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Some 400 students to visit campus for Science Olympiad

News

… 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. in various campus locations, with the awards ceremony from 4 to 5 p.m. in the Bernhard Center … is a national, nonprofit organization designed to promote scientific literacy among all students, a goal shared by …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/03/22637

Ethics Center announces book clubs for fall

Study of Ethics in Society

https://wmich.edu/ethics/news/2024/09/ethics

Western Michigan University faculty gain global perspective through University of Passau exchange program

Haenicke Institute for Global Education

… university in the Lower Bavaria region as deeply rewarding, both intellectually and personally.    “During my time in Passau, I was able to greatly strengthen my understanding of German … participated in the University of Passau exchange.  " It was a wonderful experience,” Lambert says. “Everyone I met …

https://wmich.edu/global/news/2025/10/passau-exchange

WMU ranked by TIME as a ‘Best College for Future Leaders’

Haworth College of Business

… they thrive and shape its future,” says WMU President Edward Montgomery . “We’re overjoyed with the national …

https://wmich.edu/business/news/2025/02/time-leaders-haworth-2025

Michigan Geological Survey receives $14 million in funding

College of Arts and Sciences

… dating back to January 26, 1837 —the same day Michigan was admitted as a state. That day, a bill was introduced and approved in the state legislature to … the MGS, a division in the DEQ, sought to transfer the scientific assessment and research functions to WMU. Through …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/12/73664

WMU to host forum on 'Big Data and the Internet of Things'

Haworth College of Business

… on 'Big Data and the Internet of Things' Submitted by Cindy Wagner on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Senior IT strategists from Penske … led multidisciplinary teams to collaborate on addressing scientific challenges and is developing a new program—Azure … scientific research. Before joining Microsoft in 1992, Fay was a senior software engineer with Digital Equipment Corp. …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/10/35826

Top geography students test skills in state bee at WMU

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… Geographic Bee state title and a chance to travel to Washington, D.C., for the national contest. State bees are … Visual Atlas of the World, 2nd Edition," and a trip to Washington, D.C., to represent Michigan in the National … Geographic Society is one of the world's largest nonprofit scientific and educational organizations. Founded in 1888 to …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/04/46180

WMU commercialization center invests in nervous system breakthrough

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… to their peripheral or central nervous systems. The BRCC award to Axonia Medical is part of $2 million in seed … H. Smith at the University of Pennsylvania. Smith is scientific co-founder of Axonia with Dr. Harry Ledebur, … levels of functional recovery not now possible. The company was an early participant in a Penn program called UPstart …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/05/555

With rural and small clinics in mind, professor uses COVID-19 grant to create low-cost respiratory device

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… home with his own equipment to create the dedicated hardware and software.  “I decided to put the skills I have toward making … simple solutions to complicated problems based on solid scientific principles. As a result, his work has rendered …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/07/60231

Evaluation expert to focus on international assessments of learning

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… by Anonymous (not verified) on KALAMAZOO— Dr. Hans Wagemaker , executive director of the International … from noon to 1:30 p.m. , is free and open to the public. Wagemaker, who is based in New Zealand, will speak on … and the Inter-American Development Bank and has served on scientific advisory committees for the World Bank. He earned …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/02/13484