Search
WMU grants near $2.4 million mark in March
News
… included a new, $416,385 award from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to Dr. Lisa Baker , professor of psychology, A major goal of this research is to … expand international opportunities for regional K-12 schools and local businesses. Grants for public service were …
https://wmich.edu/news/2015/04/23420
Team discovers way to 'tune' abundant elements for semiconductor use
News
… about the dwindling supply and skyrocketing prices of rare elements used to make semiconductors, an international team of scientists and engineers has demonstrated that a new … take their place for solar cell applications. The findings of the team's work, funded by the U.S. National Science …
https://wmich.edu/news/2015/10/28099
WMU shares applied behavior analysis training videos for autism
News
… Anonymous (not verified) on Fuqua KALAMAZOO, Mich.—A series of free videos on autism assessment and intervention … techniques is now available to a national audience of educators and practitioners, thanks to Western Michigan University's Autism Center of Excellence. The video series includes interviews with …
https://wmich.edu/news/2015/04/23195
Ball State business dean named WMU's next provost
News
… vice president for academic affairs. Bott is the Bryan Dean of the Miller College of Business and professor of management at Ball State, a … aimed at reducing childhood obesity taught in 400 schools across Indiana. In her new role at WMU, Bott will …
https://wmich.edu/news/2018/05/47087
WMU campus on final countdown to becoming tobacco free
News
… efforts are moving into high gear to prepare members of the campus community and visitors for the cultural change … the move requires. By policy adopted by the WMU Board of Trustees in December, the campus will become a tobacco-free entity Sept. 1 , making the Sept. 2 start of the fall semester the major rollout date. The policy …
https://wmich.edu/news/2014/08/18097
NYT gives first study abroad innovation award to WMU faculty
News
… Abroad, which recognizes the most innovative incorporation of The New York Times into an education abroad curriculum. Dr. Jennifer Harrison , assistant professor of social work, and Dr. Timothy Palmer , professor of …
https://wmich.edu/news/2018/11/50449
Final parking strategy set for Arcadia Flats
News
… in the fall. The additional spaces—available to residents of Arcadia Flats and Burnhams residence halls—will be included in an expansion of Lot 24, which runs along Ring Road between the west end of Arcadia Loop and Moore Drive. Lot 23, which is currently …
https://wmich.edu/news/2020/02/58162
Luminary playwright takes stage in Frostic Reading Series
News
… Reading Series. Reginald Edmund, managing curating producer of Black Lives, Black Words International Project and resident playwright of Chicago Dramatists, will read from his works at 7 p.m. … plays, "Southbridge," "Juneteenth Street," "Daughters of the Moon" and "The Redemption of Allah Black," are all …
https://wmich.edu/news/2017/10/43525
Events celebrate LGBT Coming Out Day
News
… be celebrated at Western Michigan University with a series of activities Monday through Thursday, Oct. 10-13 . Events are open to the public free of charge, and are sponsored by WMU’s Office of Lesbian, Bisexual, Gay and Transgender Student …
https://wmich.edu/news/2016/10/35392
WMU LBGT alumni group to host homecoming reception
News
… Collins Collins graduated from WMU in 1995 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in graphic design. After seven years in the … Visual Design in 2002, which specializes in the design of corporate communications. She has a long history of using her design talent to help the LBGT community—mostly …
https://wmich.edu/news/2015/10/27900