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'Sweet Magnolias' star shares how she planted seeds of success at Western
News
… devouring season two of the hit series, celebrating its renewal for a third installment. "Reaching No. 1 on Netflix as quickly as we did was really thrilling—and for me very heartwarming and … Elliott returns to her musical theatre roots in her next project, a Lifetime Christmas movie that just wrapped …
https://wmich.edu/news/2022/03/67412
Aviation grad finds runway to make a difference at Western
News
… Aviation grad finds runway to make a difference at Western Submitted by Erin Flynn … in the car with her parents and head out from their home in Greenwood, Indiana, to check them out. "I'd like to make an … Stein they are interested in seeing the full results of her project and potentially implementing some changes to better …
https://wmich.edu/news/2023/04/71467
Getting career-ready during a pandemic
News
… content has been a challenge, but a challenge our team was ready to take on for our students,” says Bob Stewart , career development specialist. “In times of crisis, … site for the program. Originally planned as a pilot project for this year, the Elearning site became top …
https://wmich.edu/news/2020/04/58851
WMU researchers study food consumption behavior during COVID-19 pandemic
Haworth College of Business
… in China from Feb. 15 to Feb. 23, as the COVID-19 virus was rapidly spreading in several regions. With government … leave their homes as little as possible, Veeck and Xie, who was the lead researcher on the project, examined food shopping, preparation and consumption …
https://wmich.edu/news/2020/03/58581
WMU researcher says despite gender-based challenges, women entrepreneurs use grit, resilience to achieve profitable growth
Haworth College of Business
… at Babson College and principal researcher on the project, interviewed 30 women entrepreneurs who have … The women profiled had an attitude that building a business was “a marathon, not a sprint.” By avoiding formal … bring together other women from their own industries as a way to leverage new opportunities. Capitalizing on personal …
https://wmich.edu/news/2020/02/58104
Generating Buzz: Regulating genetically modified mosquitoes
W Magazine
… to those who consult us.” In July, the Target Malaria project conducted a release of genetically modified …
https://wmich.edu/news/2019/06/57059
Bringing Japanese Religion and Culture to Career
College of Arts and Sciences
… meeting leaders of lay Buddhist movements, experiencing waterfall purification, creating manga-style art. Welcome to … be even though our worlds seem so far apart,” says Emily Warren, who took the trip in summer 2016 while an … became the topic of my thesis, a book chapter and now a project incorporating the Japanese diasporas’ relationship …
https://wmich.edu/arts-sciences/japan-study-abroad
WMU celebrates opening of Business Technology and Research Park North, Ascension Borgess Cancer Center
News
… Center Submitted by Paula M. Davis on WMU President Edward Montgomery and Peter Bergmann, president of Ascension … at Western's newly complete BTR Park North. WMU President Edward Montgomery celebrates the opening of the BTR Park North … This recently completed land and economic development project is the northward expansion of Western's original …
https://wmich.edu/news/2021/09/65768
Multimillion-dollar research center addresses construction challenges
News
… University researchers is busily studying new and creative ways to build better in an age of climate change and other … from WMU's Georgeau Construction Research Center , which was established in 2016 through a $5 million gift from Phil … the center already has awarded $350,000 in grants to seven projects being conducted by faculty members at the …
https://wmich.edu/news/2018/07/47955
Past Events
World Religions and Cultures
… interesting and informative read! 2022 DR.ALISA PERKINS IS AWARDED THE WHITING SEED GRANT Whiting Seed Grant (1 of only 5 awarded) Goes to Dr. Alisa Perkins, Department of Comparative Religion, Western Michigan University for her project "Religion, Race, and Revitalization: The Detroit …
https://wmich.edu/religion/events/past-events