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WMU new economic development park honored for cleanup, sustainable use of land

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… WMU new economic development park honored for cleanup, sustainable use of land … between Parkview Avenue and Stadium Drive and is the northward expansion of Western's original business park that is located nearby in the Parkview Avenue Campus. KALAMAZOO, …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/03/67442

WMU trustees approve naming BTR road for the late Robert Jones

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… Kalamazoo Gazette) KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Acting at its Jan. 24 meeting, the Western Michigan University Board of Trustees unanimously approved naming a new roadway in phase two of the Business Technology and Research … 55-acre development is adjacent to the original BTR Park near the intersection of Drake Road and Parkview Avenue. …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/01/44980

Educational leadership alum wins grant from the Dominican Republic to analyze cultural identity in visual arts

College of Education and Human Development

… arts Submitted by Chris Hybels on Dr. Julia Virginia Pimentel Jiménez KALAMAZOO, Mich.—For many visual artists, … Science and Technology's  Fund for the Incentive of Scientific and Technological Research  (FONDOCyT). Her project was one of the winning research proposals selected by the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2024/01/74388

Fridays for Future

Climate Change Working Group

… for a FREE talk that will occur at a different coalition member location! Experience high quality and engaging … WMU February 28 – "Beyond Food Justice: Rights to Land, Water and Seed" – Office for Sustainability, WMU Saturday, … Street Farmers' Market Site Fall 2019 September 27 – " The Scientific Case for Urgent Action on Climate Change " by …

https://wmich.edu/climatechange/fridays-future

Geosciences researcher elected 2016 AAAS Fellows

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… a professor of geosciences at Western Michigan University, was recently elected a Fellow of the American Association … who received the honor for 2016 "because of their scientifically or socially distinguished efforts to advance … A nonprofit organization open to all, AAAS includes nearly 250 affiliated societies and academies of science and …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/01/37476

Budding engineer ready to create career opportunities at Western

First-Year Faces

… Budding engineer ready to create career opportunities at … got a jump on his college courses through a dual enrollment partnership at WMU-Grand Rapids. KALAMAZOO, Mich.— … to navigate college. "I'm excited about everything! Being away from home, being on my own, the responsibility," says …

https://wmich.edu/firstyearfaces/news/2025/07/class-2029-jonathan-malone-engineering

Local brewery next up in entrepreneurship speaker series

Haworth College of Business

… were making for themselves, Grantier and Davis decided it was time to open a brewery of their own. Grantier and Davis, who … The brewing company, located in Springfield, Michigan, near Battle Creek, offers the German-style lagers and ales …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/10/43377

WMU students moved to retirement home as part of intergenerational study

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… WMU students moved to retirement home as part of intergenerational study Submitted by … dorm—single rooms, common areas for socializing and a dining center under one roof.  But, in this case, the … or visitor in assisted-living and nursing homes.  “But this was very unique,” she says. “I wasn’t volunteering and …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/04/46636

Student, actor, advocate: Margaux Wellman takes leading role in breaking down barriers for people with disabilities

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… Student, actor, advocate: Margaux Wellman takes leading role in breaking down barriers for people with … is excited to play Puck in Western's production of "A Midsummer Night's Dream." KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Puck is a chaotic force … that I have cerebral palsy, and the first person they see walk on stage is me—whoa! What does that do?" Wellman says. …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/05/64331

Measuring flow: Renowned researcher leads WMU’s aerodynamics lab

College of Engineering and Applied Sciences

Measuring flow: Renowned researcher leads WMU’s aerodynamics lab Submitted by Cindy Wagner on Dr. Tianshu Liu earned his Ph.D. in aeronautics … fellow in aerodynamics lab. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—With nearly $2 million in funding, 117 journal papers, 48 …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/02/70798