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WMU community shows up big to welcome new Broncos to campus

News

… as they moved their students into residence halls. There was plenty of furniture assembling as students settled into … Band, students and community members packing campus with swag under their arms and smiles on their faces—Western … have driven or flown in, sometimes from hundreds of miles away, to settle into their new home.   “It’s so exciting,” …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2026/09/fall-welcome-broncos-move-2026

Three Midwest Poets Laureate Share WMU Beginnings

College of Arts and Sciences

… to act as a literary ambassador, promoting access to and awareness of poetry as an art form with residents across … Mark Turcotte (Turtle Mountain Band of Anishinaabe) was named poet laureate of Illinois in 2025 and was the very … It could be somebody's faith, somebody's creative practice, scientific research, but something to devote yourself to …

https://wmich.edu/arts-sciences/news/2026/09/cas-magazine-poets-laureate

WMU partners with community to support K-12 education

College of Arts and Sciences

… sticks.  “The genesis [of the Kalamazoo Math Carnival] was to form a space for experiencing math in a way that complements what kids are learning in school but … competed in more than 40 events across a breadth of scientific disciplines. The events, which change each year, …

https://wmich.edu/arts-sciences/news/2026/09/cas-magazine-education-outreach

Out of the classroom, into orbit: WMU physics department supports NASA’s Artemis program with spaceflight materials research

College of Arts and Sciences

… materials research Submitted by Callah Barnes on Watching Artemis II launch four astronauts toward the moon was an awe-inspiring moment for people around … chair and director of the accelerator laboratory, provided scientific leadership and oversight. Josh Byers, machine …

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

Turfe elected vice chair of WMU Board of Trustees

News

… of Trustees meeting held on Sept. 28 , Trustee Alan Turfe was elected as the vice chair, a role he will undertake for … full P&L responsibilities at NYSE-listed companies such as Thermo Fisher Scientific, IDEX Corp. and General Motors. Currently, Turfe …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/10/73054

Governor appoints new members to WMU Board of Trustees

News

… to welcome Trustees Trevan and Turfe," says President Edward Montgomery . "I look forward to the expertise and … Turfe served as Group President of Anatomical Pathology at Thermo Fisher Scientific and its global headquarters was located within …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/12/62619

WMU professor collaborates on breakthrough technology featured in Science

College of Engineering and Applied Sciences

… technology featured in Science Submitted by Cindy Wagner on Dr. Mert Atilhan, professor of chemical and paper … international attention for its potential to transform waste into clean energy. Research published in Science, one of the world’s leading scientific journals, highlights a new industrial catalyst …

https://wmich.edu/engineer/news/2026/07/professor-breakthrough-technology

WMU physics grad tracking gravitational wave event from Australia

News

… WMU physics grad tracking gravitational wave event from Australia Submitted by Anonymous (not … of insights, each of which by itself would count as a major scientific advance." A Process that produces gold and silver Simulation showing two neutron stars …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/10/43382

From the classroom to the court: WMU alumnus, one-time educator living out his hoop dreams

W Magazine

… hoops fan, Trey Conner spends his days in the Grand Rapids Gold team offices serving as COO. For Trey Conner, every day … cannon going off, climbing that big hill in the end zone. I was always rooting for the home team,” says Trey Conner , BS ’11.  …

https://wmich.edu/magazine/news/2024/11/alumni-profile-trey-conner-grand-rapids-gold

Free at-home COVID-19 test kits distributed throughout campus

Sindecuse Health Center

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/09/69214