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WMU departments collaborate to advance addiction prevention and care

College of Health and Human Services

… students, clinicians and community partners at Western Michigan University and Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine (WMed) are working together to address opioid use … the center of this work is a partnership between WMU Public Health faculty and students, WMed Addiction Medicine …

https://wmich.edu/hhs/news/2026/02/phwmed

World-renowned designer works with WMU students on innovative solutions for aging in place

News

… various chair designs, her eyes light up. The Western Michigan University product design student’s passion for her … The essential factor is the humanity piece, and Western Michigan University students have it in spades. — Dr. … with the Office of Research and Innovation , College of Health and Human Services , Sammons Center , and the Kohler …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2026/11/universal-design-symposium-patricia-moore-visit

First endowed physical therapy scholarship honors future practitioners at WMU

College of Health and Human Services

… at WMU Submitted by Kaylie Crowe on A visit to Western Michigan University’s College of Health and Human Sciences physical therapy program left a … gratitude for meeting faculty members and College of Health and Human Services Dean Lillian Smith, and praised …

https://wmich.edu/hhs/news/2026/10/first-endowed-physical-therapy-scholarship-honors-future-practitioners-wmu

WMU community helps earn Fulbright Association Program of the Year Award

Haenicke Institute for Global Education

https://wmich.edu/global/news/2026/10/fulbright-award

WMU launches its 2026 United Way Campaign to give back to the community

News

… the places we live, work and learn. On Oct. 12, Western Michigan University launched its 2026 United Way Campaign , … of collective giving and community impact.   “Western Michigan University is excited to kick off its 2026 United … and across our region with important resources that promote health, youth opportunity and financial stability,” says WMU …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2026/10/2026-wmu-united-way-campaign-launch

WMU awards highest faculty honors to philosophy and research methods professors

News

… Submitted by Deanne Puca on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Two Western Michigan University professors are being recognized for … is advancing important conversations about technology, medicine, law and conflict. Dr. Applegate’s expertise in … the U.S. Department of Education, National Institutes of Health, National Science Foundation, Institute of Education …

https://wmich.edu/news/2026/09/fall-2026-distinguished-faculty-scholar-award-recipients

Western, WMU-AAUP renew scholarship partnership for first-generation students

News

… first-generation students. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Western Michigan University and the WMU chapter of the American … access to public education, especially here at Western Michigan University, is a passion project for all of us,” … interest in promoting peace, democracy, social justice or health through education. Applications open on Dec. 1 . …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2026/10/wmu-aaup-renew-first-generation-student-scholarship-partnership

Grant advances bacteria research while training future scientists

College of Arts and Sciences

… in the Department of Biological Sciences at Western Michigan University, has been awarded a three-year grant totaling $533,000 from the National Institutes of Health National Institute of General Medical Sciences to … resistance to antibiotics, raising concerns among public health experts about diminishing treatment options.  …

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

New Ethics Center director brings ethics to Kalamazoo Canadiana Fest

College of Arts and Sciences

… Dr. Ashley Atkins standing at a table that read “Western Michigan University Center for the Study of Ethics in … Humanities, and Law at WMU’s Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine, to answer questions about physician-assisted …

https://wmich.edu/arts-sciences/news/2026/10/atkins-kalamazoo-canadiana-fest

WMed's inaugural class celebrates big day, prepares for next step in residency training

News

… noon on Friday, March 16, the 48 students from the Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine's Class of 2018 learned where the next step in … into Obstetrics and Gynecology at University of Michigan Health. "Everything goes from being hopes to now there's …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/03/45925