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

News

… 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

Historic $100M fund launched by WMU faculty to pioneer place-based investment and Experience-Driven Learning

Haworth College of Business

… brings together all these elements in an innovative way to create mutual benefit.  On Tuesday, Sept. 23 , … this model creates financial returns for investors, new pathways for entrepreneurship in West Michigan and immersive … of stampings and assemblies, and Pro Stamp, a leading metal stamper, are companies that unite people and robotics, …

https://wmich.edu/business/news/2025/10/sleeping-giant-capital-historic-fund

Western student powers launch of new compostability testing center

News

… of the WMU Pilot Plants, and doctoral candidate Jason Wang provide a glimpse of the components of their compostability testing facility. Wang fills pots with soil to test compostability in his … as stewards for the planet is to get food waste and paper scrap out of landfills." According to the USDA , between 30% …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/07/68373

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WMU Paper Pilot Plant

… Latest News Ahlstrom Achieves Recyclability Certification Awarded for Several Food Packaging Papers Ahlstrom announced … contaminants in multiple recycled paper grades Authors: Yun Wang, Cornellius Marcello, Neha Sawant, Abdus Salam, Said … Industries (PSI), a national chapter of the Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries (ISRI), is a trade …

https://wmich.edu/pilotplants/about/latest-news

Aviation Passion and Professionalism – Professor Lisa Whittaker Has It All

College of Aviation

… section of the plane's upper fuselage.  A flight attendant was sucked out and her body was never found.  The pilots safely landed the damaged … whom were injured.  The investigation placed the blame on "metal fatigue" and an insufficient level of safety …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2022/02/whittaker

Theatre Design and Technical Production

Academics

… shops across the country. Their work can be seen in: Broadway productions Las Vegas shows Major regional theatres … A large scene shop is located on site and is equipped for metal and wood construction. The department also maintains a …

https://wmich.edu/academics/undergraduate/production

WMU team places in top 3 in national castings competition

College of Engineering and Applied Sciences

… top 3 in national castings competition Submitted by Cindy Wagner on Judges test the Western Michigan University team's … University team of undergraduate and graduate students was placed in the top three out of 41 universities … Western’s College of Engineering and Applied Sciences metal casting minor prepares students to be immediately …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/05/68171

Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Senior Engineering Design Conference

… a different power output from its cathode. A cathode was created to fill the role of a low power emission … connects to the three new designs: securing to either a metal clip, the bell of a trumpet or trombone, or the left … then be sent to the customer or if the radiators need to be scrapped. Flight Dynamics of Flying Wing UAVs with Morphing …

https://wmich.edu/engineering-senior-design/mae-projects

Integrated Design and Manufacturing

Academics

… Among the organizations they work for are: Manufacturers Metal casting companies Plastics companies Product design … and design that will lead to education and workforce pathways. The courses in this certificate program lead directly …

https://wmich.edu/academics/undergraduate/edmms/academics

Center for Printing and Coating Research

Chemical and Paper Engineering

… Press. Printing on paper, paperboard, plastic films, metal foils, and laminates can be done on these presses. …

https://wmich.edu/chemical-paper/inkandprint