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New institute established to boost electric propulsion technologies

College of Engineering and Applied Sciences

… competition, the United States Space Force (USSF) recently awarded $34.9 million to nine universities, including Western … of mechanical and aerospace engineering and a lead on the project.  Through the institute, various organizations will … and organizations include Cornell University, University of Washington, University of Colorado Boulder, Princeton …

https://wmich.edu/engineer/news/2025/01/spar-institute

Sustainability internships available for spring semester

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… while exploring both on- and off-campus sustainability projects. The primary goal of the internship is to provide … for Sustainability, which is located at the corner of Howard Street and West Michigan Avenue. Applications must be …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/11/20382

Installation of innovative stormwater treatment system underway at Asylum Lake

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… Installation of innovative stormwater treatment system underway at Asylum Lake Submitted by Paula M. Davis on … runoff in Asylum Lake. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Work has begun on a project employing a two-pronged approach to improving the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/09/72823

WMU’s student-run WIDR-FM receives national, international recognition

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… acclaim, with students named finalists for a total of 16 awards between the 2025-26 Intercollegiate Broadcasting System (IBS) awards and the 2025 International Student Broadcasting … here at the station and see the ideas come to life in the projects we make.”   Caity Ahearne , the station’s program …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2025/12/widr-fm-best-student-run-radio-station-awards-2025-26

WMU professor unites health care heroes, Broadway stars to raise spirits and funds during pandemic

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… WMU professor unites health care heroes, Broadway stars to raise spirits and funds during pandemic … lives to care for others during the pandemic. Now, Broadway stars are bringing their own dramatic flair to honor those frontline medical workers. The Resilient Project , spearheaded by Jay Berkow , director of music …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/05/59467

WMU awarded $13.7M federal grant to support college readiness for thousands of regional middle schoolers

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… WMU awarded $13.7M federal grant to support college readiness for … Carr, a first-generation college student herself, says the project is deeply gratifying and personal.    “I’m very … literacy education, and exposure to postsecondary pathways focusing on four-year institutions as well as community …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2025/10/federal-grant-supports-regional-middle-schoolers-college-readiness

Nearly $3M grant will help WMU increase ESL-endorsed teacher workforce

College of Education and Human Development

… of Special Education and Literacy Studies , have been awarded a $2.96 million National Professional Development … to meet high professional standards. The grant will fund Project Teaching for Equity and Achievement of Multilingual … of the 2022 National Professional Development grant award. The NPD grants awarded to WMU have been instrumental …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/10/69606

WMU board to consider resolution to receive state funding for Dunbar Hall renovation at special board meeting Thursday

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… 21st century learning environment for students. Project work involves reconfiguring classroom layouts, … and better align with WMU’s sustainability mission. The project is set to wrap up in fall 2023. The state of Michigan will provide $30 million of the total project costs—a process governed by the State Building …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/05/68080

Students encouraged to take sustainability survey

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… an $8 per semester fee to fund campus sustainability projects. The annually distributed Student Sustainability … that students' main concerns were to reduce WMU's landfill waste, expand local, healthy and sustainable food options on campus, and reduce WMU's greenhouse gas emissions. Survey participants will be …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/03/13697

Broncos reach new heights in NASA Student Launch competition

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… LaBonte, Ella Kubesh, Tyler Clendenning and Markus Vanderzwaag show off some of the rockets their team has built.  … competing for the exact same thing," says  Markus Vanderzwaag , an aerospace engineering student from Elkhart, … with this challenge. I took ideas from my senior design project and from my classes and brought them back and …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2025/05/nasa-student-launch-challenge-2025-aiaa-pegasus-rocket