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WMU wins U.S. Environmental Protection Agency award

News

… WMU wins U.S. Environmental Protection Agency award Submitted by Anne Copeland on Noack holds the award. KALAMAZOO—Western Michigan University has been awarded … reuse of construction materials, providing dining service kitchen waste to a local hog farmer for feed and from …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/05/15543

Western Michigan University partners with Pine Rest Christian Mental Health Services to expand opportunities for Nursing Students

College of Health and Human Services

… of its kind in Michigan. In addition to the main campus in Grand Rapids, Pine Rest has 21 outpatient locations …

https://wmich.edu/hhs/news/2026/04/pinerest0426

WMU team finishes second in scrutineering at solar car race

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… , has finished second in scrutineering at the Formula Sun Grand Prix 2013, the highest placement in scrutineering in … State University, while Oregon State University and Iowa State University finished third and fourth, repsectively. … teams from other engineering colleges in the Formula Sun Grand Prix. A total of 12 collegiate teams from the United …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/06/7813

From Aviation Management to Artemis: Dan Kosters and the Logistics of Lunar Exploration

College of Aviation

… Lake, the Lake Michigan shoreline community due east of Grand Rapids. "Whether it is streamlining aerospace hardware supply chains, helping with advising on logistics … can come back in unexpected ways and become valued assets.  You never know where your journey will take you."   …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2026/05/kosters

From Colorado to Kazoo - Maya Thornley's Aviation Elevation

College of Aviation

… Elevation Submitted by Tom Thinnes on When Maya Thornley was growing up, "Rocky Mountain High" was more than a John Denver song.  For her, it meant flying … a company's first all-female crew that took a Lear 45 from Grand Rapids to Milwaukee to Tampa. Thornley gravitated to …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2020/11/thornley

The Bronco Advocate-in-Chief

W Magazine

… launched the search for its 10th president, the charge was clear: find a leader who could navigate a changing … which is a city a half hour from WMU’s campus and the setting of the University’s College of Aviation. He still … classes of students are to have [Russ] in charge,” says LZ Granderson , a master faculty specialist in the School of …

https://wmich.edu/magazine/news/2026/06/bronco-advocate-chief-russ-kavalhuna

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 … that class we learned how to automate data calculations and set up repetitive functions—we got into the program deep and … who met him in Las Vegas. While out west, they toured the Grand Canyon, Los Angeles and San Francisco, followed by a …

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

Shirley Bach obituary

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… on biomedical ethics, died in Kalamazoo Feb. 13 . She was 86. Bach came to WMU as an instructor and researcher in … the University of Wisconsin. Services A funeral service is set for 2 p.m. Friday, Feb. 16 , at Temple B'Nai Israel, 4409 Grand Prairie Road, in Kalamazoo. …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/02/45322

Learning to lead from inside

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… his master's degree in organizational change leadership. GRAND RAPIDS, Mich.—As businesses change to fit the growing … focusing on building cultures of innovation, but he knew he wanted to take his skills to the next level. "I really … organizational leadership fields and gave me a remarkable set of tools and capabilities to be applied in my career as …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/04/53033

Western Michigan University, MEDC announce major new state-of-the-art EV and semiconductor technical learning program expansions

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… support Michigan's talent pipeline in key industries and cutting-edge technologies. "With this new effort, Western is … to students across Southwest Michigan, Greater Grand Rapids and beyond beginning in 2025. The … in his lab. “For Michigan to lead the nation and win the war for talent, we must close the talent gap,” said Ava …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2024/12/wmu-medc-kcc-electric-vehicle-semiconductor-training-program-expansions