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Professor receives international honor with prestigious Kuwait Prize

College of Arts and Sciences

… Professor receives international honor with prestigious Kuwait Prize Submitted by Amelia Bodinaku on Mohamed Sultan, a … Sciences at Western Michigan University, has been awarded the 2023 Kuwait Prize in the field of Applied Sciences – Hydrology.  …

https://wmich.edu/arts-sciences/news/2025/05/cas-magazine-sultan

DePuy is the Guy! Finding his path and overcoming challenges, Brian lands at Envoy Air

College of Aviation

… that? Just ask the successful novelists whose work room walls are plastered with rejection slips. 2017 WMU Aviation … Depuy preparing to fly a WMU Cirrus SR20 DePuy was raised in Naperville, Ill., which is 28 miles west of … Valley High School in 2013.  Father-and-son time often was breakfasting at a nearby airport watching planes come …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2021/07/depuy

WMU Ethics Center announces lecture series for spring 2023

Study of Ethics in Society

… in Room 208 at the Bernhard Center. This lecture by Dr. Wa’ed Alshoubaki will discuss the ethical issues that might … Grasslands, Garbage Islands and Plastic Trees: Working Toward a Future Ecology Next up is “ Grasslands, Garbage Islands and Plastic Trees: Working Toward a Future Ecology,” with Alec Koppers ,  a second-year …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/02/70568

Cross-cultural studying evens out education for German exchange student

Haenicke Institute for Global Education

… Another difference Kollock experienced and enjoyed at WMU was the opportunity to make friends with students from a … class, you can go back to the textbook and the homework always relates to the chapter being studied. Being an exchange … countries. Because a lot of students live on campus, it was always easy to find someone to eat or spend a coffee …

https://wmich.edu/global/news/2013/02/max-kollock-spotlight

Student awarded BCBS Michigan Foundation grant for addressing Black adolescent health disparities

College of Education and Human Development

… Student awarded BCBS Michigan Foundation grant for addressing Black … Human Development at Western Michigan University, has been awarded a grant by the Blue Cross Blue Shield of … counteracting the emergence of this trauma." The student award grant is part of the BCBS-MI Foundation's effort to …

https://wmich.edu/education/news/2024/11/counseling-psych-student-research-award-grant-trauma

Preparing for private equity success at WMU Haworth

Haworth College of Business

… has his sights set on the life ahead of him. "As I work toward a career in private equity, I am actively building both … Giant Capital and have started certified coursework with  Wall Street Prep there. In the summer, I plan to study …

https://wmich.edu/business/news/2025/09/finance-michael-harmon-private-equity

Moving beyond fitness tracking to wearable diagnostic solutions

College of Engineering and Applied Sciences

… to wearable diagnostic solutions Submitted by Cindy Wagner on Dr. Simin Masihi, assistant professor of … exams and personal ECG devices such as Apple Watch do not continuously monitor the heart rhythm. … lead to sudden cardiac death. Smart devices such as Apple Watch cannot constantly look for arterial fibrillation or …

https://wmich.edu/engineer/news/2025/07/wearable-electrocardiogram-device

Light Center for Chinese Studies launches Spring Guest Lecture Series

Haenicke Institute for Global Education

… and the United States: Li Dazhao’s Changing Attitudes towards America” are scheduled for 3:30 p.m. in 3130 Sangren … The presentation explores Li Dazhao’s evolving attitudes toward the United States and analyzes his ideological shift. Li Dazhao was a co-founder of the Chinese Communist Party and a mentor …

https://wmich.edu/global/news/2025/02/china-lecture-2025-spring

Dr. Shannon McMorrow awarded Haenicke Institute grant to enhance global public health education

College of Health and Human Services

… Dr. Shannon McMorrow awarded Haenicke Institute grant to enhance global public … in Interdisciplinary Health Sciences program has been awarded a Haenicke Institute for Global Education - Global … which had gained traction over the past two decades, was something she was eager to delve into. The second part …

https://wmich.edu/hhs/news/2025/01/mcmorrow

Students place second in international cybersecurity competition

Cybersecurity

… international cybersecurity competition Submitted by Cindy Wagner on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—A team of four Western Michigan … , all members of the WMU Bronco Cybersecurity Club, was among 27 participating undergraduate teams from … addition to applying knowledge from coursework, the team was guided by faculty advisor Katie Marshall , faculty …

https://wmich.edu/cybersecurity/news/2025/07/students-place-second-cybersecurity-competition