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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 … co-developed by an international research team, including a Western Michigan University professor, is gaining … 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

CHHS faculty collaborate with KAMSC students

College of Health and Human Services

… with Dr. Kieran Fogarty and Dr. Rob Lyerla from the Interdisciplinary Health Sciences Ph.D. Program within the … timely analyses of national trends.   The research project was recently presented at the Southwest Michigan Science and … with Dr. Fogarty and Dr. Lyerla taught us a lot about the scientific process and how to complete a project. We met …

https://wmich.edu/hhs/news/2025/03/kamsc

Boil water advisory still in effect for impacted WMU Kalamazoo locations; Parkview Campus, West Hills outside affected area

News

… Boil water advisory still in effect for impacted WMU Kalamazoo … area Submitted by Emily Doran on Sunday, Sept 20: A boil water advisory remains in effect for impacted areas of WMU's Kalamazoo locations. The Parkview Campus, including Floyd Hall, is outside the advisory area. West Hills …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2026/09/kalamazoo-boil-water-advisory-includes-wmu-campus

Moving beyond fitness tracking to wearable diagnostic solutions

College of Engineering and Applied Sciences

… Moving beyond fitness tracking to wearable diagnostic solutions Submitted by Cindy Wagner on Dr. Simin Masihi, assistant professor of … exams and personal ECG devices such as Apple Watch do not continuously monitor the heart rhythm. …

https://wmich.edu/engineer/news/2025/07/wearable-electrocardiogram-device

Geology students conduct research as part of carbon sequestration work

College of Arts and Sciences

… as part of carbon sequestration work Submitted by Sara Dillon on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Students might not always expect their professors to admit to them, “I don’t … class, and many were able to present their findings at a scientific conference.   Kaczmarek plans to continue …

https://wmich.edu/arts-sciences/news/2024/11/kaczmarekgeos4350

Free at-home COVID-19 test kits distributed throughout campus

Sindecuse Health Center

… Free at-home COVID-19 test kits distributed throughout campus Submitted by Joe VanDerBos on … Health Center, Sindecuse Health Center is organizing the distribution of 5,400 free COVID-19 tests for the campus … Department of Health and Human Services. Test kits will be distributed to the College of Aviation, College of Health …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/09/69214

WMU physics department helps NASA’s Artemis program with spaceflight materials research

Physics

… with spaceflight materials research Submitted by Sara Dillon on The Artemis II mission patches on the astronauts’ … Western Michigan University’s own Department of Physics was involved? WMU’s physics department in 2024 completed a … chair and director of the accelerator laboratory, provided scientific leadership and oversight.    Josh Byers , machine …

https://wmich.edu/physics/news/2026/04/physics-artemis

Rudge named College Science Teacher of the Year for ability to inspire students

College of Arts and Sciences

… (Photo taken before COVID-19 pandemic) KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Discovering the structure of DNA, diagnosing sickle-cell … in common. They were made possible by science. Behind each scientific achievement, there is also a story. Named the … University College of Arts and Sciences . The annual award from the Michigan Science Teachers Association honors a …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/01/66892

All in the numbers: Broncos Lead intern helps local tourist org make data-informed decisions

News

… Flynn on Business analytics student Arshpreet Singh helped Discover Kalamazoo analyze tourism data during his Broncos … Kalamazoo. Over the course of the spring 2026 semester, he was charged with helping the tourism organization manage and … of choice before graduation drew him to the program.   “I wanted more than just classroom knowledge, and this program …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2026/04/broncos-lead-internship-arshpreet-singh-discover-kalamazoo

Grant advances bacteria research while training future scientists

College of Arts and Sciences

… Sciences at Western Michigan University, has been awarded funding from the National Institutes of Health’s National … research opportunities teach students how to apply the scientific method to real-world problems—an essential …

https://wmich.edu/arts-sciences/news/2026/03/grant-advances-bacteria-research