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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