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Need meets invention: WMU-built tool tackles PDF accessibility

University Libraries

… led Paul Gallagher, associate dean for resources and digital strategies, to create ReadReady, a new tool to … documents that meet federal accessibility standards. Software tools that help blind and low-vision users read and … quality curricular experiences is based on providing materials that can serve all needs,” Gallagher says.  …

https://wmich.edu/library/news/2026/05/wmu-built-tool-tackles-pdf-accessibility

Exhibit features paintings by West Michigan artists

News

… Johnson, 2011, oil on canvas KALAMAZOO--Paintings by two distinguished West Michigan artists, Marilyn Johnson and Sy … for her early focus on local architecture and the urban landscape. This show will exhibit works from the last 10-12 … years, in which Johnson has experimented with the use of landscape in abstract paintings that explore color and …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/04/355

Broncos are going places: New report reveals 93% of Western grads are employed or continuing their education

News

… are positioning themselves to make a meaningful difference in the workforce and society. In fact, 93% of … students are getting jobs very consistently," says Dr. Ewa Urban , director of assessment and effectiveness. "We … impact graduate success. In the most recent report, data was obtained for 72% of alumni earning degrees. Some …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/04/71441

Goats to be tested on WMU campus as woodlot management tool

News

… Sunday, July 10. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Hungry for a better way to control invasive plants damaging campus woodlots, … will add Buba, Cinnamon, Diva and seven other goats to its landscape services staff for a week, providing the 10 rented … eat just about anything, they prefer weeds, vines and woody material over grass. Plus, the seeds of invasive plants …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/07/33450

Supply chain grad leverages WMU experiences into a career

News

… inventory flow for retail stores, supported supplier coordination for a global technology leader, swapped strategies with CEOs at national conferences and …   “We experienced the region’s incredible history and landscapes firsthand,” she says. “We hiked and went to hot …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2026/05/graduate-success-supply-chain-management-jadazay-ledbetter

Online repository provides publishing option for campus community

News

… and creative work published is just a few mouse clicks away through ScholarWorks at WMU . ScholarWorks is an online, … work with University Libraries to create a space for uploading their materials. Meanwhile, graduate students and employees are …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/03/261

Section of Ring Road North, West Michigan Avenue to close Aug. 4–Sept. 22

News

… to begin on Aug. 4. K ALAMAZOO, Mich.—Two stretches of roadway on the east side of Western Michigan University’s Main … tied to the University’s new pedestrian green space and gateway project. The project remains on track to open the … walkable green core. Detour signage will be in place to redirect vehicular traffic around Ring Road to the west side …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2025/07/ring-road-north-west-michigan-avenue-closed-july-28-sept-22

In Memoriam, summer 2026

W Magazine

… BS ’51, Nov. 29, 2025, Grand Rapids, MI Ona Eileene (Pappe) Wall , BA ’52, MA ’64, Dec. 7, 2025, Grandville, MI Muriel … Robins , BA ’54, Nov. 24, 2025, Livonia, MI Willard Howard Mejeur , BS ’54, Dec. 10, 2025, Cadillac, MI Thomas Edward Fricke , BA ’55, Oct. 7, 2025, …

https://wmich.edu/magazine/news/2026/06/memoriam-summer-2026

From safer helmets to heated gloves: students unveil capstone projects

College of Engineering and Applied Sciences

… and will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Continue reading to learn about some of the projects that these Broncos … utilizes advanced multi-layer screen printing to maintain warmth in temperatures as low as negative 40 degrees … safer play.    The helmet was created using super-elastic materials that were integrated into 3D-printed polycarbonate …

https://wmich.edu/engineer/news/2026/04/senior-engineering-design-conference-spring-2026

Self-watering planters sow seeds of sustainability across campus

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… Self-watering planters sow seeds of sustainability across campus … is blossoming at Western Michigan University. Crews from Landscape Services have potted and placed 66 self-watering … manager Steve Keto schooling her on the impacts certain materials and practices can have on the environment. "I …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/05/64318