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Grant advances bacteria research while training future scientists

College of Arts and Sciences

… Sciences at Western Michigan University, has been awarded a three-year grant totaling $533,000 from the … Institutes of Health National Institute of General Medical Sciences to advance studies on Shigella, the bacterium … Through this work, students [will] gain experience with modern techniques and methods while building practical …

https://wmich.edu/arts-sciences/news/2026/09/cas-magazine-shigella-research

Professor brings national clinical supervision leadership to future counselors

College of Education and Human Development

… of Counselor Education and Counseling Psychology (CECP), was recently invited by the National Board for Certified … Supervisor credential, a highly specialized professional distinction recognizing advanced expertise specifically in … our students are learning directly from faculty who are setting the standards for the profession.” Rawls has taught …

https://wmich.edu/education/news/2026/11/glinda-rawls-nbcc-clinical-supervision-counselor-education

Essential Needs and Dining Services team up to demo cooking skills for students

Student Affairs

… skills for students Submitted by Kaitlynn Boot on Students watch Chef Andrew Francisco and Emily Hazel Mitchell … gallo and a warm bean salsa at the WMU Student Center Demo Kitchen. The cooking demonstrations utilized canned food and … nutritious recipes to students.   Chef Andrew Francisco designed an easy chicken quesadilla recipe to demonstrate …

https://wmich.edu/news/2024/04/75288

Robyn Edwards

College of Education and Human Development

… Robyn Edwards Submitted by Chris Hybels on Dr. Robyn Edwards KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Adjusting to a new school can be a difficult transition for anybody, especially for young … Remembering her struggles academically within a system not designed for multilingual learners, Edwards describes …

https://wmich.edu/education/news/2026/08/robyn-edward

Katrovas to combine storytelling and song in recital of Czech composers

News

… and open to the public. The recital, titled "Sung into the Distance," showcases the songs of famous Czech 20th-century … on the composers' four-year friendship and the pre-World War II era they lived in. The project is under the auspices of Opera Studio Prague, a student-led, multidisciplinary performance …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/10/43299

D.R. artist-activist to visit WMU as part of School of Art lecture series

News

… is free and open to the public. Pineda Jorge Pineda Pineda was born in Barahona, Dominican Republic. A visual artist, … on a large blackboard that his mother, a teacher, had set up at home for him and his siblings. His artistic … of Culture, in cooperation with the Dominican Museum of Modern Art and the Valencian Institute of Modern Art, opened …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/10/19845

Gaining Altitude with Guadalupe Guzman Ramos – Current WMU Aviation Flight Science Student and Future Professional Pilot

College of Aviation

… in southern Florida harvesting bumper crops of tomatoes and watermelons, an occupation the now-U.S. citizen still … those delicious members of the produce world mature, so did his career aspirations grow.  Immokalee is a … workers there.  Guzman Ramos on his 23rd birthday at WACO Kitchen, located at the Battle Creek Executive Airport at …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2023/03/guzmanramos

Western welcomes new full-service restaurant to student center

News

… to student center Submitted by Erin Flynn on HÔU JIA Kitchen and Bar is a full-service restaurant with food, boba … and beer and wine. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—The smell of ramen is wafting through the air at the Western Michigan University … to the student center," says Paul Terzino , student center director.    The new restaurant, part of the Hunan Gardens …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2025/09/hou-jia-kitchen-bar-taiwanese-restaurant-student-center

Director of local food incubator to speak at Entrepreneurship Forum

Haworth College of Business

… , executive director and incubation partner at Can-Do Kitchen, will speak at 8 a.m. Friday, Oct. 14, in 2150 … locally produced food, and an increase of entrepreneurs who wanted to start their own business to meet this demand. … monthly series hosted by WMU's Haworth College of Business designed to bring stories of entrepreneurial success to the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/10/35213

New study abroad experience for first-year students launches a WMU education in the Dominican Republic

Study Abroad

… April 22 at 6 p.m., to learn more. WMU Study Abroad will award a $500 scholarship to any student participating in … international academic immersion.   “This program is designed for 1st year students who are interested in global … patterns of decision‑making in both urban and rural settings.   After they return to campus, students will …

https://wmich.edu/study-abroad/news/2026/02/first-year-study-abroad