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Get in Touch: ORI Operations

Research and Innovation

… guidelines Navigate sponsor systems and deadlines Assist with internal approval process Contact your research officer (RO) as soon as you start thinking about submitting!  Grants and Contracts …

https://wmich.edu/research/operations

Sunny's healing power

College of Arts and Sciences

… that fateful night – is underway, this compassionate canine is ready to work. His name is Sunny and he is a … in to help survivors, families and friends of victims cope with reliving the details of the crime. In troubling times, … time doing one of the things he does best – working with young children. One of his first jobs was to be on-hand at …

https://wmich.edu/arts-sciences/sunny

Piper Seminole

College of Aviation

… Piper Seminole The Piper Seminole provides students with an opportunity to gain multi-engine and instrument … platform.  WMU maintains a late model fleet, all equipped with the Garmin G1000NXi avionics suite. Apply now About … SR20 Super Decathlon Piper Super Cub Apply to WMU Schedule your campus visit Request info …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/aircraft/seminole

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Bassoon Studio

… in music and another field. Bassoon students are provided with numerous opportunities for growth . … among the top 100 public universities in the country. If you intend to study at an outstanding university with a superb music program, we hope you will consider Western Michigan University.  light left …

https://wmich.edu/bassoon/about

Work by WMU may reduce US dependency on China for critical minerals

News

… of rare earth minerals amid the ongoing trade dispute with China, Reuters reported in a July 12 story. But Western … they take huge amounts of water to process and can leave behind tons of toxic waste. "These kinds of … has upside potential for economic development. One way that you can generate new wealth in any region is to extract some …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/06/53988

Integrated supply management student wins prestigious scholarship

Haworth College of Business

… classes and an eagerness to learn outside of the classroom can definitely help determine your future career path and success.” This scholarship will … freedom to continue pursuing my undergraduate education with confidence," she says. "Thanks to the organization’s …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/11/69719

Faculty Support

School of Communication

… our faculty in their research, teaching and development, you may elect to help provide faculty funding and grants. Your support enriches opportunities for our faculty and … and his wife, Louise, gifted the School of Communication with an endowment of $100,000. The Robecks’ endowment …

https://wmich.edu/communication/giving/facultysupport

Dr. Lizzy Coats’ journey of self-discovery, perseverance and success

College of Health and Human Services

… choice/multi-selection, computer-based, four-hour exam with content encompassing what an entry-level occupational … and importance of the test, many students invest significant time, money and energy preparing for and taking the … also reflect holistically on herself. After years of struggling with attention, Dr. Coats decided to seek a formal …

https://wmich.edu/hhs/news/2025/09/coats

Economics alumna tackling hunger, health issues at Brookings Institution

News

… I grew up in a metropolitan city," she says. "But even within the city there were pockets of poverty, poor people … economics from Western Michigan University in 2019. "You get to influence policy, you get to see policy making up close and provide your …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/02/57684

Mariana Levin

Mathematics

… learning experiences meaningful to students?” and “How can we support meaningful learning experiences?” She is … Interaction: A Synthetic Agenda for the Learning Sciences” (with co-editors Andy diSessa and Nathaniel Brown; published … at University of California, Berkeley, where she worked with Alan Schoenfeld and Andy diSessa.  She subsequently …

https://wmich.edu/math/directory/levin