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International robotics expert is part of Engineers Week

News

… organized by engineering societies to increase public awareness and appreciation of engineers and their work. … for more than 30 years and is the leader of the French project ROMEO, which aims to develop a full-size humanoid …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/02/4403

WMU named 'Best for Vets' school for fourth year in a row

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… and Marine Corps Times noted that this year's assessment was driven by a focus on academic rigor in its analysis of … Best for Vets: Colleges is an editorially independent news project that evaluates the many factors that make an … program for southwest Michigan. The designation, which was the first such Veterans Administration program named in …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/11/11142

Community invited to participate in day of giving

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… and alumni office. Hammer adds that students who want to learn more about WMU's giving day initiative can … groups.  New York's 92nd Street Y, the catalyst for the project, gives it a home as well as provides …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/11/11653

WMU alumnus creates meaningful connections through storytelling

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… a story company, and we believe that stories are a powerful way to create meaningful connections. We produce cinematic … coffee shop in downtown Kalamazoo called Civil House. I wanted to create a place for people to have quality … I had ups and downs as a student, and sometimes in group projects, I would emerge as a leader, and other times, I was …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/08/48156

Graduate student pushes the boundaries of traditional music genres with 'Tango Avenue'

W Magazine

… by a grant from the Arts Council of Greater Kalamazoo, the project was nearly silenced by the crescendoing pandemic. Lockdowns … prospect in the process. “I figured that the only way to navigate the pandemic for me is to do what I am …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/03/63905

Western leads NSF-funded, multi-university research into ancient rocks

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… of Michigan and Grand Valley State University have been awarded a three-year, $420,830 grant from the U.S. National … the process by which dolomite is formed. The rock was formed in vast amounts in ancient times but sparsely in … of global warming. "The collaborative aspect of this project is particularly exciting," says Kaczmarek. "We've …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/09/65485

WMU students encouraged to seek spring campus sustainability grant funding

Sustainability

… Grant competition, which supports student research, projects and initiatives that have the potential to advance … cycle are due on  Thursday, March 3, by 11:59 p.m.  Awards will be announced by mid-April 2022. Collaborators expect to award up to $32,500 in spring 2022. Funding is awarded twice …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/01/66927

Bronco Impact

About WMU

… Bronco Impact Nobody charges forward like a Bronco. Our students, faculty and alumni are … and have found my true passion for science and learning. It was in the research lab where I was able to confidently … it aligns with my Ph.D. expertise, developing innovative green technologies to promote sustainability. —Jason Wang, …

https://wmich.edu/about/impact

Students take third place in national student advertising competition

Haworth College of Business

… their team also winning the competition’s Best Presenter award. The students competed in District 6, which is … of collegiate teams competing for the chance to move forward to the finals. This is the third consecutive year that … capstone course, with the competition serving as the final project. Members of the presentation team included Kira …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/05/53330

Professional Associations

Education Leadership, Research and Technology

… for Evaluation National Council on Measurement in Education Project Management Institute Organizational change …

https://wmich.edu/leadership/about/associations