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Historic $100M fund launched by WMU faculty to pioneer place-based investment and Experience-Driven Learning
Haworth College of Business
… brings together all these elements in an innovative way to create mutual benefit. On Tuesday, Sept. 23 , … this model creates financial returns for investors, new pathways for entrepreneurship in West Michigan and immersive … of stampings and assemblies, and Pro Stamp, a leading metal stamper, are companies that unite people and robotics, …
https://wmich.edu/business/news/2025/10/sleeping-giant-capital-historic-fund
Western student powers launch of new compostability testing center
News
… of the WMU Pilot Plants, and doctoral candidate Jason Wang provide a glimpse of the components of their compostability testing facility. Wang fills pots with soil to test compostability in his … as stewards for the planet is to get food waste and paper scrap out of landfills." According to the USDA , between 30% …
https://wmich.edu/news/2022/07/68373
Aviation Passion and Professionalism – Professor Lisa Whittaker Has It All
College of Aviation
… section of the plane's upper fuselage. A flight attendant was sucked out and her body was never found. The pilots safely landed the damaged … whom were injured. The investigation placed the blame on "metal fatigue" and an insufficient level of safety …
https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2022/02/whittaker
WMU team places in top 3 in national castings competition
College of Engineering and Applied Sciences
… top 3 in national castings competition Submitted by Cindy Wagner on Judges test the Western Michigan University team's … University team of undergraduate and graduate students was placed in the top three out of 41 universities … Western’s College of Engineering and Applied Sciences metal casting minor prepares students to be immediately …
https://wmich.edu/news/2022/05/68171
June Jubilee events mark start of summer in downtown Kalamazoo
News
… through Saturday, June 4-6 . Dionysos Greek Festival Heavy metal band Skid Row will be featured alongside traditional … Festival highlights Entertainment includes music from heavy metal band Skid Row at 10:15 p.m. on Friday. Canadian hard … The annual parade dates back to 1984 in Kalamazoo and was modeled after the original Do-Dah Parade in Pasadena, …
https://wmich.edu/news/2015/06/24283
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, Torch Lake, MI Floyd …
https://wmich.edu/magazine/news/2026/06/memoriam-summer-2026
Fulbright grants awarded to four WMU faculty members
News
… Fulbright grants awarded to four WMU faculty members Submitted by Anonymous … faculty members received prestigious Fulbright Program awards to work overseas during part of the 2011-12 academic … contemporary Yoruba sculpture processes and his own unique metal style of fabricating sculptures. Contact: Jeanne Baron …
https://wmich.edu/news/2012/05/606
Cruising with Captain Cooper – Heather’s Ups and Downs in Aviation
College of Aviation
… Ups and Downs in Aviation Submitted by Tom Thinnes on It was the best of times, it was the worst of times -- and WMU College of Aviation alumna … recreational vehicle known for its rounded and polished metal frame. "I have looked at a lot of great places from …
https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2021/11/cooper
In Memoriam, fall 2023
W Magazine
… on The following are Western alumni and emeriti who passed away and were reported during fall 2023. Alumni Jack Leonard … May (French) Jennings , BM ‘51, June 23, 2023, Whitewater, WI Guelda Ann (Glynn) Weinert , BS ‘51, June 9, 2023, … Christine (Kraft) Mateer , BA ‘58, May 21, 2023, Kirkland, WA Charles J. Weier Jr. , BBA ’58, June 8, 2023, Bradenton, …
https://wmich.edu/news/2023/12/73616
WMU students awarded more than $40,000 toward sustainability projects
News
… WMU students awarded more than $40,000 toward sustainability projects Submitted by Anonymous (not … Marcello : Modified Crab Shell Bioabsorbent for Heavy Metal Remediation of Drinking Water Brandilyn Wilson : …
https://wmich.edu/news/2020/01/57454