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WMU Student Center becomes the 17th campus building to earn LEED certification

WMU Student Center

… spaces like the Game On! game room were thoughtfully designed to be sustainable and energy efficient spaces for … dining center. (Kalamazoo, Mich.) - The WMU Student Center was awarded the Leadership in Energy and Environmental … Council, the LEED ratings system provides a widely used set of environmentally responsible design and construction …

https://wmich.edu/student-center/news/2025/08/student-center-leed-certification

Alton Brown to bring culinary variety show to campus

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… Eat Your Science" to Western Michigan University's Miller Auditorium at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, May 5, 2016 . Purchase … Although Alton Brown spent plenty of time in his mom’s kitchen growing up, his real interest in food sparked in … Good Eats has millions of fans and garnered a Peabody award for broadcast excellence. "Eat Your Science" audiences …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/10/27841

Spring 2025 student exhibit

University Libraries

… This student exhibit can be found on the second floor of Waldo Library in the rotunda. Avery Mandigo Undergraduate, Graphic Design "Portraits of NYC Graphic Design" Digital … Ella Nelson Undergraduate, Public History "Setting a Place" Fabric, beads and acrylic paint "Setting a …

https://wmich.edu/library/news/2025/02/student-exhibit-spring-2025

Taking Off with Tom Deckard - An Aviation Life Fulfilled

College of Aviation

… a young high school student, his infatuation with aviation was sparked after meeting a group of pilots at the local … in physics.  With his degree complete from WMU, Deckard set his sights on his original goal – becoming a pilot for … to his classroom responsibilities, Deckard was also a Designated Federal Aviation Administration Pilot Examiner …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2013/09/deckard

Aviation the Apogee Way: Pascal Paffhausen and Austin Harper are the Dynamic Duo

College of Aviation

… Aviation the Apogee Way: Pascal Paffhausen and Austin Harper are the Dynamic Duo … over the Grand Canyon and Monument Valley, the endless sunsets.  The weather is always sunny and beautiful above the … closer to one of his long-term goals of becoming a DPE (designated pilot examiner) while also moving up the Cirrus …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2024/01/apogee

Record number of undergraduate patent applications filed at WMU

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… part of the inaugural class of the Richmond Institute of Design and Innovation (RID+I)  Venture Studio , a course … foundation with programs where students have the skillsets to make real products that they design and develop," … opportunities to partner with industry professionals. "It was just this beautiful marriage of being able to combine …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2025/06/record-number-undergraduate-patents-filed-wmu-richmond-institute

'Passed On,' by Nichole Maury, on display at the Richmond Center

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… 'Passed On,' by Nichole Maury, on display at the Richmond Center Submitted by Anonymous (not … and her M.F.A. in Printmaking from the University of Iowa. Her work explores the parallel relationships that exist … exhibited widely both nationally and internationally including The International Print Center New York; the Scuola di

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/10/19528

Elevating his manufacturing engineering education through Argonne internships

College of Engineering and Applied Sciences

… on During his time at Western Michigan University, Joe Funk set out to make the most of his undergraduate studies. Funk … and development center in Lemont, Ill. In 2024 and 2025, he was a manufacturing engineering intern. As an intern, he … faculty specialist, both in the Department of Engineering Design and Manufacturing, as well as Ben Carr , academic …

https://wmich.edu/engineer/news/2025/12/joe-funk-manufacturing-engineering

Western's Japan Program manager recognized for community impact

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… Japan Center has been presented with a 2023 Key Partner Award from Michigan State University Extension. The award is … Series,” where more than 100 participants from 14 different states came together to learn more about Japanese … locations. Furthermore, she helped develop “4-H in the Kitchen,” “4-H Exploration Days” and the “Japanese Visiting …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/11/73255

Simply Eight founder to speak at Entrepreneurship Forum

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… on Pang KALAMAZOO—The founder of a Michigan-based company dedicated to simple, great-tasting foods will kick off the … innovation. Prior to Simply Eight and ITEAS Group, Pang was a marketing executive at several consumer package goods … foods industry and is bringing the basics back to the kitchen. With only eight or fewer all-natural ingredients …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/09/9139