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Engineering the next generation of sustainable fiber-based products

College of Engineering and Applied Sciences

… there’s a full pilot-sized paper plant housed at Western Michigan University’s College of Engineering and Applied …

https://wmich.edu/engineer/news/2024/11/paper-pilot-plant-engineering-sustainable-products-0

WMU again named among 'best national universities' by U.S. News

News

… KALAMAZOO, Mich.—For the 24th consecutive year, Western Michigan University appears on U.S. News & World Report's … the top-100 public universities on the annual list. Other Michigan schools among the top-100 public universities are the University of Michigan, and Michigan State and Michigan Technological …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/09/18468

Sleeping Giant Capital closes $10 million in funding, enhancing partnership with WMU

Haworth College of Business

… on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Sleeping Giant Capital, a West Michigan-based investment and growth platform, is announcing … Giant Capital enhances the partnership with Western Michigan University’s Haworth College of Business, allowing … As a platform, Sleeping Giant Capital connects West Michigan stakeholders including investors, executives, …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/05/68153

Creator of eco-friendly glove dryer up next in Entrepreneurship Forum

Haworth College of Business

… on Smoots KALAMAZOO, Mich.—The entrepreneur and Western Michigan University graduate behind an environmentally … in the Entrepreneurship Forum speaker series at Western Michigan University’s Haworth College of Business. Karen … and secured over 500 retail stores, all while remaining Michigan based. The Green Glove Dryer has received numerous …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/12/37034

Professor named president-elect of accounting society

Haworth College of Business

… on Penner KALAMAZOO, Mich.— Dr. James Penner , a Western Michigan University associate professor of accountancy, has … Penner is a certified public accountant in the state of Michigan and was previously employed at the Detroit office … Virginia Tech and his bachelor's and master's degrees at Michigan State University. Penner's research interests …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/11/43806

Brain injury association honors WMU professor with education award

News

… May 2. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—The Brain Injury Association of Michigan has honored a Western Michigan University professor with its prestigious 2015 … About the association The Brain Injury Association of Michigan is dedicated to improving the lives of those …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/05/24229

Adjunct jazz professor Duane Davis wins prestigious Ellis Marsalis, Jr. Educator of the Year Award

Jazz Studies

… including the Irving S. Gilmore School of Music at Western Michigan University,  Grand Rapids Public Schools, Grand … from the American Choral Directors Association of Michigan. Ensembles under Davis’ direction have toured … , B.A.'94, is now an associate professor of jazz piano at Michigan State University. Quincy Davis , B.A.'99 ,  is a …

https://wmich.edu/news/2024/02/74753

Elizabeth DeYoung obituary

News

… on Elizabeth DeYoung , a former custodian at Western Michigan University, died July 4 . She was 100. DeYoung, of Portage, Michigan, joined the staff in 1967 and retired in 1981 after …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/11/36399

Master's student celebrates citizenship, graduation weeks apart

News

… the Army Tank-Automotive and Armaments Command in Warren, Michigan, on March 30, 2021. (U.S. Air National Guard photo … never got the opportunity to acquire the knowledge. Western Michigan University has given me that." Ediae Three years … Western, he learned about a path to citizenship through the Michigan National Guard. By 2019, he was in boot camp. "The …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/04/64006

Timely foreign policy talks free for WMU students, employees

News

… by Anonymous (not verified) on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Western Michigan University is again partnering with the World Affairs Council of Western Michigan in Grand Rapids to promote timely talks on … Series. The series brings national experts to West Michigan for thought-provoking discussions on critical …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/01/21285