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WMU to confer 1,370 degrees during summer commencement

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… Both ceremonies will last about two hours and be geared toward students who are graduating from a particular set of … on Channel 5 of EduCABLE, the University's cable television system, and throughout the Kalamazoo area on Public Media … areas adjacent to Miller Auditorium. Significant summer highway construction in the Kalamazoo area means visitors to …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/06/25111

WMU introduces Google Apps for Education

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… (not verified) on Google Apps for Education at WMU was introduced Jan. 6. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Western Michigan … at this time to replace the University's Webmail email system with Gmail, Google's email system. Those interested … and collaboration." She says there are numerous common ways GAE can be combined to create an exceptional …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/02/21478

Brush Ease wins first place at Bronco Pitch Competition

Haworth College of Business

… Pitch Competition Submitted by Abbie Griffith on Brush Ease was the winning team at this year's Bronco Pitch … SafeDi, pitches their business idea for a vault and kiosk system  for hazardous materials to the judges.  Team Brush …   Paige DePatis of Kankakee, Illinois, Sophie Nguyen of Warren, Michigan, Bhairavi Patel of Battle Creek, Michigan, …

https://wmich.edu/news/2024/06/75711

WMU teams identify potential for seven-figure Detroit city savings

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… Garage, a citywide vehicle maintenance and parts warehouse facility, and the Shoemaker Terminal Garage, a bus maintenance and parts warehouse facility for buses that are part of the Detroit … city personnel in each facility to identify and devise lean systems that can help improve the city's bottom line, the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/07/17539

Non-bargaining staffers honored at recent events

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… Western Michigan University staff members received 2012-13 awards from the Administrative Professional Association and … WMU employees who are covered under the Staff Compensation System. Both APA's April 18 reception and PSSO's April 19 … and professional staffers APA-eligible employees receiving awards, along with the awards earned, were: Judith Gipper , …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/05/7160

Record number of undergraduate patent applications filed at WMU

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… opportunities to partner with industry professionals. "It was just this beautiful marriage of being able to combine … point where it's impressive enough to be patentable, that was huge." Winning designs Students presented their … and deeply engaged—was a testament to the growing ecosystem around design-led entrepreneurship here in …

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

Western alumnus receives Maryland's highest honor for geography education

College of Education and Human Development

… , B.A.'06,   is the recipient of the 2024 James B. Binko Award for Outstanding Geography Educator-of-the-Year. … by the Maryland Geographic Alliance , this prestigious award honors teachers who have significantly advanced … choice for the award. Integrating geographic information system technology into his curriculum, students in his class …

https://wmich.edu/education/news/2024/08/education-history-alum-winner-maryland-geography-teaching-award

WMU researcher making groundbreaking gains in filtration of toxic chemicals

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… work could lead to a greener, more efficient filtration system at factories around the world. Doctoral student Neha Sawant talks with Atilhan in his lab. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Climate … Michigan University professor is working on a revolutionary way to capture those particles before they have a chance to …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/09/72846

Transfer student excels in extracurriculars and finds his fit at WMU

College of Engineering and Applied Sciences

… over other colleges because I felt when I toured here, I wasn’t just another number and I actually felt welcome and wanted here,” he says. “Something about WMU that I … organizations (RSOs) the Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineering, Bronco Baja Racing, served as a …

https://wmich.edu/engineer/news/2025/05/transfer-student-finds-his-fit-neubauer

Researcher who models off-world storms earns NASA fellowship

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… atmospheric processes hundreds of millions of miles away on Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune—the solar system's giant gas planets. Shawn R. Brueshaber , a doctoral … Fellowship. Brueshaber is one of only 28 applicants to be awarded a $30,000 award for 2016-17 from the fellowship's …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/11/36117