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Football Broncos remain undefeated after a win at Ball State
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… Conference and surpass the best start in program history. WMU, one of only five undefeated college football teams, is ranked No. 17 in the AP Poll and No. 18 in the USA Today Amway Coaches Poll. Highlights Corey Davis set the WMU single-game record with 272 yards receiving. …
https://wmich.edu/news/2016/11/36075
Football Broncos move up to No. 14 in AP rankings
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… (not verified) on WMU senior wide receiver Corey Davis KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Following a midweek win at Ball State, … Poll. Under the direction of head coach P.J. Fleck , WMU is currently No. 23 in the College Football Playoff … Conference, surpassing the best start in program history. Senior wide receiver Corey Davis set the WMU …
https://wmich.edu/news/2016/11/36142
Football Broncos suffer first loss of season in Cotton Bowl
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… season came to an end Monday with a 16-24 loss to No. 8 Wisconsin in the Cotton Bowl Classic at AT&T Stadium. Under … Bowl appearance marked the second time in conference history that a MAC team was selected for a New Year's Six … of firsts The football Broncos achieved 73 program firsts this season, including beating two Big Ten teams and being …
https://wmich.edu/news/2017/01/37130
Famed composer Legrand awarded WMU honorary degree
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… who has written the scores for more than 200 films and television shows, was awarded a Western Michigan University … Keyboard Festival, composer, conductor and pianist Legrand was the recipient of an honorary Doctor of … Aretha Franklin, Frank Sinatra, Ray Charles and Iggy Pop. For Kalamazoo's famed Gilmore Festival this year, …
https://wmich.edu/news/2016/05/32194
OT, social work faculty earn $1.8 million behavioral health grant
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… grant Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Chapleau Harrison KALAMAZOO, Mich.—A four-year, $1.8 million grant for … professor of occupational therapy, and Dr. Jennifer Harrison , assistant professor of social work, received the grant from the …
https://wmich.edu/news/2018/02/45083
WMU's Michigan campuses and regional locations closed through Thursday, Jan. 31
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… Events See the University events calendar for a full list of canceled events. The Bronco men's basketball game, … basketball team was slated to play at Northern Illinois on Jan. 31; that game has been canceled with a reschedule … to 3 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 31. The cutoff for appointments is 2:30 p.m. There will be no charge for canceled or no-show …
https://wmich.edu/news/2019/01/51382
WMU appoints proven leader as new VP for development and alumni relations
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… alumni relations Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Kristen DeVries KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Following a national search, … Western Michigan University has named an experienced fundraising executive to provide strategic leadership and … efforts, alumni engagement and foundation enterprise. Kristen R. DeVries , previously vice president for …
https://wmich.edu/news/2018/12/50885
National chemical engineering JEOPARDY! challenges students
College of Engineering and Applied Sciences
… diligence and perseverance … and a lot of studying. But it isn’t only calculations, reading and lab work. Sometimes, … Beasley, Zachary Hansen, Andy Kaczmar, Chase Roberts, Chris Rohen, Derek Ronayne and Willis Seifert, all chemical engineering students in Western’s …
https://wmich.edu/news/2021/12/66627
Biomedical sciences graduate driven by resilience, called to help others
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… biomedical sciences. KALAMAZOO, Mich.— Jovanny Ruiz-Alavez is a natural caregiver. It's a quality he leaned into as a teenager when his mother was diagnosed with cancer. "I would always go with … school student at the time—stepped up to help provide for his family. "It's really hard to focus on your grades when …
https://wmich.edu/news/2021/04/63981
Prescribed burns OK'd at WMU's two nature preserves
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… If weather conditions are not conducive for a burn yet this spring semester, the next window of opportunity will be this coming fall in mid-October to mid-November. Fire's … various plant species to grow more vigorously and discouraged others that were not adapted to fire. "Without …
https://wmich.edu/news/2018/03/45596