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Earth Day marks grand opening of new, dedicated space for WMU’s IDEAS Collaboratory
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… IDEAS Collaboratory Submitted by Erin Flynn on Emily Jimenez, a kinetic imaging student, creates art from organic … Learning Venture Grants , the IDEAS Collaboratory was created in 2024 by Brickman and Dr. Sharon Gill , … a laboratory, a studio, a computer with animation software and more room to bring in guest speakers. Students …
https://wmich.edu/news/news/2026/04/earth-day-2026-grand-opening-ideas-collaboratory
Frontline for relief: WMU team helps small businesses survive COVID-19 impacts
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… small businesses survive COVID-19 impacts Submitted by Megan Looker on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—In an unprecedented time of … to the start of COVID-19, a significant amount of our time was assisting our clients with starting and growing their … . In the last few weeks, the small business team at WMU was on the front lines of assisting Gov. Gretchen Whitmer …
https://wmich.edu/news/2020/03/58749
A profound partnership
Sustainable Business Practices
… past December, students participating in Dr. Timothy Palmer’s sustainability study abroad in India had the … Youth for Parivarthan is comprised of Indian youth who want to make positive changes in their cities. The … employees of Haworth Inc., helped to clean and beautify a wall in central Bangalore. They replaced the dirt and muck …
https://wmich.edu/sustainablebusiness/parivarthan
WMU engineering student's prototype design unveiled at Frankfurt Auto Show
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… prototype KALAMAZOO, Mich.—A Western Michigan University mechanical engineering student got an auspicious start to … and commercial vehicle markets. About the project Knepley was personally able to visit the display of his creation, … Maxion displayed at the show in September. Knepley's design was a lightweight version of a current production steel …
https://wmich.edu/news/2015/11/28063
Luminary author, journalist, blogger coming to WMU to deliver message on race
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… author, journalist, blogger coming to WMU to deliver message on race Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on … on race in America in The Atlantic and elsewhere and was recently named a 2015 MacArthur Genius Award recipient. His highly acclaimed memoir, "The Beautiful …
https://wmich.edu/news/2015/10/27835
WMU Student Center construction project wins prestigious industry award
WMU Student Center
… Center construction project wins prestigious industry award Submitted by Kaitlynn Boot on The WMU Student Center has become a hub of activity on campus. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—The Western Michigan University Student Center project was awarded Engineering News-Record's 2024 Award of Merit in …
https://wmich.edu/student-center/news/2025/02/student-center-project-award
Walker Institute’s new director ‘stands on business’ with youth community outreach
Office of the Provost
… Walker Institute’s new director ‘stands on business’ with … Submitted by Emily Monacelli Guzman on The referenced media source is missing and needs to be re-embedded. Bianca … – Western Michigan University’s new director of the Lewis Walker Institute for the Study of Race and Ethnic Relations …
https://wmich.edu/provost/news/2024/10/lewis-walker-nightengale-lee
Sociology Students Visit Prison Museum
College of Arts and Sciences
… Prison Museum Fourteen Western Michigan University Department of Sociology students recently spent time in prison—the … in Jackson, Michigan. The only prison exhibit within the walls of an operating penitentiary, Cell Block 7 is not a … accompanied by WMU sociology professor, Aaron Kinzel, walked the same corridors, visited the same cells and passed …
https://wmich.edu/arts-sciences/sociology-prison-museum
WMU student voting rate shows growing civic engagement
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… WMU student voting rate shows growing civic engagement Submitted by Deanne Puca on WMU students who registered … for political learning and engagement. The information was compiled in a database that includes nearly half of all U.S. college students as part of the …
https://wmich.edu/news/2019/11/56808
Exercise science students find their stride, combining passion for horses and healing
College of Education and Human Development
… through the exercise science program at Western and faculty member Julie Raedy , Czupski has formed a close bond with the horses and staff at the center. “I’ve always had a passion for horses, so I was really excited to begin volunteering here and learn …
https://wmich.edu/news/2023/01/70336