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WMU Esports Arena to host performance and well-being event with expert guest speaker

College of Education and Human Development

… WMU Esports Arena to host performance and well-being event with expert guest speaker Submitted by Chris Hybels on Edward Cleland , B.B.A.'04 KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Western Michigan University's Esports Arena is holding a …

https://wmich.edu/education/news/2024/10/wmu-esports-arena-event-guest-speaker-nov-8

$800K grant to explore atomic level purity for energy developments

College of Engineering and Applied Sciences

… areas, such as batteries, fuel cells, thermopower devices and splitting water into hydrogen and oxygen, rely on developing high-quality materials that require purity at the atomic level. Researchers at Western Michigan University are poised to advance the field …

https://wmich.edu/engineer/news/2025/07/800k-doe-grant-makin

Updated Teach-in location: ‘Power of nonviolence’ highlighted at WMU MLK Day Celebration with national speaker, teach-in event

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… , political commentator, attorney, civil rights activist and former member of the South Carolina House of Representatives, will speak at Western Michigan University during the MLK Celebration on  … of “The Power of Nonviolence: Lasting Change through Peace" and will follow a campus teach-in event with three sessions …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2025/01/power-nonviolence-highlighted-wmu-mlk-day-celebration-national-speaker-teach

NSF grant aimed at advancing construction education with generative AI and BIM

College of Engineering and Applied Sciences

… at advancing construction education with generative AI and BIM Submitted by Cindy Wagner on Dr. Hexu Liu KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Imagine using generative AI and building information modeling (BIM) to bring your classroom construction project to life. Students at Western Michigan University and across the United States may …

https://wmich.edu/engineer/news/2024/12/generative-ai-construction-engineering

Onward for a new school year: Newest Broncos welcomed to campus

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… from registered student organizations, campus units, staff and athletes all helped the move-in process move quickly. … team help families unload vehicles outside of the Western Heights residence halls. President Kavalhuna talks … as they roll toward their new homes in residence halls on Western Michigan University ’s campus.   “We broug ht three …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2025/08/fall-welcome-students-move-on-campus-2025

New scholarship honors WMU graduate's life-changing mentor

College of Arts and Sciences

… life, Dr. Hashem Akhavan-Tafti would have never ended up at Western Michigan University, a move that he says "saved his life." Now, Akhavan-Tafti and his wife, SuzAnne, have established an endowed … the Yassaman Endowment for Chemistry will be announced in spring 2017. For more information about the WMU Department …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/12/36667

Food marketing students clinch second place at national university case competition

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… Erin Richter, Patrick Nicholson, Lee Ramsay, Julia Mills and Madeline Paciorek. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Western Michigan University students Julia Mills of Portage, … faculty helped propel the team to success. "The reason Western does so well in the competition every year is …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/03/63778

AI research at WMU: Advancing technology and education

College of Engineering and Applied Sciences

… AI research at WMU: Advancing technology and education Submitted by Lindsey Haehnel on “Building trust and ethical use of something as powerful as omnipresent AI … metaverse. This project is led by  an entire team at Western that includes Fong and Dr. Shameek Bhattacharjee , …

https://wmich.edu/engineer/news/2024/11/ai-research-wmu-advancing-technology-education

Campus team assisting in revising University Strategic Plan

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… of campus community members has been put in place to assist Western Michigan University in revising its strategic plan. … of University Professors, Western Student Association and Graduate Student Association. Known as The Gold … of the public forums that will be held on campus early this spring. Joining one of the many groups that are working to …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/11/28336

WMU's Unified Clinics offer specialty care to thousands each year

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… WMU's Unified Clinics offer specialty care to thousands each year Submitted by Paula M. Davis on Read more … of Health and Human Services. "We are very fortunate at Western that we could build this scope of practice, with … at a skilled nursing facility in Bay City and later this spring will spend three months in an outpatient medical …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/02/45318