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Faculty, staff urged to attend expo focusing on employee benefits

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… and staff will feature more than 30 on- and off-campus vendors that deliver employee benefits and wellness … , in the Bernhard Center Ballroom. In addition to perusing vendor booths and getting one-on-one benefits information, …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/09/27006

WMU Interdisciplinary Health Programs Ph.D. program alumna earns prestigious Oxford appointment

College of Health and Human Services

… advancing international research on children’s social care systems, including stability, well-being and outcomes for … She currently serves as a professor at the University of Washington School of Social Work and previously held roles at Wayne State University, where she launched a program …

https://wmich.edu/hhs/news/2026/06/day-oxford

Networking, network security will highlight WMU Cybersecurity Summit

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… the tactics of cybercriminals. High-profile breaches, ransomware attacks and data theft incidents have surged, prompting … in security technology and cybersecurity career paths. A vendor area will also provide attendees with opportunities … the industry," adds  Caden Carr , a computer information systems student and president of Western's  Business …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2024/10/networking-cyber-security-summit-october-2024

FBI cyber leader headlines WMU cybersecurity summit

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… to a wide range of audiences through four tailored pathways:   Cybersecurity Foundations and Futures: Students   … opportunities through morning refreshments, lunch , vendor exhibits and interactive sessions , allowing …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2025/09/cybersecurity-summit-2025-brett-leatherman-headliner

Activities start Nov. 6 in honor of veterans, military personnel

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… Red Cross blood drive from 10:30 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. in Room 1305 of the Activity Therapy Building, which serves as ROTC … and use "wmu" as the sponsor code or call (800) 733-2767. Walk-in donors also are welcome. WMU student veterans from … combat, will be given the opportunity to speak about their war-time experiences. Activities before, after Veterans Day …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/11/20045

WMU researchers identify the bot loop, reshaping how food brands reach the next generation of shoppers

Haworth College of Business

… on KALAMAZOO, Mich.— In a major win for food marketers who want to make their brands stand out, researchers in Western … Drs. Anezka Viskova-Robertson , Marcel Zondag and Russell Zwanka argue that food brands are increasingly chosen or … of AI-mediated shopping. This “bot loop” is a repetitive system in which AI assistants, retail apps, social feeds and …

https://wmich.edu/business/news/2026/06/food-supply-chain-bot-loop-research

Student finalists for $100K Cultivate 269 pitch competition announced

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… into reality. The finalists for Kalamazoo Forward Ventures’ inaugural Cultivate 269 pitch competition … the inaugural Cultivate 269 has been extraordinary,” says Dwayne Powell Jr. , chief operating officer and main street … competition, pitch night will also feature food from local vendors and a live DJ spinning a soundtrack for energized …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2026/03/cultivate-269-finalists

Updated WMU apps for Android and iPhone released

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… and three-day forecasts WMU Mobile project WMU Mobile was created as a senior engineering project by six computer … "but what's more impressive than the product is the way it was created. Typically, universities pay a vendor to create an app. We had six talented computer …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/02/161

Aspiring aviator’s dreams take flight at WMU’s College of Aviation through Make-A-Wish

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… through Make-A-Wish Submitted by Erin Flynn on Vail Fear was all smiles on his visit to the College of Aviation. Vail … the Cirrus simulator for a spin alongside Blackburn. Vail watches a plane taxiing on the tarmac alongside aviation ambassador Bella Kwartnik. Vail climbed up next to a jet engine inside a …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2026/05/college-aviation-make-wish-flight-simulator-vail-fear

Breathing new life into historical collections through data harvesting

University Libraries

… selling it and opening the “County Home” in 1848. The home was located between Comstock and Galesburg. Reasons listed … often absent in history,” Sebastian says. The County Home was located at what is now River Oaks Park, between Comstock … until its closure in 1971, according to Houghton. The site was later developed into River Oaks County Park after the …

https://wmich.edu/library/news/2026/02/impact-report-data-harvesting