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WMU Study Abroad nears pre-Covid levels, faculty-led programs drive participation growth
Haenicke Institute for Global Education
… Braaksma on KALAMAZOO, Mich. — Thirty-nine Western Michigan University students will embark on international … Dancy and his peers delivered a presentation on mental health courts in the United States. They met with students … that supports the global engagement of the Western Michigan University community. Its offices assist more than …
https://wmich.edu/global/news/2025/01/studyabroadgrowth
Building a business, one degree at a time
Haworth College of Business
… Thompson walked into her first business class at Western Michigan University in 2013 as a single mother in her 30s. … of the top Women-owned Small Businesses of the Year by the Michigan Small Business Administration. Building a business … fund accepts applications from women-owned businesses in Michigan or cities where The Aroma Labs operates. Eligible …
https://wmich.edu/business/news/2026/01/businessnews202601tanya-thompson
Exercise science student travels to South Korea for internship to promote WMU
College of Education and Human Development
… Dr. Kilyoung Kim (left), president of the Seoul Citizen's Health Promotion Research Group. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—For Montana Smith , a student in Western Michigan University’s exercise science program, her … exercise science, especially through Eastern and Western medicine," says Smith." Although the two have become more …
https://wmich.edu/news/2023/07/72268
Rising stars on Western's faculty honored with Emerging Scholar Awards
News
… Awards Submitted by Erin Flynn on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Western Michigan University is able to offer students a world-class … commitment to advancing both the field of regenerative medicine and the Western community—and engaging many high … professor in the Department of Human Performance and Health Education . "These results are expected to have a …
https://wmich.edu/news/2022/08/68973
Speakers to challenge silence, erasure at WMU MLK Jr. Day events
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… by Deanne Puca on Dr. Cornel West KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Western Michigan University’s 2026 Martin Luther King Jr. Day …
https://wmich.edu/news/news/2026/01/mlk-day-2026-events-preview
WMU office lands two NSF grants to boost teaching of science
News
… study of teaching of STEM disciplines. KALAMAZOO—Western Michigan University's Science and Mathematics Program … will serve as external evaluators for the project. Michigan State University is the lead institution. In … engineering and statistics courses and to develop a Web portal to analyze students' written answers to homework, …
https://wmich.edu/news/2013/12/11965
Trustees to meet Thursday, discuss board's presidential assessment
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… by Paula M. Davis on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—When the Western Michigan University Board of Trustees meets at 11 a.m. … expenditure for the WMU Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine, a lease agreement with FedEx Office and Print …
https://wmich.edu/news/2021/12/66552
WMU's flight operations chief named to presidential leadership group
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… House KALAMAZOO, Mich.— Capt. Russell Kavalhuna , Western Michigan University's new executive director of flight … mid-career professionals in academia, law enforcement, medicine, banking and investment, nonprofit management, international business and health care. Also part of the group are leaders from …
https://wmich.edu/news/2016/03/31048
Trustees approve move to put WMU name on Cooley Law School
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… Law School Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Western Michigan University Thomas M. Cooley Law School is one step closer to becoming a reality. KALAMAZOO—Western Michigan University trustees approved an affiliation … focus on the legal environment for business, education, health care or intellectual property. Thomas M. Cooley Law …
https://wmich.edu/news/2013/07/8244
Fifty seniors receive WMU's top undergraduate honor
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… Scholars KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Fifty students in Western Michigan University's 6,500-member senior class have been … Port Huron, Michigan. She is majoring in interdisciplinary health services with a concentration in occupational … public health at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine before attending medical school. Barnett wants to …
https://wmich.edu/news/2016/05/31959