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Ecology

Kleinstuck Preserve

… forest should be made up of three diverse levels. The canopy should contain predominately oaks and hickories in … Swamp forest —This lowland forest should have a canopy cover of 75 to 100 percent. The main canopy trees … The Stewards of Kleinstuck is a volunteer group formed in fall 2007 by Liga Dindonis, a neighbor to the Kleinstuck …

https://wmich.edu/kleinstuck/ecology

Ron Van Houten

Psychology

… Dr. Van Houten is considering graduate applications for fall 2025. …

https://wmich.edu/psychology/directory/van-houten

Degrees of Growth Luncheon Series - Featuring Downtown Kalamazoo Women Business Owners

Haworth College of Business

… of speakers to WMU to cover a wide range of topics, from how to grow as an entrepreneur, to how to incorporate diversity, equity and inclusion into …

https://wmich.edu/events/72047

Students take on industry challenges for their capstone projects

College of Engineering and Applied Sciences

… pictured at Good Trade Depot.   KALAMAZOO, Mich.— Each fall and spring semester, graduating seniors display their …

https://wmich.edu/engineer/news/2025/04/senior-engineering-design-spring-2025

With rural and small clinics in mind, professor uses COVID-19 grant to create low-cost respiratory device

News

… computerized spirometer, which monitors lung efficiency, can cost as much as $2,000. Dr. Alessander Danna-dos-Santos … says Danna-dos-Santos.  A computerized spirometer assesses how well lungs work by measuring the forces of air flow … and treating older citizens suffering from higher risks of falls.  Some of Danna-dos-Santos’ research and clinical …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/07/60231

WMU one of six in nation honored as top-performing green colleges

News

… of these projects and hope that other institutions can look to this work as strong examples of how an institution can cut their greenhouse gas emissions while cutting costs." …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/11/28661

Keith Hearit

School of Communication

… Keith M. Hearit (Ph.D., Purdue University), a 2013 American Council on Education Fellow, is a Professor in the … the field of crisis management, Dr. Hearit specializes in how individuals and institutions respond communicatively to …

https://wmich.edu/communication/directory/hearit

Community Client Alliance

Physical Therapy

… beginning in the second week of the program.  Examples of how CCA members may be involved in classroom activities: When students are learning how to take a patient’s history, CCA members may be invited … how to teach patients how to use assistive devices (such as canes, walkers, and crutches), CCA members may be invited to …

https://wmich.edu/physicaltherapy/about/cca

Seita Scholars receive a little extra during the holidays

College of Arts and Sciences

… care youth, Seita Scholars accepted its first class in fall 2008. The support system aims to increase successful … accepting its first class of former foster care youth in fall 2008, WMU's Seita Scholars Program has grown into the …

https://wmich.edu/arts-sciences/seita-scholars-recieve-holiday-gift

Western student powers launch of new compostability testing center

News

… general manager of the WMU Pilot Plants, and doctoral candidate Jason Wang provide a glimpse of the components of … make a good, healthy soil conditioner that will go back to farmland." Jason Wang , a paper science Ph.D. candidate, led … brand owners coming together to make a positive change in how we impact the environment," Pschigoda says. For more WMU …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/07/68373