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Department of Energy grants WMU $5M to advance carbon capture and storage
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… storage Submitted by Erin Flynn on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Western Michigan University is on the leading edge of innovation … "I'm really excited, and I think it's important for Western Michigan University—as well as other universities—because … that?" says Dr. Autumn Haagsma , assistant director of the Michigan Geological Survey at Western. Team members captured …
https://wmich.edu/news/news/2024/08/department-energy-awards-wmu-grant-carbon-capture-utilization-storage
The Department of Geological and Environmental Sciences celebrates 60 years of excellence
College of Arts and Sciences
… research lab, amassing a collection of rocks drilled from Michigan’s subsurface, a foundational effort that would lead to the monumental transferal of the Michigan Geological Survey to WMU. Around the same time, the … Another landmark milestone came in 2011, when the Michigan Geological Survey was transferred from the state to …
https://wmich.edu/arts-sciences/news/2025/12/geos-60th
Partnership between Western, Gun Lake Tribe promotes suicide prevention
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… Flynn on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—A partnership between Western Michigan University and Gun Lake Tribe is breaking down … is everybody's business," says Jill Granger , behavioral health counselor for Gun Lake Tribe and project director for … reach and impact across Native communities in southwest Michigan. "I'm really proud of the collaboration and the …
https://wmich.edu/news/2021/12/66452
Innovation center chief to speak at May Keystone breakfast lecture
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… of the Keystone Community Bank Breakfast Series at Western Michigan University. Dr. Robert DeWit, president and chief executive officer of the Southwest Michigan Innovation Center, will speak at 8 a.m. Friday, … teamwork. He represented safety interests for consumer health care, manufacturing quality assurance teams and the …
https://wmich.edu/news/2012/05/554
Earth Day celebrated with boost to EV infrastructure
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… of Earth Day will mark the Kalamazoo area's emergence as a Michigan powerhouse in charging capacity for electric … A total of 25 new charging stations housed at Western Michigan University and Borgess Health facilities will be dedicated, boosting the Kalamazoo …
https://wmich.edu/news/2012/04/342
'Food Prisons' focuses on body image and eating disorders
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… Feb. 10-11 , in the Dalton Center Recital Hall at Western Michigan University. "Food Prisons" is open to the public … by a panel discussion with clinicians from the Southwest Michigan Eating Disorder Association and campus clinicians. … Iaderosa, coordinator of WMU's Theatre for Community Health, with music by Adam Schumaker. Performances of "Food …
https://wmich.edu/news/2012/02/147
Center lauded for supporting region's small business community
Haworth College of Business
… Hooker on Tamara Davis KALAMAZOO, Mich.—The Southwest Michigan Small Business Development Center at Western Michigan University, located within the Haworth College of … to receive the U.S. Small Business Administration's Michigan Small Business Development Center Excellence and …
https://wmich.edu/news/2019/05/53427
New academic leadership highlights WMU innovation, expertise
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… program housed in the WMU Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine. Dr. Christine Byrd-Jacobs also is one of the WMU's …
https://wmich.edu/news/2019/09/55469
Academic program changes approved
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… (not verified) on KALAMAZOO--On June 7, the Western Michigan University Board of Trustees approved the creation … a graduate certificate program in Spirituality, Culture and Health. The program is designed to be delivered online and to help health care workers understand and work with the connection …
https://wmich.edu/news/2012/06/785
Check campus office hours for Thanksgiving 2024 recess
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… recess Submitted by Deanne Puca on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Western Michigan University will end classes for Thanksgiving recess … p.m. on Nov. 27 and reopen at noon on Dec. 2 . Sindecuse Health Center , including the pharmacy, is closed Nov. … emergencies should be referred to local hospitals or other health care providers. Student Center Dining and Valley …
https://wmich.edu/news/news/2024/11/thanksgiving-2024-recess