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New cannabis marketing course puts students on forefront of burgeoning industry

Haworth College of Business

… by Dr. Russell Zwanka , director of the food marketing program and associate professor of marketing, the class will … WMU Haworth’s food and consumer package goods marketing program is one of the top food marketing programs in the … Industry Advisory Board, providing generous support for scholarships, classroom projects, cases and presentations, …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/08/68892

WMU expands, re-envisions definition and measures for sustainability

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… Michigan University is embracing a new nationwide program aimed at expanding how higher education views … across the United States and Canada are part of the program that offers its own sustainability assessment and rating system. The STARS program involves publicly reporting comprehensive …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/11/11612

Business professor secures Fulbright award

Haworth College of Business

… Department of State and the J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board. Palmer plans to incorporate several … Since the inception of the Fulbright Specialist Program in 2001, faculty from the Haworth College of … 20 years of expertise. His participation in the Fulbright program will bring tremendous benefit to his students at …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/07/60350

Light Center for Chinese Studies funds a documentary, a biography and a multimedia online language studies platform in 2025

Haenicke Institute for Global Education

… Faculty Research Grant reflects our mission to advance scholarship on greater China and promote public … with historical rigor and narrative clarity, it provides scholars, students and general readers with insight into … also facilitates short- and long-term study abroad programs for students, faculty and staff. It hosts a variety …

https://wmich.edu/global/news/2025/12/grant-awards

New partnership provides teachers and students with STEM learning experiences

College of Education and Human Development

… Partnerships Investing in Resources for Equity (INSPIRE) program will significantly benefit students and teachers at … education and INSPIRE's principal investigator, the program's goal is to increase the quality and opportunities … impacts of the pandemic in this underserved community." PROGRAM ACTIVITIES Dr. Meredith Reibnhart, left, and WMU …

https://wmich.edu/news/2024/06/75684

STEM-focused family event returns to WMU-Grand Rapids

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… an array of fun-filled activities, including building programmable Lego robots, making buttons, sitting in a … pathways to careers in manufacturing and engineering,” says John Kennedy IV , general manager of Autocam Medical. Aiming … and training, including computer numerical control programming, computer-aided design and computer-aided …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/03/71219

WMU to confer some 1,900 degrees during fall commencement

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… Saturday, Dec. 15 , in Miller Auditorium. WMU President John M. Dunn will preside over the fall 2012 ceremonies. In … of the College of Arts and Sciences and Extended University Programs. The December graduation exercises will feature …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/12/3389

WMU wins 2014 Climate Leadership Award from Second Nature

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… leadership and exemplary actions." This year, the award program's fifth, drew the most competitive pool of … has been extraordinarily gratifying," says WMU President John M. Dunn . "The competition allowed us an opportunity to … established Michigan's first environmental studies program. In 1980, the University launched a quasi-green …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/06/16339

Teaching for tomorrow: How hands-on AI experience is empowering new educators

College of Education and Human Development

… WMU’s educational and instructional technology programs are embedding AI into the curriculum and culture, … In our educational and instructional technology program, students learn to critically evaluate and employ AI … to our mission.” Linda Zelaya, a master’s student in the program and an instructional technology specialist for WMU …

https://wmich.edu/education/news/2026/03/wmu-cehd-leading-ai-integration-education

Young honors college team finishes national contest among top 10

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… school students representing a Western Michigan University program finished among the top 10 nationally in the American … as participants of the Academically Talented Youth Program in the University's Lee Honors College. ATYP fielded … up from 15th place to ninth." Academically Talented Youth Program The Academically Talented Youth Program in WMU's Lee …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/08/1294