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Updated Teach-in location: ‘Power of nonviolence’ highlighted at WMU MLK Day Celebration with national speaker, teach-in event

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… of nonviolence’ highlighted at WMU MLK Day Celebration with national speaker, teach-in event Submitted by Deanne Puca on … has been relocated from the WMU Student Center to Room 1910 of Sangren Hall.  KALAMAZOO, Mich.—  Bakari Sellers , … at the Strom Law Firm, Sellers offers valuable insights on today’s pressing social issues through his podcast, “The …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2025/01/power-nonviolence-highlighted-wmu-mlk-day-celebration-national-speaker-teach

From AI to detecting fraud to supply chains: WMU business faculty’s research applies to industry

Haworth College of Business

… needle toward the future of business.  Combating inflationary pressures: innovative solutions for supply chain … chain environments. Fintech for the future Davaadorj Dr. Zag Davaadorj, assistant professor of finance Davaadorj’s … at lower costs. Discussions at the World Economic Forum 2024, including the TIME100 Roundtable, centered on economic …

https://wmich.edu/news/2024/07/75907

Celebrating five decades of English language learning at Western Michigan University

International Student and Scholar Services

https://wmich.edu/international/news/2025/12/celcis-anniversary

Trio of science innovators recognized as Distinguished Faculty Scholars

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… Mich.—From propelling rockets further into space to analyzing innovative impacts of psychedelic drugs and … Excellence in Promoting Student Success Award.  In spring 2024, Baker received an inaugural  Experience-Driven … Western Aerospace Launch Initiative, a student-led organization working to launch a small satellite into space. …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2024/09/lisa-baker-kristina-lemmer-elena-litvinova-named-2024-distinguished-faculty

Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo Valley Community College and The Kalamazoo Promise receive $620,000 grant to help working-age students earn postsecondary credentials

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… funds. The grant will fund the hiring of two Promise coordinators who will provide personalized support to eligible … adults with a skill certificate or college degree from 51.1% today to 60% by 2030. “Congratulations to Western Michigan …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2024/11/wmu-kalamazoo-valley-kalamazoo-promise-recieve-innovation-investment-award-grant

From mechanic to dietician, Air Force veteran focused on helping patients maintain healthy lifestyles

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… start his career as an outpatient dietician at Bronson Methodist Hospital after graduating with his master's degree in … to helping steer patients toward healthy nutritional choices—and he couldn't be happier. With a number of … degree in nutrition and dietetics conferred at the fall 2024 commencement ceremony on  Saturday, Dec. 14 . Just two …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2024/12/nutrition-dietetics-fall-2024-graduate-derek-fischer-air-force-veteran-employed

Exemplars of engaging education honored with Distinguished Teaching Award

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… to grow outside their comfort zones or taking time to personally counsel students through career decisions, the best … Palmer   and  Dee Sherwood , Western Michigan University's 2024 Distinguished Teaching Award honorees. The … sustainability practices and meeting with nonprofit organizations working with India's marginalized populations, …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2024/09/whitney-decamp-timothy-palmer-dee-sherwood-named-2024-distinguished-teaching

Empowering undergraduate students with research internships

College of Engineering and Applied Sciences

… Kendall Nore worked to remove BPA and methylparaben contaminants from personal care products via water filtration. Read more about Nore's … cyber deception. Additionally, I aim to ensure fair utilization of online resources for those unfamiliar with digital …

https://wmich.edu/engineer/news/2024/10/undergrad-research

Igniting innovation: A record-breaking year of groundbreaking research

W Magazine

… drew in $59.6 million in total awards for fiscal year 2024, up 42% over the previous year, which was also a … PFAS mitigation and artificial intelligence—an intentional focus on forging new frontiers of science with potential … into a new layer of climate science: carbon capture, utilization and storage (CCUS). The goal is to develop technology …

https://wmich.edu/magazine/news/2024/11/office-research-innovation-record-breaking-year

Gaming Gawain

Medieval Institute Publications

… chansons de geste—while paying special attention to genre, narrative structure, and gaming features. Couch and Bell … have collaborated on studies of Havelok the Dane, Oxford, Bodleian Library, MS Laud Misc. 108, as well as on the gaming … with the long, unrhyming alliterative lines of each stanza (the strophe) followed by a centered short line (called a …

https://wmich.edu/medievalpublications/news/2025/09/couchandbell-gawain