05/15837

NPR favorite 'Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me!' comes to Miller Auditorium

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… NPR favorite 'Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me!' comes to Miller Auditorium Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on From left: …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/01/13219

Alan Turfe now leads WMU Board of Trustees

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… Feb. 12 , meeting. He and Trustee Kelly Burris , who was elected vice chair Thursday , will lead the governing … positions with profit-and-loss responsibilities at Thermo Fisher Scientific, IDEX Corp., GM and Fresenius Medical Care. …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2026/02/alan-turfe-elected-wmu-board-chair

Sport management grad ready to hit the court running

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… Sport management grad ready to hit the court running Submitted by Erin Flynn on Warda Niaz is graduating with a bachelor's degree in sport … of sports into her future career. "I just knew whatever I did, I wanted to stay connected with the sports industry," …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/06/71990

Combining passion for medicine with philanthropic ideals, biomedical sciences grad ready to make an impact

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… Combining passion for medicine with philanthropic ideals, biomedical sciences grad … sciences. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—It's one thing to say you want to change the world and another to go and do it. Omer … Idris came to the United States intent on expanding his scientific knowledge in order to continue on the path to a …

https://wmich.edu/news/2024/06/75831

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 engineering, … Research published in Science, one of the world’s leading scientific journals, highlights a new industrial catalyst …

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

WMU, West Michigan Aviation Academy launch aviation pathway to meet growing pilot demand 

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… WMU, West Michigan Aviation Academy launch aviation pathway to meet growing pilot demand  Submitted by Paula M. Davis on … of the aviation industry with employees in every state. But nearly a quarter of that workforce is over the age of 55, …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2026/06/west-michigan-aviation-academy-college-aviation-launch-pilot-pathway

Ali Neamah, from Iraq, Thrives at WMU

Haenicke Institute for Global Education

… earn a master’s degree in chemical engineering; it has become a place to thrive. Though he spend many hours in the … as his study abroad destination because he believed it was, by far, the best place in the world to receive an … engagement of the Western community. Its offices assist nearly 2,500 international students and alumni at home and …

https://wmich.edu/global/news/2019/09/ali-neamah

Broncos Lead interns build career skills while helping build community in Kalamazoo neighborhood

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… Flynn on Jazmine Grays and Kayleigh Podolski helped the Edison Neighborhood Association create engaging events and foster community through their Broncos Lead summer internship. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—An internship that started … addition to June Blooms, the interns were involved in the Washington Avenue Arts and Culture Crawl, night markets at …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2026/08/broncos-lead-internship-edison-neighborhood-association-summer-2026

Resilience, hope fuel athletic training grad’s drive for success

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… Mich.— Taylor Gaines is no stranger to hard work. Since she was old enough to be employed, she's been bringing home paychecks, working hard to provide for her family and for … periods where we were staying at hotels. I went to three different high schools … and I didn't really have a stable …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/12/66430