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NSF 2026 Idea Machine @ WMU!
Research and Innovation
… encourages out-of-the-box thinkers to propose and submit innovative science, technology, engineering and math (STEM-related) ideas that … can earn prizes and receive public recognition by suggesting the pressing research questions that need to be …
https://wmich.edu/research/nsf-idea-machine-wmu
Sew worth it—fashion design students use skills to craft masks for hospital workers
News
… have called sewing a dying skill. That skill, however, is now helping protect frontline medical professionals from the … was an awesome chance to bring together design students who normally only have the opportunity to sew together when it's … she says. "We were able to do something together that was bigger than us and forget for a moment about the chaos around …
https://wmich.edu/news/2020/03/58737
WMU expert tells PBS audience University has resources to help vulnerable students transition to college
College of Education and Human Development
… support. When students move to college, they are no longer overseen by IDEIA, they are then covered … students find a university that best fits their needs. It's not a random decision, doing a little bit more … for students with disabilities (OSD). The university cannot reach out and do anything for them if they don't …
https://wmich.edu/news/2023/05/71595
Frontline for relief: WMU team helps small businesses survive COVID-19 impacts
News
… many small businesses throughout West Michigan are struggling to make ends meet. From lack of sales to growing … aid. However, preparing to secure disaster relief is no small feat, a detail the Michigan Small Business Development Center—SBDC—knows all too well. Housed within Western Michigan …
https://wmich.edu/news/2020/03/58749
Willow Martin: Finding your balance
Haworth College of Business
… to check in with classmates on FaceTime to catch up on notes and other course essentials. As she traveled to … Paula Eckert, her grandparents made a surprise appearance, not realizing that Martin was in class, and the class could … Palmer has started to do group chat through Elearning at normal class time to get participation points. This is nice …
https://wmich.edu/news/2020/03/58744
Bronco lineman recognized among elite student-athletes in the nation
News
… Caliendo is a finalist for the William V. Campbell Trophy, known as the "Academic Heisman," and a semifinalist for the … Caliendo runs onto the field at Waldo Stadium. Caliendo, No. 61, leads the Broncos onto the field at Michigan … football performance and exemplary leadership. Caliendo, No. 61, leads the team onto the field at Michigan Stadium. …
https://wmich.edu/news/2021/11/66104
WMU dining remains open, transitions to carry-out only
News
… remains open, transitions to carry-out only Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—As the novel coronavirus continues to affect lives, food remains an …
https://wmich.edu/news/2020/03/58531
Earn Credit
Health Promotion and Education
… University students with certain academic majors and minors may choose to use their work as a Peer Educator to … students may need elective credits for their major or minor or need additional credits to graduate, which they can … an approved elective (see below). If #1 and #2 above do not apply to you but you need and want general elective …
https://wmich.edu/healthpromotion/involved/earn-credit
WMU students claim top spot in national digital marketing competition
News
… Hooker on (Left to right) WMU students Lexi Payne, Parker Hurley and Liz Volante KALAMAZOO, Mich.— A team of students … colleges nationwide and was hosted by Purdue University Northwest. WMU's student team was composed of senior Lexi … the client's unique circumstances," explains Cowley. "The biggest challenge was compressing all of that into an …
https://wmich.edu/news/2020/01/57297
Raising Speed Limits on Rural Highways: A Process for Identification of Candidate Highway Segments in Michigan
Transportation Research Center for Livable Communities
… increase the statutory maximum speed limit on select rural non-freeway highways from 55 mph to either 60 or 65 mph. Since much of the Michigan non-freeway highway network is designed for compliance with … crash rate, horizontal curvature, speed reduction zones, no-passing zones, K-8 schools, driveway density, lane width, …
https://wmich.edu/transportationcenter/gates