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WMU's Sunseeker ends national race in eighth place

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… verified) on Sunseeker solar race car KALAMAZOO--Western Michigan University's Sunseeker solar race team is coming … N.Y., through eight Great Lakes States, including Michigan. The University of Michigan captured first place. Iowa State University and …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/07/1070

Founder of Forensic Fluids Labs to kick off spring speaker series

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… speaker in the spring Entrepreneurship Forum at Western Michigan University. Bridget Lorenz Lemberg, founder and lab … Forensic Fluids, the only oral fluid testing laboratory in Michigan, and now employs more than 20 people. Located in … technology. In 2009, Forensic Fluids was the recipient of a Michigan Top 50 Companies to Watch award. In 2010, 2011 and …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/12/3818

U-M economist to show metrics matter in Sichel series talk

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… (not verified) on Collins KALAMAZOO—A University of Michigan economist and dean will demonstrate the importance … and economic growth this month when she speaks at Western Michigan University as part of the Sichel Lecture Series. … the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Before coming to Michigan, she was professor of economics at Georgetown …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/11/2887

University Percussion Ensemble closes concert series

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… Ensemble member Skye Hookham KALAMAZOO—The Western Michigan University Percussion Ensemble will perform in the … and world music. The ensemble has performed throughout Michigan, including concerts at high schools, on local arts series and for Michigan Percussive Arts Society events. Bullock Performance …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/03/5851

Coming year will fundamentally change WMU, Dunn says

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… Convocation. KALAMAZOO—By this time next year, Western Michigan University will be an institution that is "a … "One thing is certain," Dunn said in his address, "Western Michigan University's strengths and periods of greatest … they impact allocation of resources. "The State of Western Michigan University is strong, full of challenges that …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/10/10097

Trustees evaluate Dunn with high praise for leadership record

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… on KALAMAZOO—Acting at their Dec. 5 meeting, Western Michigan University trustees unanimously approved a positive … singled out a number of areas of special note. "The Western Michigan University Board of Trustees is pleased with the … we place our full confidence in him as president of Western Michigan University." The board chose to separate the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/12/11934

How to find out if WMU is closed

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… phone number in the WMU Alert system. KALAMAZOO—Western Michigan University will immediately announce closings due … outages. 2007, Feb. 5—Extreme cold and snow closed many Michigan colleges. 2008, Feb. 1—WMU closed due to snow. … snowfall and severely cold temperatures prompted many Michigan colleges to close. The closure delayed the start of …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/01/12515

Panel discussion focuses on cultural humility

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… discussion Tuesday, Nov. 13 , on the campus of Western Michigan University. Free and open to the public, the event … Chelsey Carpenter, MI GEAR UP coordinator. MI GEAR UP, or Michigan’s Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for … the class of 2019 at select public schools in the southwest Michigan area. At WMU's Real Talk Diversity Series, …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/11/50120

Western celebrates cultural diversity during virtual International Festival

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… food competition. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—The campus and southwest Michigan community will celebrate Western Michigan University's cultural diversity during a three-day … cultures from around the world for the southwest Michigan community to experience in just one visit to …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/03/63694

WMU Foundation receives historic gift in excess of a half-billion dollars, the largest ever for a public higher ed institution

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… by Megan Looker on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Visionary Western Michigan University graduates have donated to the WMU … their record-breaking contribution to WMU and Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine … WMed Board of Directors. "Not only is the $550 million in aggregate a staggering sum, it’s the biggest sum ever given …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/06/64413