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Wind turbine installation elevates sustainable energy opportunities at Western

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… Erin Flynn on Bronco Wind Team members braved the cold to watch a refurbished wind turbine be installed outside the … the equipment, which hadn't been used in several years. The upgrade will help open a new chapter in sustainability … University of California - Los Angeles (UCLA) and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Bronco Wind Team …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/11/73494

World hunger relief nonprofit is subject of next Entrepreneurship Forum

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… in Lot 72R next to Schneider Hall. Foods Resource Bank Supported by more than 200 U.S. growing projects, which last … solutions to hunger. The organization also is devoted to awareness; Foods Resource Bank brings visitors from its … their stories and often takes visitors and U.S. farmers to Washington, D.C., to influence policy on sustainability and …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/10/19610

Donation helps WMU foster entrepreneur success in Kalamazoo community

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… Submitted by Erin Flynn on Dr. Khady Ndao-Brumblay was tired of the lack of African stories available to her … queens who led empires?" wondered Ndao-Brumblay, who grew up in Senegal but now lives in Kalamazoo. "What I found as a … something done and the tools to understand the business mindset." Initially, WMU's program focused on startups within …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/09/55256

Light Center for Chinese Studies funds a documentary, a biography and a multimedia online language studies platform in 2025

Haenicke Institute for Global Education

… Center for Chinese Studies Research Grant. This year, awards will support three innovative projects: a documentary, a biography … says Dr. Ying Zeng , director of the Light Center. “These awards showcase the diversity and impact of China-related …

https://wmich.edu/global/news/2025/12/grant-awards

Acclaimed journalist, WMU alum marks Homecoming as distinguished speaker

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… news topics, including the death of an unarmed teenager who was shot by a police officer in Ferguson, Missouri — the … shares a home with his son, partner and mom. It’s also the setting for many of his live appearances on CNN.   In … toward such career success. Recognizing potential Growing up, Granderson describes himself as "intellectually …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/10/19764

College of Arts and Sciences students win big in 2025

College of Arts and Sciences

… 16, defeating Boston University 6-2.   The entire weekend was electric. Broncos took to the streets to celebrate the … wins national championship     Hockey wasn’t the only group making history this past spring: WMU’s dance team brought … are not only winning championships, but continue to set cumulative GPA records,” says Carla Koretsky , dean of …

https://wmich.edu/arts-sciences/news/2025/05/cas-national-wins-0

Survey shows campus diversity climate viewed as positive overall

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… but still sizeable majority view University leaders as supportive of those values. In addition to overall positive … across the nation. A series of town hall meetings on campus set for the first week of October will bring Worthington … Thursday, Oct. 3 , in Rooms 105-107 The WMU study, which was the product of a multiyear effort, employed both a …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/09/9448

Sky Broncos top regional competition to advance to nationals

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… aviators now qualify for the 2023 NIFA SAFECON nationals set to take place May 8 to 13, 2023, at Wittman Regional … 249 points during the event. The second-place winner was Ohio State with 189 points.  See the final results “I am humbled to have coached such a sharp, talented group of young aviators," says Barrett. "Their determination to …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/10/69583

WMU receives $2 million grant to assist farmworker community

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… KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Western Michigan University has been awarded more than $2 million over the next five years to support first-year, first-generation undergraduate students … of Education and its Office of Migrant Education awarded the grant to fund their long-standing College …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/09/42667

Numerous WMU events slated for Hispanic Heritage Month

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… a Mariachi singer who will present songs from Mexico, and Grupo Evolución , a duo from Holland, Michigan, that will … of the Dead altar, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., second floor of Waldo Library. Día de los Muertos is a festive holiday … relatives who have passed away are honored. It is marked by setting up an altar. The Department of Spanish and Division …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/09/42461